Originally posted by ron_jokie:

yah, and tat nite at sentosa, many 'chinese' were there and many gave them the kinda weird look.. they are just going to enjoy themselves there tats all...
they are welcome as long as they behave themselves... since the image of the "ugly singaporean" became well known, i feel that we're not very forgiving of uncivilised behavior anymore...
of course, some locals still hog buffet tables and spit and litter, but Sg are proud of who they are, what they've achieved and being educated and more exposed to other cultures through travelling and overseas education, we perceive ourselves to be a civilised people and prefer the company of those like us.
my grouse with the "chinese" is that some of them are rather badly behaved and uncivilised... some i would go as far as to label barbaric and a serious embarassment...
but they've only just emerged after many years of isolation... it'll take time before they learn how to behave and for others to accept them better.
as for malaysians, i believe its envy on their side and arrogance on ours... why else would chinese and indian malaysians join in to trash us even though they're officially discriminated against by the gov't?
they hate us cos they think we look down on them

which isn't entirely false... pride is a funny thing... it makes some do really irrational things that might not always be consistent with their interest...