tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post7765049037707688984..comments2024-02-01T20:08:35.246+01:00Comments on Pris Adventures: Reverse culture shockPrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-34430481765799036812009-11-19T22:45:05.754+01:002009-11-19T22:45:05.754+01:00Bel - I had to laugh when I read your comment! hah...Bel - I had to laugh when I read your comment! hahah. That´s what I tell people too. If they are "normal", living in Singapore isn´t much of a problem. Who goes around littering and spitting? Oh well, a lot of people in Germany spit but mainly in bushes...so that´s ok lah, in my opinion.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-91874486914712401412009-11-19T22:43:50.147+01:002009-11-19T22:43:50.147+01:00Hey Manis
No I don´t have to face him everyday- th...Hey Manis<br />No I don´t have to face him everyday- thank GOD!!!! I might have to see him again maybe once a week if I get his class, but that´s manageable lah. I meet all sorts of weird people in my job. But a LOT of nice ones too.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-20564916618226911522009-11-19T22:42:56.136+01:002009-11-19T22:42:56.136+01:00Hi Grace, Thanks for your comment! :) Yeah, if I s...Hi Grace, Thanks for your comment! :) Yeah, if I see that guy again, I´ll see if he brings up that Singapore issue and will proceed to bombard with him qns to see if he really was in Singapore. Well, appearance-wise, he isn´t special looking...more like an ah-bek type of look.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-40280352535208075852009-11-19T18:16:01.964+01:002009-11-19T18:16:01.964+01:00yeah precisely "the worst 3 years of his life...yeah precisely "the worst 3 years of his life" is so extreme. I think maybe he likes to chew gum, spit and litter everywhere, hate the cleanliness and our efficient public transport system.belindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-56920004857241160602009-11-19T17:02:40.770+01:002009-11-19T17:02:40.770+01:00kanasai lah tt guy...weldone babe for telling him ...kanasai lah tt guy...weldone babe for telling him off. i read his comment also my blood boiling. cannot give face lah this guy. hope you feeling okay now.. eh do u hv to face him everyday in class???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-61819327486108265152009-11-19T04:41:50.006+01:002009-11-19T04:41:50.006+01:00What yr student described doesn't sound like S...What yr student described doesn't sound like Singapore. Maybe he mistook it for some other SEA countries he visited. U should test him on where he stayed,ask him about a few places of interest. I won't be surprised that he can't answer. If he was indeed in Singapore, maybe he was travelling on such low budget that he landed up in some cheap hostel in Little India or Geylang and only moved around that area. By the way, it is strange for a tourist to stay 2 wks in Singapore unless he is using it as a base for travelling to other surrounding countries. As for the "cold" reaction of Singaporeans towards him,it could be due to his bad behaviour or something about his outward appearance that makes Singaporeans shun him.Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-36599401770427428642009-11-18T21:15:03.360+01:002009-11-18T21:15:03.360+01:00Hey Serene,
That´s hilarious! Made me laugh! Yeah,...Hey Serene,<br />That´s hilarious! Made me laugh! Yeah, know your enemies to defend yourself better. <br /><br />I don´t get that many negative comments about Singapore except the usual chewing gum and death sentence issues. <br /><br />But this was the first frontal attack. Thanks for your vote of confidence! I just hope that he would keep his comments to himself the next time I see him in class.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-89471557052850133092009-11-18T20:07:33.283+01:002009-11-18T20:07:33.283+01:00Would you believe that I wanted to do my postgrad ...Would you believe that I wanted to do my postgrad in Europe so that I could know more about their culture and be able to defend Singapore better because we get attacked all the time? Know your enemy like you know yourself...<br /><br />Singapore has her share of faults, but after living more than a decade overseas, I really think that she is a wonderful country and I am so lucky to be born there.<br /><br />Anyway, you have already been tolerant. You could have told him in his face that one reason why he's unemployed could be his negative spirit and pettiness.Beau Lotus 涟https://www.blogger.com/profile/07357356510646043072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-24922928917296710702009-11-18T13:20:42.793+01:002009-11-18T13:20:42.793+01:00Hey Bel! :) Yay! I´m not alone in this. Yah man, i...Hey Bel! :) Yay! I´m not alone in this. Yah man, it was so difficult for me to stomach all that stuff from the guy. But I know that I don´t have to take it personally and everybody´s entitled to their opinion...still, I love my country lah.... <br />I think the guy you met was pretty extreme leh. Worst 3 yrs of his life...hmmm. I guess maybe he had a really hard time, but is it Singapore´s fault???Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-43068372404643647582009-11-18T11:49:19.436+01:002009-11-18T11:49:19.436+01:00Hey Pris, I get what you mean totally.. I had the ...Hey Pris, I get what you mean totally.. I had the SAME experience as you! It happened last year when I was talking to 2 of my colleagues, this guy from one from our neighbouring countries, and another European girl. Boy he was criticising Singapore like anything moaning it's the worst 3 years of his life, so many rules to follow, he was constantly unhappy, blah blah BLAH and I was shocked beyond words (how can anyone hate Singapore that much?!) As you said, I was also filled with "patriotic rage" haha and tried to stand up for our country but I didn't retort back as well as I wanted to be, which I regret till this day. I hope the European girl didn't get too confused. Anyway, have chosen to forgive him altho I think someone shld tell him that he shld feel at least grateful coz if not for his stint in S'pore, he might not even get a chance to work here in London! bleah...belindanoreply@blogger.com