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Ugly Singaporean... Part 2
Bitched on: Thursday, April 27, 2006
Time: 4/27/2006 01:57:00 AM
In Part 1, I was relating how my friend 'lost' his MP3 player and then 'found' a new one.Time: 4/27/2006 01:57:00 AM
At least he was 'honest' to admit that his 'new' MP3 player was 'found'...
Not only MP3 players, handphones too are getting so easily 'lost' nowadays.
Dishonest pickpockets and careless handphone owners.
It has become almost a norm to have at least one of my friends to 'lose' their cell phones every week.
And it is one of the fastest rising crime in Singapore.
Handphone theft.
I shudder to think of the consequences if I 'lost' mine...
My endless list of celebrity contacts, proof of my illegal MP3s and of course my raunchy sex videos would be for all the world to see...
In all seriousness, I would just die trying to re-collect all the lost contacts. Not to mention the lost pictures and videos (ehem...) that can never be re-shot.
Speaking of handphones, here was what happened to me just this morning.
5am:
My handphone rang beside my bed.
Picked up the phone. I was groggy and of course pissed off, having fallen asleep only 2 hours earlier.
Me (extremely groggy): Hellooooooo........?
Lady (on the other side of line): Hello?
Me: Helllloooooooooo......?
Lady: Hello? Hello?
Me (slightly irritated now): Yes. Hello?
Lady: Hello?
Me (sat up in my bed, extremely annoyed): Hello?! How can I help you?!
Lady: Oh. Is this the house-cleaning agency?
Me (pissed off but still trying to control my anger): Nooo........
Lady:.... (slams the phone down)
Me: ... bitch...
Wouldn't it kill her to apologise?
I mean, lady, you called me at an ungodly hour, clearly woken me up from my precious slumber, annoyed me with all the 'Hello's and then you (God dammit) slammed the phone on me when it was you who was clearly at fault...
Wouldn't it kill you to mumble, "sorry...," and then slam down the phone?
Or, "I might have dialled the wrong number. My apologies."
Or, "Oopps, I called you by mistake."
And then slam down the phone?
Instead, why don't you learn to put it down gently like a civilised lady you ought to be?
Or I would rather you hold on a second to hear me mutter
"bitch.." to you on the phone.
It was hard for me to fall asleep again after that incident.
I was tossing and turning in my bed, imagining all the unthinkable tortures I could do on that lady...
She was rude.
Extremely rude.
And she wasn't the only wrong caller I encountered with the same lack of courtesy.
Some barbarians would immediately hang up the phone just as I say, "hello," on the other line.
So so rude....
Usually I would not 'let them off' so easily (especially those repeat offenders).
I would ask them for the number they were trying to dial and then point out their (stupid) mistake.
Otherwise, they would still call you... (until hours later when they realise the 8 was actually a zero)
I too have been on the other side of the fence and when it does happen I will (of course) apologise and then add, "have a nice day."
Sounds more civilised, doesn't it?
And its not so hard to do. It simply rolls of the tongue.
I have noticed that many Singaporeans feel awkward to say that. Or simply smile at strangers.
Even 'thank you's are out of the question.
I have been a waiter for around 2 months now and already I can see the difference between the locals and foreigners (be it American, Japanese, Korean or German).
While the Westerners are (much much) more generous with their please and thank you, Singaporeans are stingy!
Singaporeans simply demand this or that like this guy I encountered a few weeks back. He kept saying, "I want this ..." instead of the usual, "Can I have this..."
It was so annoying.
I felt like telling this to his face, "Why don't you get it yourself, jerk?"
Others simply gesture for this or that like a mime or something.
I can't read your mind, I am no psychic.
It would make things easier if you speak, wouldn't it?
Others snap their fingers or whistle to get your attention when they want something.
I'm a human. Not a dog...
Worst, some even brush you away like a fly when you offer them something like a re-fill of water.
(Now that does it...)
I have met some locals who would eye you suspiciously when you say, "Have a nice day."
Or smile to them for that matter.
Would it kill you to smile back?
Is it beneath you to say, "you have a nice day too"?
Are you so high and mighty to even say 'thank you'?
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