Outburst at Singapore food court stirs sympathy for workers from China
Chinese and Singaporean commenters weigh in on customer’s demand that worker address him in English
A video of a Singaporean man berating a Chinese food court server in the city state for not speaking English has ignited debate in both countries over the treatment of workers from China.
The clip was originally uploaded to YouTube in 2014 but only set off the online storm after surfacing last week on the Facebook group “Singapore Peasant”.
In the video, the man tells the woman server not to speak to him in Mandarin.
“You’ve come to Singapore. This is my country. I am Singaporean. You must learn how to speak a bit of English,” he says, speaking in both English and Mandarin.
“Here, we have another problem with the government policy of bringing in foreign workers. In this case this lady is from China and she cannot understand English.
“Go back to your country ... This is my country.”
