SMS you should know I am always for real, down to every last centimeter of my silicon bits I mean my fingertips.sundaymorningstaple wrote:or for real?
Oh no! You haven't been reading the PS threads have you?Wind In My Hair wrote:SMS you should know I am always for real, down to every last centimeter of my silicon bits I mean my fingertips.sundaymorningstaple wrote:or for real?
EADG, nice to see you back in the forum. Hope you are getting enough sleep as lack of it causes irritability.EADG wrote:hi EF, long time, nice to hear from you
I know you know that the kind laughing you mention is not limited to Singaporeans
having said that, I've always wondered why some people choose to laugh when they are embarrassed when it only draws more attention to themselves and makes them look foolish, where most anyone witnessing would otherwise excuse whatever embarrassment they caused themselves
gotta agree with SMS here, in the cases I mentioned these people found humor in ways that revealed ignorance and questionable intellect, you kinda had to be there....
earthfriendly wrote:Laughter is commonly associated with humour but Singaporeans do more than that. Some may laugh when they are embarassed, sad, tense, bewildered etc... They probably do it to diffuse the situation and intensity of their own emotion. An american-filipino coworker was describing an incident in which she was put in a spot and she interjected the narration with laughter. She said that's her way of handling stressful situation. She tries to laugh it off.
When one watches movie, one is drawn to the plot and you identify with the emotions that the characters go thru.In a movie theater?sundaymorningstaple wrote:
Laughter is commonly associated with humour but Singaporeans do more than that. Some may laugh when they are embarassed, sad, tense, bewildered etc... They probably do it to diffuse the situation and intensity of their own emotion. An american-filipino coworker was describing an incident in which she was put in a spot and she interjected the narration with laughter. She said that's her way of handling stressful situation. She tries to laugh it off.
earthfriendly wrote:Laughter is commonly associated with humour but Singaporeans do more than that. Some may laugh when they are embarassed, sad, tense, bewildered etc... They probably do it to diffuse the situation and intensity of their own emotion
WB as well, EADG. I've been wondering about this too as I remember your posts in earlier days to be much more positive and friendly. Hope life is treating you well and you are keeping happy!earthfriendly wrote:EADG, nice to see you back in the forum. Hope you are getting enough sleep as lack of it causes irritability.
earthfriendly wrote:EADG,No need to apologize for disagreeing. That's truly how you feel and when you apologize for it, you are apologizing for telling the truth .
Actually, I don't see any contradiction between what you and I wrote. Singapore can be a bit unreal (a term used by an overseas Singaporean) and for someone new to the scene, it takes some getting used to. Some people may while others may not.
That aside, I think it is distracting for someone with highly-tuned senses to enjoy his movie amidst the unwanted noise.
Once again, by "new" I meant a person who had never experienced anything like it prior to coming to Singapore, not so much the length of time, though time may help to acclimate. I am really not that presumptious nor autocratic and pretending to know it all nor your personal background.EADG wrote: I've been here 3 years so I'm not new, and wish I could say something more positive about the cinema situation here but it sucks plain and simple and it's not like anywhere else I've been
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