"At the time, the conflict between English and Chinese was great. Chinese was always getting the short end of the stick and its speakers had a great feeling of isolation," says Tu Kuo-chun, assistant recreation director of the Singapore Chin Kang Huay Kuan and self-described unsuccessful small businessman, with a sorrowful laugh.
「那時候英文和華文的矛盾非常尖銳，講華文永遠矮一截，有很深的疏離惑」，晉江會館康樂股副主任杜國俊，自言是個不得志的小商人，笑起來有些蒼涼。