Saturday, February 12, 2011

misjudged by the coveR

Over the past years or so...Singapore has an interesting (annoying) increase in the number of foreign workers. Personally I have no issues with the Malaysians and Filipinas (& Filipinos - but particularly the Filipinas) that come seek a living into our borders. What I do hate are the Mandarin only speaking PRCs (for those who do not understand what PRC means .. Peoples Republic of China)


Why do I hate em? 

WELL .. IF U MUST KNOW.. when there are locals out there who can do the same work and earn some pocket money to at least contribute to their households... the jobs go to the foreigners .. due to it being cheaper labor .. ok the Malaysians and the Filipinas do speak English. so thats ok .. even the Indian/Paki/Bangladeshi bunch speak a certain amount of English.. enough for daily use. BUT for some reasons jobs go to PRC nationals who refuse to speak English .. learn to God damn Language for FUCKS SAKE!!


How can they give out work permits to these fellas coming to this Cosmopoliton country and not be able to speak the basic English? not everyone in the world speaks MANDARIN!!!

but today I was surprised by one PRC... not because she could speak English (cos she couldn't) but she was different from her usual CUNTrymen. 


The PRCs in Singapore walk around like they own the place. They spit on the floor. Bad table manners. Speak at the top of their voice no matter what time of the night it is. Sort of a Hillbilly in New York City kinda scenerio. 
They feel they should be given more attention coz they come from the Motherland (Singapore being a majority Chinese Country)

So anywho...

I was waiting in the Nasi Lemak line to buy my dinner when two PRC women came after me and joined the Q after me. One of em had a moustache on her face... this amazed me coz Chinese are usually hairless. And she was talking in a thick motherland accent .. speaking Mandarin of coz and LOUDLY. 


the "Ah-Pek" probably got excited that he had two women to serve that he totally ignored me who had been there 10mins before them. So he speaks to them in Mandarin and goes in to get their Nasi (rice). When he came out and asked them what were the add-ons they wanted. She told him that I had come before her and he should serve me first. He answered her that its ok I can wait. and when he said that I was about to walk off feeling a bit disgusted.. but then "Ah-Ma" came to the rescue. His wife gave him a tongue lashing about service. and once more the PRC woman said serve me first. I was a bit ashamed coz just 2 mins earlier I was attacking her with tweezers in my mind and this woman was actually well mannered. I told the "Ah-Pek" nevermind serve her first I can wait. and the "Ah-Ma" apologized. 

But at least now I know that not all PRC nationals are fucked up ... only a Majority of em. 


Peace!

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