In the early years of the Speak Mandarin Campaign, I often heard participants of Mandarin speech contests stressing on stage that as Chinese they took pride in being able to speak Mandarin (some even said they were very proud of it).

• 从前，华语运动开展时，常听到演讲比赛的一些参赛者在台上说：身为华人，我能讲华语，我感到很自豪（更有人说感到很骄傲）。