Ugly Singaporean
Just reminded of a incident i witnessed some time back.
It was raining and i was queuing up at the taxi stand for a cab. The queue was really long and in order to keep out of the rain, there was a break in the queue where the rain was getting through (2nd portion sheltered by the MRT tracks overhead away back). A few people unknowingly went and cut into the queue but were all politely told to go to the end of the queue by the last person of that 1st portion of the queue.
However there came this old man who went up to that portion, had a chit-chat with that last person, and carried on standing there under the shelter at the taxi stand. Now i suppose most people, myself included were thinking that the old man was really thick skin to continue cutting the queue, but everyone obviously chose not to take any action. But a middle aged man in front of me did. He went up to the old man, all flustered and obviously pissed, telling him "Hey, people here are queuing up, how can you just cut the queue like that?" The old man replied offhandishly, "I'm not joining the queue, i'm just taking shelter here till my ride arrives, and i've already told the last person here. You UGLY SINGAPOREAN, jump to conclusion. Can't you be more polite and ask : Excuse me, are you cutting the queue? Instead of pointing fingers?"
I guess at that point all of us who suspected him earlier were feeling kinda guilty. The man who went forth just kept quiet and went back to his spot. But when he moved forward in the queue, reaching the old man, the old man continued berating him and calling him names, in which UGLY SINGAPOREAN featured predominantly. The middle aged man just kept saying "Shut up." and completely ignored the old man otherwise till the old man finally got on a car and sped off.
Now, if that old man was a Singaporean as well, who is the uglier of the two?
I have no definite answer. However, i must applaud the middle aged man for standing up for what he feels is his right. i mean i certainly didn't do what he did... But of course, he was kinda hostile in his approach. The old man was... irritating tho. I mean fine, so u're not cutting the queue, but didja have to be so obnoxious? Kept up his insults just because he was in the right. Doh...
Either way... yea... Ugly Singapreans? Or just plain Ugly People?
It was raining and i was queuing up at the taxi stand for a cab. The queue was really long and in order to keep out of the rain, there was a break in the queue where the rain was getting through (2nd portion sheltered by the MRT tracks overhead away back). A few people unknowingly went and cut into the queue but were all politely told to go to the end of the queue by the last person of that 1st portion of the queue.
However there came this old man who went up to that portion, had a chit-chat with that last person, and carried on standing there under the shelter at the taxi stand. Now i suppose most people, myself included were thinking that the old man was really thick skin to continue cutting the queue, but everyone obviously chose not to take any action. But a middle aged man in front of me did. He went up to the old man, all flustered and obviously pissed, telling him "Hey, people here are queuing up, how can you just cut the queue like that?" The old man replied offhandishly, "I'm not joining the queue, i'm just taking shelter here till my ride arrives, and i've already told the last person here. You UGLY SINGAPOREAN, jump to conclusion. Can't you be more polite and ask : Excuse me, are you cutting the queue? Instead of pointing fingers?"
I guess at that point all of us who suspected him earlier were feeling kinda guilty. The man who went forth just kept quiet and went back to his spot. But when he moved forward in the queue, reaching the old man, the old man continued berating him and calling him names, in which UGLY SINGAPOREAN featured predominantly. The middle aged man just kept saying "Shut up." and completely ignored the old man otherwise till the old man finally got on a car and sped off.
Now, if that old man was a Singaporean as well, who is the uglier of the two?
I have no definite answer. However, i must applaud the middle aged man for standing up for what he feels is his right. i mean i certainly didn't do what he did... But of course, he was kinda hostile in his approach. The old man was... irritating tho. I mean fine, so u're not cutting the queue, but didja have to be so obnoxious? Kept up his insults just because he was in the right. Doh...
Either way... yea... Ugly Singapreans? Or just plain Ugly People?
posted by Justus at 11:39 PM
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