Is Singlish so very different from English?

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A Swiss woman living in Singapore shares her experience of the language barrier between Singlish and English.

SINGAPORE: Is Singlish so very different from English ? According to Ms KK, whenever she has visitors from the United States, they always say they don’t understand it when locals speak English , or perhaps more accurately, Singlish ., said in a recent video titled ‘I Don’t Understand Singlish ! | Singapore vs. American English ’ that she’s always been asked to translate the interactions between the two.

Since the vlogger, who is also a model, businesswoman, and writer, is a Permanent Resident of Singapore, she said it also took her many years to understand what the locals are saying, whether in interactions at hawker centres or in corporate settings.Swiss woman says, in SG, queueing, chope, Singlish, calling people"Uncles & Aunties" are ‘bizarre Singaporean habits’

There are differences in pronouncing “address,” as stress can be placed on the first or the second syllable. Finally, there’s the “postal code” because if you tell the delivery guy your “zip code,” he’ll have no clue what you’re talking about.

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