What's Up !? How Do You Order Cai Fan If You Can't Speak Chinese? 什么在上面！？不会中文吃不到杂菜饭！

Whats up friend？Growing up in Singapore, most of us have gone through Chinese language education, yet fewer and fewer people feel confident speaking Mandarin. Guest Sam is one of them. As more young people think, communicate, and live their daily lives in English, is it still important to learn and speak Mandarin? When Mandarin is no longer a language we use regularly, are we simply losing a communication tool, or are we gradually losing our connection to our culture, family, and sense of identity? 什么在上面？同学们！在新加坡长大，虽然大家都接受过华文教育，但真正敢开口的人却越来越少。嘉宾 Sam 就是其中之一。当越来越多年轻人用英语思考、用英语生活，华文还有必要学好吗？当华语不再是生活中最常使用的语言，我们到底是在失去一项沟通工具，还是正在慢慢失去与文化、家庭和身份认同的连接？See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.