Tag: Mandarin

‘I feel like a foreigner in my own country’: SG worker says Mandarin-speaking office culture leaves them isolated

‘It’s tough to fit in’ — SG worker opens up about feeling isolated at work because of language barrier

Fresh graduate alleges she was fired within an hour at retail job for poor Mandarin proficiency

‘Do they realise that Singapore is not a Chinese country?’: Local says tourist got upset at him for not speaking Chinese

Local questions why Mandarin is ‘increasingly’ treated as a must-have for hiring in Singapore, even in English-speaking roles

Malaysian questions why his brother needs to learn Mandarin for dentist role in Singapore

Singaporean says she feels out of place at work because most of her colleagues communicate in Mandarin

SG worker says his "Chinese colleagues" alienate him by only speaking in Mandarin

Malay food staff: PRC aunty shouted & insulted me when I told her to speak English because I couldn't understand Mandarin

Pritam Singh promises to keep working on his ‘limited conversational Mandarin’

Malay customer scolds shop staff for complaining about her in Mandarin right in front of her

Spotted in S’pore heartlands: Indian man speaking fluent Mandarin & Hokkien to sell mops

Singaporeans "speak bad English and bad Mandarin": American billionaire

Singapore’s language disconnect