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To: TobagoJack who wrote (60382)	1/24/2010 12:33:51 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217688

>>>" philosophically, and you know this, i am all for no rules other than self-rule " <<< yes, and that's why the post seemed pretty odd. Rules for the internet can lead to things like this - (this was started in 1979, well before widespread internet use) en.wikipedia.org In addition to positive promotion of Mandarin, the campaign also includes active attempts to dissuade people from using non-Mandarin Chinese languages. Mostly notably, the use of non-Mandarin Chinese languages in local broadcast media is banned, and access to foreign media in non-Mandarin Chinese languages is limited. Imported serial dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan are available on TV but these are often dubbed in Mandarin to comply with broadcasting laws. Nevertheless, undubbed originals in Cantonese and Hokkien are often easily available from shops. The Speak Mandarin Campaign has come under criticism from several fronts. Non-Mandarin Chinese language speakers have complained that their children have to study two foreign languages — English and Mandarin. This is contrasted to a possible alternative policy of English and their native language, and that the emphasis on Mandarin threatens family ties, as older generations are often not conversant in Mandarin (unless it is their native tongue). Lee Kuan Yew himself recognized this and acknowledged that for many Chinese Singaporeans, Mandarin is a "stepmother tongue" and "dialect is the real mother tongue". Some critics include that the Mandarin education system's goal of promoting cultural identity has left many younger generations of Mandarin speakers unable to communicate with their non-Mandarin Chinese language-speaking grandparents[citation needed]. They have also compared the policy to that of Russification and intentional language elimination[citation needed]. ******* I think I now understand better why Singapore is more risk adverse and less creative than Hong Kong.