Ah I woke up late today…Saturdays feel so goood (Erm not all Saturdays though). I have project meeting later on in town, so I’m looking forward to that.
So now, the gist of the post.
Why do we use “We give you a WARM welcome to Singapore! Welcome!”
Singapore’s so warm, no one needs a WARM welcome! In fact, what we need is a frosty cold welcome. But if we’re in England, it’s a different case altogether right? I mean it’s okay if the Brits say “We welcome your warmly into England ;)”, because the weather there IS cold.
So what does this mean? Well, our language i.e. the British English Language to be exact, embeds coloniailsm. We don’t realise it when we use it, because it’s been so much that way for many freakin years. We just take for granted as it is, and we use words that originated from colonial times.
The India Indians on the other hand are head over heels crazy over cricket. They claim it’s a national sporting pride. But seriously, where did cricket originate from? What was the social status like back in that era? History showed that cricket was a White Man’s game, a game meant for the upper class i.e. the British at that time.
Therefore, India Indians claiming cricket to be a national sporting pride is a total contradiction; an insult to Mahatma Gandhi’s efforts. They want to be free, but yet dearly hold onto something that emanates colonialism. This is however, just my opinion, which can be highly contested by anyone. I’d like to hear from you guys.
Credits to TC Chang for the ideas
September 15th, 2007 at 11:57 am
I don’t think anyone should be proud about cricket. It must be the most boring game in the world that lasts forever!
September 16th, 2007 at 4:58 am
did u like get that from gek lect or smth?
September 16th, 2007 at 11:35 am
KhsrL: Yes, it was taught in Gek1001 lecture. But the Indian cricket thing is just my personal opinion I came up with.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:54 am
ya it was just taught by TC.
the least u could do was to give him some credits.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Yes I did credit him for the previous posts. I must have overlooked this one. Will amend.
September 19th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Hey! You’re in NUS?
And T.C Chang is my all-time favourite lecturer lah.
September 19th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Eh you pun in NUS ah?! What are you taking?!
Btw, thanks for the compliment!
September 19th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
yes i am. i’m a geography major! how bout you? thinking about majoring in geography?? heheh.
September 19th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
uh-oh. i just read your “about me” section. errrm. if you’re not year 1, i’m so sorry! omg!
if you are, then nvm la. hahah. paisey!
September 19th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Hahaha i’m in year 3 la! computer engineering! chey dia nak act senior la tu! hahahahha
add me on msn leh, I wanna make my NUS list bigger. it’s khazam@hotmail.com
For anyone out there frm NUS, do add me too. lol
November 3rd, 2007 at 4:14 pm
you forgot about hockey. it originated in India, but is popular in western nations. SO what is that about?
November 3rd, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Anon: I’m not so sure about hockey originating from India. Never heard before. Where did you get this information from?