Not A Word Of Thanks From 'Xenophobic' Man
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maybe he was on Gotcha
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after everybody commented and had their fun... i won't be surprised that a poster go and ask...
"what does xenophobic mean?" -
Agree. Just a "thank you", that's all. Why be so upset that the "xenophobic" man did not say that? One gets the feeling that this "xenophobic" man said such a word to irritate our "kind" writer on purpose. As others have pointed out, "xenophobic" is not a usual term we use here. If you want to be kind, then don't be so keen on others' gratitude. Anyway, it is just helping to open a door, big deal.Originally posted by dragg:the author's behaviour is also one-kind. -
xenophobic?
what a way to describe oneself... how shameful. -
no wonder our society nv progress...
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Next time, if he wants to be courteous or kind and help open doors for people in Singapore, he'd best NOT expect any thanks from whoever he opened the door for.
Personally, I do help open doors or hold the elevator door open, but I NEVER expect any thanks from whoever.
I just help, and walk away promptly.
Don't EXPECT.
Society ISN'T DEVELOPED YET. -
Err maybe that guy is REALLY diagnosed xenophobic?
Then its a little bit like being pissed off with an autistic person when he refuse to look into your eyes. -
Kitten, if he WAS indeed xenophobic, he'd be too much of a quivering mess in a foetal position to be thumping his chest like a babboon.Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:Err maybe that guy is REALLY diagnosed xenophobic?
Then its a little bit like being pissed off with an autistic person when he refuse to look into your eyes. -
Well, then all that "first world" brouhaha is false advertising, isn't it?Originally posted by ShutterBug:Society ISN'T DEVELOPED YET.
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well there ARE degrees of xenophobia.. and mebbe he's going through therapy.. and all u know.. that is why he is declaring his condition... like u know those people who go to AA.. saying 'Hi I am Billy and I am an Alcoholic!'Originally posted by Gedanken:Kitten, if he WAS indeed xenophobic, he'd be too much of a quivering mess in a foetal position to be thumping his chest like a babboon. -
Uhh, kitty, by definition phobics generally avoid anything to do with their phobias, much less brag about them the object of the phobia. Maybe it's something to do with fear.
Then again, it'd be pretty funny to see someone thumping his chest and yelling, "I'm an arachnaphobic!" to a Daddy Long Legs. -
yeah i know.. but u ever seen people who have phobia of .... say.. cats.. who go eating at hawker centre... in fear.. (cos socially NEED to go hawker centre to eat)... and when they see a cat within 1 m of them, they can't take their eyes off it... so doesn't mean u got phobia means u lose control of yourself ba...
I had a friend who nearly flip the entire table when she jumped up cos a cat rubbed its head against her legs. She got... catphobia.. whatever the scientific name for it is..
I also got leechphobia, when i see leech on my body, my mind blanks out and I freeze. But doesn't mean I avoid leech habitats cos bobian, like to go to those places. -
Chao Ang Moh!! Doesn't he understand that doing kind and polite acts comes from within. And not from expecting any kind of reward?
Farking foreigner come here kpkb and openly criticize Singaporeans on newspaper somemore. Not happy go back where you came from dude!!! -
Uh huh. They panic, and the behavioural patterns of a panic attack do not encompass those of our xenophobe. His behaviour, had it been a genuine phobia, would have been to do whatever it took to get away from Buxton. Instead, he stopped and asked what Buxton said, when he would have scurried away had he really been phobic. Later approached him in order to tell him about the xenophobia after the first encounter had already been disengaged. See the difference?Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:yeah i know.. but u ever seen people who have phobia of .... say.. cats.. who go eating at hawker centre... in fear.. (cos socially NEED to go hawker centre to eat)... and when they see a cat within 1 m of them, they can't take their eyes off it... so doesn't mean u got phobia means u lose control of yourself ba...
I had a friend who nearly flip the entire table when she jumped up cos a cat rubbed its head against her legs. She got... catphobia.. whatever the scientific name for it is..
I also got leechphobia, when i see leech on my body, my mind blanks out and I freeze. But doesn't mean I avoid leech habitats cos bobian, like to go to those places. -
Ahh..
