新加坡人讨厌中国人的真正原因

前几天在报纸上看到一篇报道，指中国有人写了一篇文章，企图说明新加坡人为何讨厌中国人。作者认为其原因是中国人抢了新加坡人的饭碗，因为新加坡人懒惰，不愿从事某些工作。我没有找出这篇文章的原文，但从报道中可以大略知道这内容。

报道原本可以针对文章好好地探讨新加坡人讨厌中国人的问题，只可惜它只是围绕着新加坡人是否真是懒惰这点，浪费题材。首先我要指出，新加坡人不因为中国人抢我们的饭碗而讨厌你们，因为那些被大多数中国人取代的工作本来就是由其他外劳做的。中国人要取代新加坡人的工作还是有限的，不管是政府规定还是商业考量。

中国人之所以可以取代其他外劳，抢他们的饭碗，是因为中国劳工相对比较便宜。要是中国劳工知道他们应有的价值，他们应该会不满而要求更高的薪酬。那时别人也会说中国人懒惰而取代他们，因此这里说的是一个钱的问题。

那到底是什么原因使到新加坡人会讨厌中国人呢？那就是大多数到新加坡的中国人让我们见识到了什么是没礼貌、不文明。他们破坏了，或最低限度影响了，我们的社会文化次序与习惯。我要问：难道排队买东西、搭公共交通很难吗？

我本身在上个星期就碰过这么一件事。我和我的同事在吃中饭，我的同事离座买吃的去。很多人过来询问可以不可以拿我的同事的椅子，有印度人，菲律宾人等等。哪知突然有个中国人不问自取地就把椅子拉走。我必须喊住他他才把椅子放回。

新加坡人其实不讨厌外劳，也不会针对任何一个国家的人。所谓入乡随俗，我们只是希望中国人能尊重新加坡的社会次序和生活习惯。当然，我们不能一竹竿打翻一条船。新加坡没公德心得人不少，好心的中国人也有。我就曾经碰过一对热心的中国情侣帮我截计程车。

Old Frame, New Lens

The frame;
A gift from my aunt years ago, more than a decade;
Used to be a pair of sunglasses, of a considerable brand.

The lens;
Transitional under ultra-violet light, more than a hundred;
Left for long-sighted and right for short, of a considerable astigmatism.

Special thanks;
Allan Toh of Admiralty Optical, more than experienced fifteen;
Block 678A Woodlands Avenue 6, of a considerable quality service.

[For The Record] My email to Citibank Singapore Credit Card Service staff to highlight their incompetence

Message sent to Citibank:
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Date : 09-Jun-2010 17:39:23
Subject : Enquiry on Statement Billing (Credit Card)

Hi,

I have received phone calls for the past few days reminding me I have outstanding credit card payment. However, I am on electronic statement notification and I have received no notification. And when I log into my ibanking, I do not see my credit card account or statement. Hence I have no way of making my repayment. Please rectify this issue by re-linking my credit card account with my ibanking as soon as possible.

And please do not call me again or charge me for any late payments until this issue has been resolved. I have done what I can by making the necessary phone calls to ask for resolution to this problem and yet I don't get my reply till now. So if I receive any calls other than a confirmation of having this issue resolved, I will officially launch a complaint to the authorities citing harassment.

Regards,
James Ng

Received this poem via an email; for my friends...

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
And share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own;
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone.

If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.

I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there...