关键字： Singaporeans, student, Chinese, university, NTU, library, rude, impolite

Unlike most of my fellow Chinese comrades, I seldom dislike Singaporeans. But sometimes I really do.

Library should be a quiet and peaceful place where students are able to study without getting disturbed or distracted. But some ugly behaviors of Singaporean student turned the school library to a market place.

I'm not saying Singaporean students are the only ones not following the rules in the library, but the number of events done by them sure wins over the rest of the nationalities. (Sorry for the weird terms used, I just finish my quiz on Probability and Statistics)

During one of the free afternoons last week, I was unwillingly happily doing my maths tutorials in the library. This young lady who sat two tables behind me started talking on phone.

Usually when I receive or make a call while I'm in library, I would walk away from the study area with all the tables and try to hide behind the bookshelves, or face the open area. In that case other people who are studying won't be affected by my conversation through the phone. Or if it is just a short conversation, I would keep my voice as low as possible, and cover my mouth with hand to stop voice from spreading out.

This Singaporean lady obviously didn't need any privacy. She also assumed that everyone who were studying nearby were interested in her conversation. She started answering the phone as if she was in her own room. I was praying for her conversation to end soon, or for her phone to run out of battery. But those didn't happen. Her happy chit chat with friend lasted for at least 10 minutes. Even my stares and 'Shh!-s' didn't affect her determination to continue talking.

It was even worse this morning, again they were sitting 2 tables behind me, 3 guys, Singaporeans. They made full use of the meeting room as big as a library the library to carry out their discussion, making sure not only they themselves, but also others in the same level could hear them loudly and clearly. Minutes later one guy's genetic disease suddenly broke out one guy start kicking the floor with both his legs. Trying to demonstrate? Go get a permit first.

I keep on staring at the group of people, trying to tell them I was really irritated. Finally, after 20 seconds to react, another guy told the guy kicking the floor in mandarin: ‘停下来，有人在看你Liao!’ ('Stop it, there's people looking at you.') Finally.

There are way more incidences of those Singaporeans talking loudly in library, while sitting down or walking pass. Should I relate this phenomenon to those who blast music through their tiny earphone on train? Do they have hearing problem or something?

Some of them always have this arrogant expression of their faces. They talk loudly to attract attention, also to show people they 'heck care', they got 'seh' (personality / charm).

BULL SHIT!

I really look down on you people. It's always those who are lack of substances that are desperately trying to show off or seek attention.

Just to add another point, some young Singaporean students are really not friendly with the China Chinese here. Of course they are friendly when there's a need to ask you questions regarding study, or when he want to sit beside you during a test. (You know what I mean.) Most of the time they still address Chinese students as 'China Man'. For those who don't know, that's a very discriminative way of addressing China Chinese.

Singapore government is having more communications with China, yes. But it's only those people in the government who can see the big image. Our dear student in NTU are still worrying about there hostel rooms and rankings in class being nabbed away by 'China Man'.

Have decided to add the 'Some' in the title, so my innocent Singaporean friends and other kind souls are not wrongly condemned. - 19/10/06 2:05