I don't think, you read their article, Daniel. "For the record, yes, I speak Mandarin but English is my first language."

And, again, I have special attachment with Singapore, and many of my close friends are Singaporean - not expats living in Singapore, but singaporean living in Singaporean. So, I knew what I was doing. while I accept there is fault at my end, I don't understand the seriousness of the harm done by those simple words. BUT, I've learnt my lesson.