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Is ’sharing’ a Singaporean thing?
At a seminar earlier this year, I met an American journalist. We spoke briefly about cultural and language differences that people from different countries have. When we spoke about Singapore, he asked me, “What is it about Singaporeans and ’sharing’?” When you say ’share’, what you really mean is ’say’, isn’t it?”
Being a Singaporean, I never thought much about it, but yes, sharing is definitely a Singaporean term. I wonder how it came about. I don’t think there’s a definition of the word that matches how we use it.
What do you think: Is ’sharing’ a Singaporean thing?
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