btw just to clarify
Singlish isn't a language or a dialect, it's in fact a creole, like something in between. Look it up.
Also it sems to be that way that Singaporeans do in fact speak a different tongue (or a multitude of different tongues) compared to other countries, I don't see why Singapore can't have its own little space in osu!
edit: I see a few arguments here
1. Singlish isnt a language/dialect
Yes, but as explained by Ayako, we can't deal with massive English or Chinese or Malay or any other languages' text walls. What we are comfortable with is Singlish. As stated before, Singlish is a creole, its still very technically a language. Directly quoting from Wikipedia:
A creole language, or simply creole, is a stable natural language that has developed from a pidgin (i.e. a simplified language or simplified mixture of languages used by non-native speakers) becoming nativized by children as their first language, with the accompanying effect of a fully developed vocabulary and system of grammar.
tbh iirc our government has promoted its use because its ingrained in our culture no joke xd and yes, if you're Singaporean you'd know that media widely uses Singlish all the time, be it in drama serials or commercials. Teachers in school also occasionally blurt the "lah, loh, leh", because thats who we are, and we can't erase that.
I do believe there IS an unofficial Singlish translator out there, doesn't stop us though.
2. Go #Malaysian
On the other hand, while you can say we could go to #Malaysian, but they we can't be so selfish as to go in there to 'take over' because that space is still ultimately theirs, besides we tried that, and it didnt exactly work out. #Malaysian isnt somewhere Singaporeans BELONG, #Singlish is the place to be. tbh it doesnt matter what the name of our channel is, being in this amazing, dank community is what is enjoyable.
and yes, Malaysian isnt the language of Singapore, nor is it even a language at all in the first place xd
3. Language use
Singlish is literally part and parcel of our lives. No singlish, no Singapore. Singlish is the literal sole representation of Singapore aside from the amazing chicken rice and chilli crab xd
4. Why not have other languages similar to Singlish added in?
I dont see how this can be a problem. As long as the community feels that theres a need for this to happen, they are entitled to push for it to happen. If the community is big, you can ensure that the channel with be buzzing with people all the time! But if they couldnt really care less, then it doesnt matter if they have their own channel or not. We care, enough that we're pushing for this to happen.
5. Have a chat system somewhere else
Dude we literally have Skype, Whatsapp, Telegram, Facebook, Discord, etc. god knows how many are there out there. There has to be a reason why we're pushing for this to happen -- it simply isnt gonna happen elsewhere outside of osu! Osu is what brought us together, so shouldn't it only be logical that most people will be tuned into our channel the most because its most accessible?
I believe I've explained enough. These are the reasons/rebuttals I have. I also genuinely think Singapore should have its own channel for its own iconic creole.
Boiiz we got this lets make it happen