Nationality Discrimination

I always thought that in a multi-cultural-nationality country such as Singapore, we can accept the likes of foreigners living with us. However, I was proved wrong this week.

I can still remember sometime back when i was still a teenager, rushing to work in Marina Square, i had some stuffs in my mouth. On the overhead bridge, unknowning that a bangladeshi worker was cleaning up the floor on the bridge, i spat. He stared at me, probably thinking: How can you singaporean just spit in the public?

When i glanced up, seeing him, i felt so guilty. I told myself, if i were in his shoes, i would probably be thinking the same. So, i told myself that i would never do it again, notheless, look down on them.

well, i had been working since 2001 in the service sector, and i do see more and more mix nationality couoples. Hmm... u may think, nah... so what?

However, this week, i encountered a problem, and i may be stereo type, and maybe most singaporean will think this way:
-How can a singaporean guy be with a china girl?

Perhaps, most singaporean people will have a rather bad image of china people, indian workers, bangladeshi workers.

I am not. I think they are doing a great service to beautifying our country, filling in the empty slots in jobs that we Singaporeans will not even touch. Aren't they noble?

Yes! they are paid and this is their job. But would u do it if u were in their shoes?

Okie, back to the topic... I know this guy who is a singaporean and this gal who is a chinese from china. This guy has no discrimination against nationality just like me. The 2 got together as a couple.

However, ever since this chinese arrived in Singapore, it seems she has been a target to be bullied by her colleagues around her. These 'colleagues' are Singaporeans and Malaysians, and are also of chinese race. The worse? Upon knowing that the 2 are together, they discriminate the lady to the point of not giving her any pride.

They said that she came to singapore to work and to find a singaporean boyfriend - this, personally, i think, isn't true.

they said that she cannot look for a partner here - this i dun think they are in the right to judge as its not indicated in her contract and not to say in her love life.

okie... there are lots more of discrimination....

I think, we singaporeans, should not be proud that we are an efficient country and forgot that we got to where we are partly because of the foreign workers who came to singapore to work. Love is something that may be hard to control and that u don't plan it, but when it happens, it do happens. If we are to put opurselves in their frame, i am sure u won't want out nationality to be discriminated too..

So, come on, don't just judge people by where they are from and put them with the crows. China has such a big population and that those that we see, have a bad reputation, may not be those that have a good character. DUN LUMP THEM TOGETHER!

For example, if someone murder another person and this is reported in another country. Would u like it to have them say, hey!!! Singaporeans are all murderers!

My answer will be NO!!!

Lets be more civilised and not be proud because we are where we are now. Everyone's human and differs from one another. Judge them only after u have seen them. Dun Discriminate them.

Charm: Dicrimination harms peace and harmony.