Observations at the Supermarket and Shopping Mall
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go east coast on weekends and you can score super high points running over these ill mannered brats/teens who don't know how to read signs and whose parents never teach them anything but to irritate and annoy. So many ride on the wrong side, others simply stop suddenly in the middle, other ride so fast and lose control and may just are plain stupid and down right dumb. Somehow, and very unfortunately, western kids are better behaved than our own local spoilt version. -
Me and Boss (half chinese, half angmoh) were at Cannes once.. he said : Look, the dogs here are more well-behaved than the Singapore Kids..
the dogs sat by their own at cafe, tails tugged in, waiting patiently.
when pple gave them a pat on their head, they responded gently..
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No need to go to Cannes laOriginally posted by Celtic Knot:Me and Boss (half chinese, half angmoh) were at Cannes once.. he said : Look, the dogs here are more well-behaved than the Singapore Kids..
the dogs sat by their own at cafe, tails tugged in, waiting patiently.
when pple gave them a pat on their head, they responded gently..
Agreed..
The dogs in SG already behave better than Singapore Kids
Just look at Tare's Bubble can liao
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My contributions.
1. Dont stuff the receipt into my bag after I carried it. Its just damn rude. How would you like it if I stuff it down ur shirt ?
2. Dont glare at me just cos I took the chicken you eyed. There are plenty of other chickens out there.
3. Dont let your little brats run wild. You chose to ignore the safe sex caution. Now bear the consequences.
4. 5 items or less. Geddit ? Need to retake your kindergarten izzit ?
5. It wouldnt hurt you if you would just point me where the "insert item" section is.
6. There is no need, I repeat, no need to poke the meat. -
well to be fair, at least the eat fruits sy1tom is not unique to singapore. I saw quite a few in melbourne taking bunches of grapes at the supermart and eat them as they go shop around. and no, they never bought any grapes that i could see.
east coast, i also on wrong side and sprawled in the middle of the path
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I still rem this one time, i was in a supermarket trying to bag some fruit and suddenly i heard excuse me, excuse me! Well it is crowded, so i am not sure if I am blocking the way, but I intend to finish bagging it before moving to a corner. But guess what, some auntie from behind just shovel her way through, knocking me over. When I turn back to look, she actually cursed and swear at me for not giving way!! Does shouting "excuse me" twice mean u get to own the F#$king market?
Think s'pore is bad? even tried HK? A few month ago while touring Hong Kong, I was again shovel aside from behind while walking on the street. Turn out I wasn't walking fast enough. I am 1.83m walking normal pace. Best thing that follow is, that fellow actually curse me for walking too slow and blocking her way!! Wtf, that auntie knocking into me from "behind" and even dare to swear at me? Dun she know that eye dun grow at the back of head?
I told all these to fren from m'sia and they said they have worse. This fren told me that there was this one time while she was walking by the road side in M'sia, a motorcycle drive by and it pillion try to snatch her hand bag. Coz she hear the approaching engine sound, she kinda side step a bit, hence the pillion miss the bag. Then the motorcycle actually slowed down and the pillion turn around and show her the middle finger, curse and swear before speeding off again.
So i guess u dun have to be in the wrong in order to be the one cursing and swearing. -
aunties are the worse.
they push and shove when they need something.
if not they're probably blocking the way most of the time. -
Reading about such obnoxious behaviour and experiencing it myself makes my blood boil. Sometimes I hear someone tell others off loudly on the trains for not giving way, and then realise that was me. It's enough to make me seriously consider emmigrating.
However, to be very brusque, will this behaviour die out together with the aunties and uncles, or will their descendents continue to practise such ill manners? Fudgey's experience seems to hint at an answer. -
My 5 cents worth:
if we do see something that affects us so much, that we feel is such bad behaviour - then tell it directly to the people involved in the best possible way we can. Afterall, its no point pointing fingers at the same society we are all a part of, and feeling ashamed by compatriots behaviour when many of us are made complicit by our silence.
We all rant and that's good because it gives us an outlet to release our frustration but the righteous indignation is only constructive if we work to improve the graciousness of our society as a WHOLE. Can we be both gracious and assertive in our beliefs to what makes this place a better place?
And for anyone who thinks it is 'none of my business' how other people behave, then well, they have no right to complain becos it isn't THEIR business is it? Its this whole 'none of my business' and 'don't be kaypo' attitude that makes unacceptable behaviour prevalent.
Speak up!! If you see something inappropriate, TELL the person directly how you feel. You don't have to be rude to be honest. In fact, i don't believe that bad behaviour from someone else is an excuse for rudeness. We all lose control when we are angry at times (i have lots of times man!!!), but just pointing out that someone else's rudeness does not give us the right to be rude in return.
We all became who we are through opportunities to learn, through our family, friends, environments. Somehow, somewhere down the road - these people either were not given these opportunities or missed the lessons. Teach them dont just bitch about them.
Of course you can still bitch about them just don't start believing that its pointless to change them.
And if you are already speaking up, great! 
Don't lose faith in humankind. -
Just remember.... academic success doesn't equate to high EQ....Originally posted by Kuali Baba:However, to be very brusque, will this behaviour die out together with the aunties and uncles, or will their descendents continue to practise such ill manners? Fudgey's experience seems to hint at an answer.
The &#$#$ freshmen were at it again for the lecture just now.... Would it kill them to allow most of the previous class to leave before rushing in?
It's common sense... everyone rushing out + everyone rushing in at the same time = no one gets anywhere. -
That just cracked me upOriginally posted by Ferret:My contributions.
