It was a funny thing happened to me on the second sunday I have been in singapore. That day, I walked to many unfamiliar places with my friends. After about several hours' walking, we lost our way successfully. Luckily, we had taken the EZ-links with us, so we got into a bus. On the bus, I asked the driver when could we get out in English. But the driver didn't understand what I say, so I gave up and just took a seat in the bus. And after several stops, another people got into the bus and asked a similiar question to the driver in chinese, and the driver answered him clearly in chinese, too. You know the driver was surely good at English. It was a very funny thing. And at that time I knew ,"my English is so poor and it is so important in singapore to speak English well."
There was another thing I wanted to share with you. It also was happened in the weekend when we was going shopping in IKEA. After paying, the shop assistant spoke some words to me in English, but I just didn't understand her. She reperted the same words for many times, at last, she smiled and explained with her movements. Oh,my god, she was just asked me if I wanted a plastic bag!!
After many things just like those, I really want to say, English is so important in singapore. So, let's try our best to learn english well and have a better communication with the people around.
Interesting stories!I bet many of us have met with such problems including me.So there is no need to worry. We will make progress,won't we?
ReplyDeletethe salewomen in IKEA ofen have problems with the pronunciation of plastic bags,'cause i've came across the same thing with you,for twice!!
ReplyDeletebeiju
ReplyDeleteCome on, don't worry about that. I think it's different from the academic English we learn. Communicate more than you won't have problem
ReplyDelete~ Maybe you can do more shopping haha ~
hoho ,if you were a foreigner in our country ,you should say "Chinese is so important in China!"as well.Anyway,it's normal for us to encounter these embarrasses.Finally,we will get used to the society!
ReplyDeleteHi Cady,now you understand my point - speak in English at all times and get to know local and other foreign students. When you go to the canteen talk to them, it will be difficult, frustrating and even embarrassing initially, but over time you will be able to communicate and be understood.
ReplyDeleteI've lost my way for uncountable times in the first two weeks here...and it still happened last weekend, which led to the consequence that I narrowly entered Eton Hall, just 1 min before the deadline...One thing which should be emphersized was that I had forgotten to take my handphone when I went out alone.
ReplyDeleteAll the above happen are just because I misunderstood a native when she was trying to tell me the correct way...
It is such an interesting thing.I also met some things like what you had met.I just cannot understand the meaning.So I think it is really important for us to learn English well.
ReplyDelete