singlishplease wrote:Do you agree that when expatriates enter Singapore, there is a problem of a language barrier between expatriates and the locals?
Singaporeans tend to use Singlish that is new to expatriates and this makes expatriates unable to fully integrate into the Singaporean society.
Do you think that lessons on singlish such as this would help expatriates to integrate?
http://singlish.wikispaces.com/
Please tell me what you think by completing the survey at
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6C92G5K
Thanks!
Another would-be reporter ( or god-forbid , a journalist )looking for something to write in the newsletter.
As far integrity is concerned, there is no common belief that one needs to learn Singlish to integrate. Understanding it is sufficient.
Integration heightens when both parties understand each other well enough. Living in Spore for 30-odd years has my fair share with the language but it does not mean I need it to communicate. Locals , like me, like to abbreviate sentences or words to get the message across. I guess it is because they would not like to spend too much time trying to say what's on their mind. For instance, a hot day is just hot. They would not divulge into describing the effects and their personal inconveniences too much. The most they would say it is hot and they are perspiring. That's it.
Much of such instances is common when ordering food at the local food stall. For example , I have seen foreigners trying to ask whether the food has such ingredients or seasoning or what-have-yous. Hawkers basically do not have time for all that.
As more and more Singaporeans marry inter-racially, the Government is having a hard time remaining profiling racists! 
lol I happen to come across a japanese blog , this japanese dude explain what is "singlish" in japanese.