PM Lee applauded for speaking English instead of 'native tongue' at White House press conference

What's his native tongue? Singlish?

Joshua Lee | October 28, 2017, 03:07 PM

PM Lee has just concluded his first working visit to President Donald Trump from Oct. 21 to Oct. 26 where both countries affirmed their "strong strategic partnership" and even inked a multi-billion dollar contract to purchase American-made aircraft.

A video of the press conference was uploaded by Golden State Times on YouTube.

As usual, the comments section is the place to go for entertaining nuggets, such as:

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Well, an ethnic Chinese Prime Minister - must be from China right? Seems like many people around the world today still don't know much about Singapore.

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At the very least, we can count on YouTube comments to help bridge cultural gaps.

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Here's a useful response when foreigners ask if Singapore is in China:

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