HAhah maybe he scurried away to check dictionary.. how to pronounce xenophobic... ok la ok la... u winnnnn..
anyway... who ever uses that word in daily conversation?!
he showed the angmo his angmo also quite good leh.. and he didnt say something like 'Cos YOU ANGMOS MAKE ME BEH SONG!" -
>>"There are about 4.3 million people in Singapore. 'Four million smiles' leaves about 300,000 unaccounted for.
I wonder how many people feel like the man I met. I really do hope that when 'the world' arrives next month, it will be greeted by bright smiles and not by the dark scowl of Mr Xenophobic. "<<
We will stuff your 4 fu-cking million smiles into your arse. Smile for World Bank? Who the fu-ck are they? And who the fu-ck do you think we are?! Were we Singaporeans born to smile for you?
4.3 million smiles? You included babies, retards, and FTs (Foreign Trash) as well? Tell you what. Our SPGs can smile for you.
Roughly half of the true-blue Singaporeans have already immigrated, no thanks to you fu-ckers who come here from 100,000 miles away to steal our careers and women. When pressure can no longer be contained, be prepared for the consequences.
We S'poreans shall do as we please in our homeland. Whether we want to smile or cry for foreign delegates, it's none of you FTs' business. Nobody will teach us what to do. Not the Government. Certainly not you. -
What does xenophobic mean?Originally posted by Ponders:after everybody commented and had their fun... i won't be surprised that a poster go and ask...
"what does xenophobic mean?"
Heh. Just kidding (click the word for the meaning). But others may have a point. how many of locals do know the word? It's hardly a daily word used in conversation.
So it's either this Buxton guy listened wrongly (or he made it up--if so, it is still an amusing anecdote) or he has hastily concluded that just because the guy is 'middle-aged', thus he is a Singaporean. -
Maybe he is just going home from his English Lesson at British Council..
the word for the day was "Xenophobic"
fast learner. -
Spot on indeed.Originally posted by Gedanken:Well, he's raised a couple of kids in Singapore, so I don't think the culture's lost upon him. If anything, he's just pointed out an aspect of Singaporean culture that Singaporeans see and choose to ignore.
Perhaps Keating aimed a little too far north when he used the word "recalcitrant".
Just because people choose not to practise something, doesn't give it legitimacy in the end. I've had stares directed at me when I hold doors from slamming into the faces of some sour-prune ladies. Perhaps I should just let prune juice appear in the future eh..
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he thinks every singaporean is singing the same tune of "4 million smiles".Originally posted by tqw:Chao Ang Moh!! Doesn't he understand that doing kind and polite acts comes from within. And not from expecting any kind of reward?
Farking foreigner come here kpkb and openly criticize Singaporeans on newspaper somemore. Not happy go back where you came from dude!!! -
that stupid 4 million smile thingy is also really overdone.......
We must be reminded to give courtesy (whether fake or real but more likely fake bah) to foreigners just because they are here and the way all the adverts on TV make it as if foreigners have better rights to courtesy and good service that our own fellow singaporean.... -
yeah.. very disgusting leh the 4 million smiles thing. Wonder who came up w the stupid idea.
It would have worked much better for me at least if they focused on the opportunity to get to know new people, to network, new biz opportunities, etc -> as a result, people might feel more genial, friendly, sociable.
rather than this hypocritical campaign to make me bare my teeth. Which really shows someone up there DOESN'T GET IT. -
4 million smiles my foot!
3 mil are S'poreans. 1 mil are foreigners. -
i find that idea stupid too.
its like asking singaporeans to kiss their asses. -
Kiss their asses? That's going a bit far, don't you think? In any civilised society in the world, is it too much work to acknowledge a small favour done for you, regardless of the other person's ethnicity?Originally posted by dragg:i find that idea stupid too.
its like asking singaporeans to kiss their asses.
Speaking of ethnicity, what would our forefathers (be they Chinese, Indian or Malay) have thought of the civilisations that they founded degenerating into such animal-like norms?
If simply saying thanks is read by someone as "kissing ass", then it reflects more upon the person who thinks that way than the person who points out the problem. Do people really need to be so small-minded as to turn a simple gesture of civility into an us-and-them issue?
I think we need to get a grip here.