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by pengembara » Wed, 21 Mar 2012 6:32 pm
I’ve been following this thread with interest and am a little saddened by the fact that it seems to have degenerated into a polarized polemic pitting expats against locals.
Surely the overall idea of the Forum is to bring people together and not to engage in pointless argument and name-calling. At the end of the day it is really about respecting others’ views and accepting the fact that all our opinions are shaped by our own life experiences and is, therefore, guaranteed to be unique to us.
So, bearing in mind the above sentiment, but at the risk of adding fuel to the fire, let me just say that I broadly agree with sundaymorningstaple’s original views, which had generated so many negative, and rather personal reactions.
Although originally from Asia, I have lived for extended periods in Australia, the USA, Malaysia, Singapore and western Europe, and, unfortunately, the “overt rudeness and inconsideration Singaporeans show to others”