Will Hokkien go extinct?

• Icemoon

  26 Nov 06, 10:00

  Originally posted by dragg:

  so what if they cant speak. their economy is as good as us.
  
  

  so .. they have just shown good english is not pre-req for a good economy?
• Icemoon

  26 Nov 06, 10:02

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  the funniest thing is that instead of a british accent, the hongkies ended up with an american one ...

  And those PRC also. How come they end up with an american accent than british one?
  
• Ito_^

  26 Nov 06, 10:03

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  And those PRC also. How come they end up with an american accent than british one?
  

  TV lar.. keep showing american shows.
• Honeybunz

  26 Nov 06, 10:04

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  And those PRC also. How come they end up with an american accent than british one?
  

  Cuz they all dying to go USA. Even those PRC FTs in Singapore, whom our govt pay to make them stay, want to go USA badly. Heard it from the horses mouth.
• Urroh

  26 Nov 06, 10:17

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  And those PRC also. How come they end up with an american accent than british one?
  

  cause they learn english from tv.. Americian shows so they follow americian english..
• dragg

  26 Nov 06, 11:25

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  so .. they have just shown good english is not pre-req for a good economy?

  many other countries dont use english as the medium but are just as strong.
• hellomotosxq

  26 Nov 06, 12:09

  Originally posted by Urroh:

  cause they learn english from tv.. Americian shows so they follow americian english..

  all china ppl learn british english in school .
• Honeybunz

  26 Nov 06, 12:11

  notice that all those who flunk O/N level, uneducated ones and pai kia speak Hokkien. So if Hokkien is going extinct, does that mean that this group of people will also vanish?
• dahliamorie

  26 Nov 06, 12:36

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