Yes its true dear, these melancholic attitudes does exist but not only recently! It was in the air, almost immediately when our 'bahasa perantaraan' was changed to BM ie circa 1980...
When I first encountered (what u are now) i was really apprehensive & offensive of 'these people'...!
Why?
Because, from affects to the earlier exposure of English, till now, IN WHATEVER MATTER/s, I am not ashame to admit that I think in English first, then only translate to Bahasa Melayu. That explains my BM's C6 in MCE...
But,
....later in life...as the exposure to the use of BM gets thug-in ie teaching at IPTA & in BM, I came to realise why 'these people' act as such...namely, scorning those who could speak well & profound good, Queen's English.
Firstly,
....til now(I think
those who could speak English are normally 1 up over their peers, in terms of self asteem, appearance in dressing & ideas in thinking. So much so that, it really beats the hatred out of 'them', when people around them speak English! Made worst, when 'they' do not understand what the English speaking person is talking about... Secondly,
Constantly correcting others English (in public) sometmes done without even realising it...thus giving raise to the accusation of show boarding...thats individualism for U ie not all are like that
Conclusion,
....we have to be tactful in these matters eg despite wanting to do good, approach matters positively, we tend to miss the apprehension of others about the same matter & action. As, without actually realising that a certain negative vibe is protrayed while our intentions are GOOD
However, having said all that & on a lighter note :-))),
The best memory I had while being a Lecturer was when my students had a Farewell Makan before I left the teaching profession...the MC said that she might not be able to forget me as, I am the only lecturer who speaks English when angry...thus making them smile as they do not understand (at least 75%) of what is being said.
Thank you Ramush
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