In Singapore, a search for a Chinese identity with a little less China

In Singapore, traditional coffee shops are known as kopitiam. The colloquial term is a combination of the word kopi, which means coffee in Malay, and tiam, which translates to shop in Hokkien.This is just one example of how a melding of cultures gave rise to new words, food dishes, as well as a unique identity in a city state of 5.6 million, where ethnic Chinese make up more than three-quarters of its population.The evolution of Chinese Singaporean culture and how it was shaped by…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3084512/singapore-search-chinese-identity-little-less-china