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Uniquely Sino-pore Part 1
Bitched on: Friday, March 31, 2006
Time: 3/31/2006 06:23:00 PM
I was on the cab and I met a racist cab-driver. Time: 3/31/2006 06:23:00 PM
What's new?
Well, this is Singapore and racism doesn't just slap you in the face.
Everyone is discreet, everyone I know, that is.
Racism is all around but no one says it straight to your face.
Period.
What did this particular Chinese driver say to me?
Well, initially the conversation was fantastic, about the Army (he was slamming it too) and my ORD.
Then, it soured...
We saw an Indian lady flagging down a cab.
He pointed her out to me.
He told me he will never take her. Why?
He would never take cats, dogs, durians and Indians.
I slumped into my seat.
I am part-Indian.
I was horrified.
I felt like he dug deep into my heart took it out and smashed it. My thoughts wandered to my Indian friends. I pitied them, to encounter people like him. What did they do wrong?
Well, according to the cab driver, they are noisy, complain a lot and finally, they take out the money too slowly! Such a silly down-right moronic stereotyping of the entire race of people! Unbelievable! Amazing!
To make it worst, he slipped to say that they were worst than my kind (I am Malay). I was stumped! What did we Malays ever do to you?
I wanted out of his Ku Klux Cab, prompto! I got ready with the cash (in case he accused me of taking out my money slowly...) and paid him as soon as my taxi came to a halt.
The taxi fare shocked me. I guessed he must have taken a much much longer route than necessary. I couldn't help but think, cheating Chinaman...
Racist remark I know but he is just one of the true representative of that stereotype. An eye for an eye. "But Shazi," you would say,"two wrongs do not make a right." I didn't care at that time.
Screw you, for being a racist.
And hopefully this will be my last encounter with an arse like him.
Labels: race, Singapore stories, ugly Singaporean
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