Singaporeans tend to get flattered when we see a foreigner who tries to speak the way we do, but do outsiders share the same sentiment? In a TikTok video uploaded on March 30, TikTok influencer Tom Birchy, who grew up in Singapore, gave his own take of the Singlish accent while he was back visiting the country, at the request...
The influencer, who has 90,000 followers and currently lives in Thailand, then said that this phenomenon is unlike England, "where we claim to be multicultural but everyone f***ing hates each other"."So me doing a Singaporean accent, no, it's not casual racism, you clown," he said.He then concluded the video by saying that "Singlish is funny mate. It's a funny hybrid of Chinese, Malay and English, and I appreciate it and this country, you clown".
Some other commenters on the original video were also quick to point out that his accent wasn't exactly accurate, but still appreciated the effort he took to try it out.
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