| Definitely definitely agree with Shen. Cultural imperialism...umm, may I change it into "cultural colonialism"? The prosperity and cultural richness of Shanghai was created by Shanghainese-speaking people from 1840 onwards, but when the Communists (non-Shanghainese-speaking folks) took over, they found it alien in such a city and then began to impose mandarin, just like when the Britons captured HK, they started to impose english. It's colonialism! To make matters worse, Beijing wants to replace shanghainese by mandarin, while english and cantonese coexist peacefully in HK. Shanghainese should be given adequate attention and room for expression in Shanghai. At least a permanent TV channel and a radio station should be permitted! |