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klk888
post Nov 20 2012, 02:10 AM

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Canto ppl....haiz. They just cant learn to live with others. Heck, they cant even speak proper english despite being ruled by the british for so long, compare that to India. Just look at those chinatown in all western countries, they still speak canto and refuse to mingle with the rest.


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post Nov 20 2012, 11:30 PM

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QUOTE(Weldon29 @ Nov 20 2012, 06:13 PM)
almost all 2nd generation seem to speak English fine to me.
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Are you sure they are the 2nd generation and not the 3rd or 4th generation?
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post Nov 21 2012, 03:57 AM

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QUOTE(Weldon29 @ Nov 20 2012, 11:34 PM)
how the fvck am I suppose to know.
never heard people complaining about chinese in western countries not being able to use english.
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Thats bcoz you dont travel. Stop hiding in your shell and travel once in a while.
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post Nov 21 2012, 05:01 AM

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QUOTE(quintessential @ Nov 20 2012, 02:35 AM)
dude. lots of indians in hong kong la. they speak even better cantonese than malaysian la
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Why should malaysian chinese speaks cantonese?
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post Nov 21 2012, 10:17 AM

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QUOTE(Weldon29 @ Nov 21 2012, 07:12 AM)
not everyone is rich bro
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Its ok to be poor. But its not ok to act like a smart aleck.
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post Nov 21 2012, 06:53 PM

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QUOTE(iSean @ Nov 21 2012, 06:48 PM)
Actually ini kesalahan ASTRO and TVB.
Mostly Cantonese shows. In Chinese Channels.
So many type of dialects why must be Cantonese...

Don't get me wrong but PRC > Cantonese.
Since Simplify Chinese  laugh.gif
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Just observe those HK establishment opening their outlet in Malaysia. They insist their staff to speak Cantonese. This happens in Shenzen too. Even Japanese and Korean dont do this kind of staff when opening their outlet in foreign land.
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post Nov 21 2012, 10:13 PM

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QUOTE(iSean @ Nov 21 2012, 06:55 PM)
Example of their HK outlets? Besides Tong Pak Fu, I don't know any HK shops.
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Redbox, Neway, Kim Gary etc just to name a few.
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post Nov 21 2012, 10:15 PM

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QUOTE(Weldon29 @ Nov 21 2012, 09:24 PM)
more authentic mah
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I agree if its just the greeting part. But to force their staff and customer to speak their dialect is an insult.

Will you accept if a japanese restaurant in malaysia start insisting their staff to ony converse in japanese to their customer? It just doesnt sounds right smile.gif

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