AS for safety in Malaysia, I have a lot of relatives up there .. and the only time one of them lost a car was, when a cousin bought a new Kembara, and decided to go grocery shopping in Shah Alam and forget to lock the Kembara with the keys in the ignition .. he described it like it happened in slow motion - in front of him a guy walked to the driver door .. opened, started and drove upx9200 wrote: ... .
I guess Apartheid was a strong word to use. I couldn't really find any better examples, where there is racial discrimination policies by your own gahmen.Vaucluse wrote:Ok, proper noun . . . Apartheid in Malaysia and ZA being the same, 'along the same lines' . . . I'm interested.Wd40 wrote:WD40 is a proper nounearthfriendly wrote:WD40, not X9200. I know, I know, all these alphanumeric names all sound the same. Why don't you guys pick a nice nick with a noun or an adjective like....................... "Earthfriendly " .
Still racism:ecureilx wrote:is the EIP racial ? mmm. I was it wasn't .. as it was for the best interests of the country ..sundaymorningstaple wrote:OH, you mean like the racial policies of the HDB here in Singapore?
Wikipedia wrote:Racism is generally defined as actions, practices or beliefs, or social or political systems that are based in views that see the human species to be divided into races with shared traits, abilities, or qualities, such as personality, intellect, morality, or other cultural behavioral characteristics, and especially the belief that races can be ranked as inherently superior or inferior to others, or that members of different races should be treated differently.
And including this, only because the man (and his voice) is awesome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx34h85-fmALee Kuan Yew, The Man & His Ideas, 1997 wrote:I started off believing all men were equal. I now know that's the most unlikely thing ever to have been, because millions of years have passed over evolution, people have scattered across the face of this earth, been isolated from each other, developed independently, had different intermixtures between races, peoples, climates, soils... I didn't start off with that knowledge. But by observation, reading, watching, arguing, asking, and then bullying my way to the top, that is the conclusion I've come to.
Isn't this the norm in any cities?ecureilx wrote:AS for safety in Malaysia, I have a lot of relatives up there .. and the only time one of them lost a car was, when a cousin bought a new Kembara, and decided to go grocery shopping in Shah Alam and forget to lock the Kembara with the keys in the ignition .. he described it like it happened in slow motion - in front of him a guy walked to the driver door .. opened, started and drove upx9200 wrote: ... .
all I know who drive in Malaysia, they do the basic safety steps .. always keep the car park coupon hidden (vs Singaporeans who like to display in in front .. ), don't have coins/money in the dashboard visible (vs Singaporeans who dump all coins in any place in the car ) .. keep hand bags / valuables under the seat or hidden (vs .. ) get a Gear Lock and if left for extended time, lock the gear shift, and if left over night, lock the steering wheel (neither of which is done by Singaporeans .. )
Heck I even see Singaporeans, Singapore style, leave their car keys / phones visible in the table, when they go out to eat .. while in SG it is good to show off your phone/what car you drive .. in Malaysia .. or anywhere, why attract unwanted attention ? for that matter a colleague of mine while getting his coffee in Permas Jaya, saw a motorbike fellow casually stroll up to the shop, casually pick the phone and casually ride off, and it took a while for everybody to register what happened ..
Now, above all will not deter a determine robber, but will discourage most of the robbers ..
Apart from the Kembara that went missing, none of my relatives, including a few who drive Mercs and Passats, have lost anything ..
For the girl who got car-napped in KL, more than a few people asked who in their sane mind will go coffee drinking at 3 AM and then wonder why they got car-napped ..
Basic safety - you don't have to stay locked inside your house, but if you can't even bother to know your environment, nothing to say ..
I don't agree with you ..Wd40 wrote:You must put it into context regarding Singaporeans considering Malaysia as dangerous. Even if the crime rate in Malaysia is same as other cities, the moment Singaporeans enter into JB, they are twice as likely to be targeted, even if they take all the precautions.
I have heard countless stories about Singapore registered bikes getting stolen in shopping malls in JB. Singapore registered cars getting attacked. A gang of motorcyclists attacking Singaporean Motorcyclist etc.
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