Help!

• carbikebus

  3 Jun 04, 10:04

  Hi,Recently i met my ex-Indian colleague @ Bedok and as usual we greet each other.When i ask him where he intend to go,He said i'm going to Tam Pines(Yes,Pine>Pinetree)not the common Tampeenees.I was quite shocked when i heard it but i sak him again where're you from?He said HooGang(The gang in English slang)not Hougang!I try to emphasized to him that it is pronouced Tampines & Hougang but he insisted it should be his ways of pronounced.At last to make matter worse,He said that most Singaporeans speaks or pronounce bad English with the lah,Meh,Mah and many singlish words. He even tell me that most of his Malays and Chinese friends speaks bad English compared to Indians(From Indian,Not locals).He also told me that he's quite surprised by some Singaporeans spaeking in that manners as SG is quite a First world in Asia!I'm not biased nor anti-Indian ppl,But the way he speaks out to me i feel that he is insulting SG ppl in his ways.Arguing or scolding him does not makes any good to me.By the way he is a Degree holders working in a private company @ Bedok Reservoir
• shafted

  3 Jun 04, 10:19

  then you shld keep refering to mumbai as bombay.
• carbikebus

  3 Jun 04, 10:35

  Originally posted by shafted:

  then you shld keep refering to mumbai as bombay.

  Prefer not as it will make things worse.Actually i was kindda shocked and dissapointed with his attitudes.
• donjng

  3 Jun 04, 10:42

  Hmm, you should let him know its actually not an English word! Its more of a Chinese word, which is translated into English, with similar pronounciation.
  That should shut him up for the time being!
  
• ditzy

  3 Jun 04, 10:45

  Its not that bad, imagine "NTUC" going "Nutook".
• bismarck

  3 Jun 04, 10:46

  so ? must this be in Bar ?
  
• ditzy

  3 Jun 04, 10:47

  Originally posted by bismarck:

  so ? must this be in Bar ?
  

  Why cannot it be in the bar?
• bismarck

  3 Jun 04, 10:50

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Why cannot it be in the bar?

  it makes him look not clever..
• carbikebus

  3 Jun 04, 10:54

  Originally posted by bismarck:

  it makes him look not clever..

  Well,Then where i'm suppose to post this?BTW,I'm not so clever nor so stupid!
• shafted

  3 Jun 04, 10:57

  the retorts carbikebus had in his mind then probably qualified this for bar... or at least i hope
• carbikebus

  3 Jun 04, 11:00

  Originally posted by shafted:

  the retorts carbikebus had in his mind then probably qualified this for bar... or at least i hope

  Ok lah dude,I'm not here for arguments nor retaliation,Just seeking opinions,But since this is your reply,Thank You and case closed,Ok?
• bismarck

  3 Jun 04, 11:02

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Well,Then where i'm suppose to post this?BTW,I'm not so clever nor so stupid!

  CC lah..
  
  dud
• carbikebus

  3 Jun 04, 11:05

  Originally posted by bismarck:

  CC lah..
  
  dud

  Pardon me,Nevermind about it.Thanks anyway dude
• WrX_STi

  3 Jun 04, 11:41

  dis is farni.. lolz tam-pines.. hahaha... i wonder how he pronounce ang mo kio...
• FireIce

  3 Jun 04, 11:47

  i oso perpersly pronounce or spell some things "my way"
  
  
• Mospeada

  3 Jun 04, 11:51

  you shd tell him that it is "indooual" (this is how indian fom india pronounced "individual") preference!!!
• the.raven

  3 Jun 04, 13:44

  Originally posted by carbikebus:

  Hi,Recently i met my ex-Indian colleague @ Bedok and as usual we greet each other.When i ask him where he intend to go,He said i'm going to Tam Pines(Yes,Pine>Pinetree)not the common Tampeenees.I was quite shocked when i heard it but i sak him again where're you from?He said HooGang(The gang in English slang)not Hougang!I try to emphasized to him that it is pronouced Tampines & Hougang but he insisted it should be his ways of pronounced.At last to make matter worse,He said that most Singaporeans speaks or pronounce bad English with the lah,Meh,Mah and many singlish words. He even tell me that most of his Malays and Chinese friends speaks bad English compared to Indians(From Indian,Not locals).He also told me that he's quite surprised by some Singaporeans spaeking in that manners as SG is quite a First world in Asia!I'm not biased nor anti-Indian ppl,But the way he speaks out to me i feel that he is insulting SG ppl in his ways.Arguing or scolding him does not makes any good to me.By the way he is a Degree holders working in a private company @ Bedok Reservoir

  Tam pines, winner sia.
  
  give him this:
  
  
• arse-fan

  3 Jun 04, 13:49

  Same words with different pronouciation, no need to get so worried about it
  
  Tomatoes, To-mat-toes; Potatoes, Po-tat-toes
  
  What's the diff?? As long the receiver of message understands what the sender is trying to imply can already