y do we keep calling lunch boxes here bento?

[Sausage]

is it cultural appropriation


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[fortunehunter]

Can sell higher.
Bento - lunch box - cai png.
All same same

 

[pohw0008]

Why call lunch box if it's for dinner?

 

[HirotoXeno]

They tired to pronounce to many words .

 

[buttbERry]

can understand can liao

 

[tatsit]

because lunch box in local context is waaaay too appropriate

 

[Shion]

饭盒。。。盒飯。。。

 

[DragonFire]

is it cultural appropriation


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This is Singapore. Cultural appropriation is what we do. That IS our culture.

 

[coolmyth]

Same reason as we calling it pasta instead of mee.

 

[Quala98]

go ACS and ask the kids there if they know what is "cai png"... they probably cant even pronounce

but if ask ACS kids what is bento, they will describe it very well, although they eat fine dining at home with red wine. The poorest ACS kids at least have a maid who will cook some stuffs for them

its all about making the same thing sounds more classy

 

[Suporter]

I thought is called styrofoam

 

[idolcritic]

Cai png never called bento wor
Too low crass

 

[scourge]

because
lunch box - 9 letters including space
bento - 5 letters

 

[nasilemak100]

like calling maggi as ramen

 

[jumpthepig]

go ACS and ask the kids there if they know what is "cai png"... they probably cant even pronounce

but if ask ACS kids what is bento, they will describe it very well, although they eat fine dining at home with red wine. The poorest ACS kids at least have a maid who will cook some stuffs for them

its all about making the same thing sounds more classy

Kids cannot drink wine…

ACS also got some kids eat cai png and they know what is cai png…. Seldom eat only.

What i know is Bento/lunch box food don’t look fresh….maybe kids don’t like it….but if they can eat their food like SAF cookhouse Style, would be better I think

 

[iPod Jack]

Why call lunch box if it's for dinner?

Why call dinner if food is same as lunch?