17.9.08

Multilingual? Yeah Right!



Singapore is well known to be a multilingual country, treating each language with utmost respect. Signs are in all four main languages - English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil. Can anybody please point out to me Malay and Tamil words in that sign found in Kovan MRT station, or am i just blind?


PS: On the subject of language, notice the order of the languages commonly used. English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil. I know they're listing according to the majority, but it is much more equal to list them according to their alphabetical order.
PPS: Mandarin is often referred to as 'Chinese'


Merely.

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