All this hoo-ha over an opinion
A friend of mine posted something somewhat controversiall on his blog. The post didn't put Malaysians is very good light, and it riled up a few feathers. I've taken a look at the post, and i must say it makes sense, albeit the odd exaggeration. What annoyed me was that a couple of people took the post very personally, even though it was just an opinion. Hopefully, the following will mellow you out a little.
1)They are traditional. They still live in Kampongs.
Granted, that's a little exaggerated. But i think the point here is that most Malaysians do not live in urban areas, and the majority lives in small towns. According to an atlas, this isn't unfounded. 50.6% of the Malaysian population lives in urban areas. That's only about half. The other half would be "living in a Kampong" so to speak.
2)They are fast and effective. You only have to wait half an hour for the burger you ordered at Macdonalds.
This may not be true in Malaysia, but from what the author of the blog perceives, alot of Malaysians work in low-level jobs, and that's the point that the statement tries to make, sarcastically. It's not a lie when we say that alot of Malaysians come to Singapore to work. It's also true that alot of them come to work in blue-collar jobs, evident in the massive amounts of vehicles passing through the causeway at around 5-7 pm. The statement made was not totally true, nor was it a lie. It was just based on the author's observations about Malaysians in Singapore.
3)They keep their promises. Contracts on the sales of water are a different thing.
This one i had to nod in agreement. Singapore has been nothing but accommodating when it came to the water issue, but Malaysia kept changing their mind. The bottom line here is that Malaysia broke the contract, which is true. Nothing to get hot and bothered about here.
4)They have rich culture. That is the only thing they are rich in.
The point this statement is trying to make is that Malaysians are poor. Since wealth is more or less relative, i'll let the statistics decide.
Ave. GDP per cap (Malaysia): US$10,700
Ave. GDP per cap (Singapore): US$22,366
The rest of the author's points are OPINION, and opinion alone. Comments like these puzzled me:
Why get all nasty over someone's opinion? Don't we have the right to comment on anything anymore? Call the police, because i think someone stole your sense of humour. If the things he said were so far from the truth, i don't understand why everyone is so angry over it.
Getting angry over someone's opinion is one things, but when you start spurting vulgarities and uncalled for comments, it just reflects badly on you, and your country. Case and point would be grandmastertrucker.
I was frankly amazed at the amount of crude things that flew out of him. He read the post, and just typed out the first thing that came to mind; no control of emotion what so-ever. If he had just thought it through, he would have just shook his head, felt sorry for the author, and left. Maybe he even would realize that the likelihood of a Russian-Singapore is slimmer than Paris Hilton. By shooting his mouth off, he just proved the author's point.
I know for a fact that not all Malaysians are like grandmastertrucker, most are more rational. I ask all readers of dissident1.blogspot.com's blog to take his opinions with a pinch of salt. They are, after all, opinions.
Besides, he's just a kid.
1)They are traditional. They still live in Kampongs.
Granted, that's a little exaggerated. But i think the point here is that most Malaysians do not live in urban areas, and the majority lives in small towns. According to an atlas, this isn't unfounded. 50.6% of the Malaysian population lives in urban areas. That's only about half. The other half would be "living in a Kampong" so to speak.
2)They are fast and effective. You only have to wait half an hour for the burger you ordered at Macdonalds.
This may not be true in Malaysia, but from what the author of the blog perceives, alot of Malaysians work in low-level jobs, and that's the point that the statement tries to make, sarcastically. It's not a lie when we say that alot of Malaysians come to Singapore to work. It's also true that alot of them come to work in blue-collar jobs, evident in the massive amounts of vehicles passing through the causeway at around 5-7 pm. The statement made was not totally true, nor was it a lie. It was just based on the author's observations about Malaysians in Singapore.
3)They keep their promises. Contracts on the sales of water are a different thing.
This one i had to nod in agreement. Singapore has been nothing but accommodating when it came to the water issue, but Malaysia kept changing their mind. The bottom line here is that Malaysia broke the contract, which is true. Nothing to get hot and bothered about here.
4)They have rich culture. That is the only thing they are rich in.
The point this statement is trying to make is that Malaysians are poor. Since wealth is more or less relative, i'll let the statistics decide.
Ave. GDP per cap (Malaysia): US$10,700
Ave. GDP per cap (Singapore): US$22,366
The rest of the author's points are OPINION, and opinion alone. Comments like these puzzled me:
OH MY GOD can I please kill this guy? WTF? God he makes my pahala puasa sudah kurang *sobs*
Huh, I'm not even going to BOTHER commenting on that blog. For one, a person who's so self centered is not even worth my time to cuss at, much less to dwell upon.
Why get all nasty over someone's opinion? Don't we have the right to comment on anything anymore? Call the police, because i think someone stole your sense of humour. If the things he said were so far from the truth, i don't understand why everyone is so angry over it.
Getting angry over someone's opinion is one things, but when you start spurting vulgarities and uncalled for comments, it just reflects badly on you, and your country. Case and point would be grandmastertrucker.
I was frankly amazed at the amount of crude things that flew out of him. He read the post, and just typed out the first thing that came to mind; no control of emotion what so-ever. If he had just thought it through, he would have just shook his head, felt sorry for the author, and left. Maybe he even would realize that the likelihood of a Russian-Singapore is slimmer than Paris Hilton. By shooting his mouth off, he just proved the author's point.
I know for a fact that not all Malaysians are like grandmastertrucker, most are more rational. I ask all readers of dissident1.blogspot.com's blog to take his opinions with a pinch of salt. They are, after all, opinions.
Besides, he's just a kid.