3. Dont let your little brats run wild. You chose to ignore the safe sex caution. Now bear the consequences. -
errmmm...the few times I tried to do that I was threatened with violence or actually attacked. didn't matter if it was an auntie or uncle or younger person.Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:My 5 cents worth:
Speak up!! If you see something inappropriate, TELL the person directly how you feel. You don't have to be rude to be honest. In fact, i don't believe that bad behaviour from someone else is an excuse for rudeness. We all lose control when we are angry at times (i have lots of times man!!!), but just pointing out that someone else's rudeness does not give us the right to be rude in return.
And if you are already speaking up, great! Don't lose faith in humankind.
reminds me of that old case of the lawyer who was badly beaten up after he told some idiots to keep their voices down while watching a movie in the cinema -
Was?Originally posted by the Bear:i was a quiet terror
no one but no one knew of the mischief i got up to
but strangely, i was never terrible or did anything to anyone's stuff.. and that included supermarkets and malls.. apart from a bottle of cooking oil falling off the shelf by itself and spilling its contents at my feet making me unable to walk away because of the slippery gunk
i think someone on the other side hit the shelf.. because i didn't even touch it, i was minding my own business as usual -
It'd be even more shameful if the foreign students get dragged into the crush. I'd stand on a bench and tell to "wake up their bloody ideas".Originally posted by fudgester:Just remember.... academic success doesn't equate to high EQ....
The &#$#$ freshmen were at it again for the lecture just now.... Would it kill them to allow most of the previous class to leave before rushing in?
It's common sense... everyone rushing out + everyone rushing in at the same time = no one gets anywhere. -
underneath all the veneer ..... the average Singaporean is still pretty much a third world peasant .....
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i think if i still "am" i'd be in Abu Gharab for my maniac misadventures now
some knowledge, you have to temper with the wisdom not to useOriginally posted by jetta:Was? -
There was a point in time however where I realised that I have to protect myself and keep my stress levels and blood pressure down. The other option would be closing an eye to such behaviour, but that would be the beginning of apathy. I don't want to lapse into that sort of attitude either.Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:if we do see something that affects us so much, that we feel is such bad behaviour - then tell it directly to the people involved in the best possible way we can. Afterall, its no point pointing fingers at the same society we are all a part of, and feeling ashamed by compatriots behaviour when many of us are made complicit by our silence.
We all rant and that's good because it gives us an outlet to release our frustration but the righteous indignation is only constructive if we work to improve the graciousness of our society as a WHOLE. Can we be both gracious and assertive in our beliefs to what makes this place a better place?
We all became who we are through opportunities to learn, through our family, friends, environments. Somehow, somewhere down the road - these people either were not given these opportunities or missed the lessons. Teach them dont just bitch about them. -
What's worse? When you see a group of 5 China workers opening bottles of Pepsi etc on the shelves to "sample" them and putting them back..
Told the staff there immediately and instead of asking them to buy, he took the bottles and stuffed it at the back of the shelves..damn pissed...i used my trolley and "accidentaly" whacked their heels hard
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Hear, hear! *clink*Originally posted by Fatum:underneath all the veneer ..... the average Singaporean is still pretty much a third world peasant ..... -
Just look at tare's ex-neighbourOriginally posted by Fatum:underneath all the veneer ..... the average Singaporean is still pretty much a third world peasant .....
He is a classical example
Anyway someone will just comment that our forefathers were peasants and it's the peasant blood....something LKY said before too I believe.
The sad thing is that the kids these days learn from their parents who sure isn't setting a good example -
The SO and I often pondered on your 2nd para. We came to the conclusion that no, such ugly behaviour (and not just in supermarkets) will not die out, coz just look at the behaviour of these parents, and what they're teaching their kids or not teaching them (when they should). We don't think it will die out even in the next 3 generations. It might even get worse as this whole place gets even more populated, and there is the other foreign-flavoured kinds of obnoxious behaviour.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Reading about such obnoxious behaviour and experiencing it myself makes my blood boil. Sometimes I hear someone tell others off loudly on the trains for not giving way, and then realise that was me. It's enough to make me seriously consider emmigrating.
However, to be very brusque, will this behaviour die out together with the aunties and uncles, or will their descendents continue to practise such ill manners? Fudgey's experience seems to hint at an answer. -
The Supermart shud have a sign saying "Unruly kids will be sold as slaves"....
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You mean like thisOriginally posted by Wanda:The SO and I often pondered on your 2nd para. We came to the conclusion that no, such ugly behaviour (and not just in supermarkets) will not die out, coz just look at the behaviour of these parents, and what they're teaching their kids or not teaching them (when they should). We don't think it will die out even in the next 3 generations. It might even get worse as this whole place gets even more populated, and there is the other foreign-flavoured kinds of obnoxious behaviour.
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/viewPost4833.aspx
Singaporean guy snatches seat from a disabled guy
ANDThe ulgy family was totally not shameful about their acts in public and the kids wailed " Daddy, Daddy we won !!!!"
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Originally posted by elindra:No need to go to Cannes la
The dogs in SG already behave better than Singapore Kids
Just look at Tare's Bubble can liao he only whine cos he wanna be near ppl... he doesn't even bite...
i've seen kids tat actually smack their own mothers in public and they actually let them! -
I think kids are so spoilt nowadays because parents don't spend enough time with them. So whenever they get a chance to spend time with the kids, they are trying to make up to their kids and let them get away with things and load them up with $$$.