Beyond dialects and languages

Mar. 27 |   Kelvin Teo / TOCI Writer So the dust has now settled over Minister Mentor Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s provocative call to chinese Singaporeans to focus on learning mandarin instead of their dialects. From a personal perspective, I didn’t find Mr...

Speaking dialects helps build rapport, even in business

Mar. 21 | Sng B C Perhaps we may wish to consider the role a dialect plays in building rapport and leading to business opportunities. I refer to the Straits Times article, “Mandarin drive starts in the home”, on March 18, 2009.  When I was in secondary school,...