In the early autumn of this year, I went to Uzbekistan on the ancient Silk Road (referred to as "Uzbek").You don't have to catch the freedom of the duck, so that I have plenty of time to observe the lifestyle and environment of the Uzbek people and deal with the locals.By looking back at Singapore's perspective from Uzbek, I want to talk about three topics.
Foreigners traveling to Uzbek are mainly European and American people.When the Uzbek people saw the Asian face, they usually asked me if I was Korean.I heard that when I was a Singaporean, a little local native, split my head saying "Halimah Yacob" (former President Halima of Singapore).This does not surprise me, because one of the last state visits before Harryma's former president stepped down was the trip to Central Asia in May this year, including Uzbek.
The locals have a deep impression on the visit of the former President of Harima, and maybe it may be related to her very grounded visit and interactive way.She took Uzbek Airlines to the capital Tashng, not a special plane.From the capital to the ancient capital Samalham, it is also a fast iron used to take the commute by ordinary people.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in 2022 was exactly in Samalham. At that time, heavyweight leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Putin, and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan appeared in Uzbek.People do n’t have a punch, you can imagine.Unexpectedly, less than a year later, he came to a head of state in Singapore and actually walked with the people. I believe that the comparison and contrast of the perception will definitely make the locals feel unbelievable.Former President Halima said that she would be a "People's President". It seems that she has successfully captured the hearts of the Singaporean people.Although the president's duties, although symbolic is more substantial, on the international stage, the president represents the quality of the entire country, and it can indeed not look at it.
Secondly, I want to talk about the cleanliness of the environment.In addition to the tourist Samalham, which is more dirty, I go from the west of Uzbek to the east. Whether the streets and alleys or shops are always clean, the bright red flowers are neatly planted on the side of the road.Even the humble back alley where ordinary civilians live, and even small villages in the desert area, there are no people throwing garbage or spitting anywhere, and will not smell the odor of a strand of.This time, I am surprisingly changed to me, a Singaporean.
Uzbek people have a high evaluation of Singapore. In addition to admiring our zero tolerance attitude towards corruption, it is "Singapore is very clean."When I heard this praise, I always felt guilty.Most Uzbek people probably do not have the opportunity to walk around the house or public field outside Singapore's attractions, or see the introduction of these places.If they see the garbage and cigarettes on the ground floor of some houses, smell the smell and urine smell of smell in the staircase, and even the garbage that is thrown off at high altitudes, it will definitely be deeply cleaned to their own country's cleanliness.I am proud.
The last thing I want to talk about is the bilingual dual cultural topics I am very concerned about.
The train has gradually started.Perhaps to find a chance to practice English, a young boy who is ready to go to the Capital University of Nian Nian University in the carriage takes the initiative to chat with me.He is a typical younger generation influenced by Western communication culture and social media. He advocates American culture and hopes that he can move to European and American countries in the future because there are freedom of speech in those places and can speak "truth."Soon after, a young girl walked through, glanced at me, and immediately brightened her eyes, and asked me if I was Chinese in Chinese.I told her that I was a Singaporean, but she could speak Chinese. She sat down happily and talked about chatting with me.Most of the young people in Uzbek, like this girl, are interested in Chinese language and culture, and are willing to study hard at the Confucius Institute, and always find the opportunity to speak Chinese "Chinese" at all times.
Although the Chinese of girls is not fluent, the word is round and the expression is accurate.The voice, grammar, and vocabulary that only heard in the New Horse area only heard in the New Malaysia area could not be used in Uzbek.Most of the time, I have to help translate "New Malaysia" into a standard Mandarin, and the two sides can communicate.I can't help but imagine that if two young people in Uzbek met were not me on that train, but young people in Singapore, who were similar to them, did not know if he had the ability to convert instantly, and could at the same time with Chongmei and Chong.The Hua faction exchanges ideological exchanges. In the small train compartment, it becomes a cultural bridge of the two worlds?
I guess that the communication between young people in Singapore and Chongmei may be more comfortable, and soon add the IG photo wall to share the current popular culture.As for the Chonghua School, after chatting with him a few words, because they couldn't understand their "Chinese", the Chonghua School was very boring and had to walk away.
The advantages of bilingual bilingual culture in Singapore have little advantage.Think about it.
The author is a local educator
