Interview 4
Proband 4
A: How old are you?
P: 22
A: Are you studying?
P: Yes, at the uni college of Dublin, Business management
A: Which languages can u?
P: English and mandarin fluently
A: Were you born in Singapore?
P: Yes
A: And your parents?
P: Yes
A: Which do you like in Singapore?
P: Food, the cleanliness, the attractions, smooth roads, people, the shopping malls, the culture, language, religions
A: why language?
P: Multi language. Can be bilingual
A: Yes, i think so. So which language do you use at school?
P: English main language, Chinese secondary language
A: Good, Singapore is known as a multi-culture social. Do you think that right? And why?
P: Yes, Coz got different races and different cultures. And we are multi-racial living in harmony.
A: Yes, i think it very interessting in Singapore :)
P: Ok, Cool
A: Which cultures are there in Singapore? I know chinese, indian, malay
P: And Eurasian. That's all!
A: As I know, there are in Singapore a lot of different religions. Each religion has its own celebrations. So it muss be a number of celebrations. How do you think about this?
P: Can. I think it's fun. Can celebrate their festivals and got free holidays.
A: How many vacation days a year do you have? If on a work day you have your religious celebration, which is very important, what will you do?
P: As long as it´s a public holiday, I would not need to attend school. Can't remember how many total days. Like I do celebrate Chinese new year, so it's like I will go house visiting and eat lots of good food and can have red packets that contains money
A: Are you Buddhist?
P: Nope, Taoist
A: Ah,ok. Did you and your schoolmates celebrate festivals together at the school?
P: But never really practice actually. Huh, Last time in secondary school got. Now gradually older never already, hahaha. Coz like everyone got their own style.
A: Do you think, that your daily routine will be changed during the time of festivals?
P: Like what? I don't get it.
A: No? Ok. Are there any religious festivals in Singapore, which you don´t like? Why?
P: No heh. All seems cool. Or do I have to say yes?
A: Can you describe Singapore in a fews words?
P: Singapore is a green city, with a multi racial culture, everyone living harmony and hand in hand
A: Ok, that´s all. Thanks!