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Don't bother Bubbles. Ah Lau (and his multiple handles), is apparently a little insecure about my comments and is trying to start a flame fest here.

Unfortunately for him, I don't feed trolls.

chris

"Why, thank you", SG female. I was simply trying to point out that the term 'boring' extends both ways - both in behaviour displayed and in expectations imported. My original replies were also getting a little 'deep n serious'. That's why I inserted a self-deprecating 'kidding' and 'fall down the sp...

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chris

'They' ?

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Bafana, I can sympathise with your supermarket scenario. I'd also like to add that we must have had the same arse luck to run into the SAME auntie. I've encountered her in my own lifetime here too. And she must have relatives in Canada, London, Sydney, Adelaide, Hong Kong, and LA; because I've had t...

'Boring' has 2 definitions; especially when you're talking about meeting 'local guys'. 1) An abundance of 'sameness'. A lot of us are simply stressed-out hamsters, running around trying to raise our pay and when sitting down to a candlelit supper, we're prone to talking about the same-old same-old: ...

If we divide 'harrassment' into 'work place and 'on the street', we have 2 different scenarios and explanations. Harrassment in the local workplace, by local men, tends to stem more from lain old 'ignorance' rather than a need to exert dominance or exercise malice. Take the yahoos here at my agency;...

Singaporeans can be VERY racist. Just hang around with the local Chinese guys in your office and see what they say about their Indian colleagues behind their backs. The trouble is, these people don't see it as 'racism' - if you bring up their attitude, they'll just shrug and say 'But it's a fact... ...

The difference is, that in other countries, they vandalize your car for different reasons: 1) Racism 2) Plain old theft In Singapore, by and large, MANY of the vandalism incidents involve a good ole dose of Singaporean 'envy' and 'spite'. Lots of people do it; from old ladies to bank managers. It's ...

I'm a product of the 'A' lvl system here in Singapore. I also moderated at a Hong Kong forum populated largely by teenaged international school kids (14-19), getting to know and meet many of them. Some opinions: 1) Doing your 'A' lvls is largely a waste of time if you're planning on going to an Amer...

Don't ... feed .... the ...troll.


chris

Re: Bubble and Sheesh: Me: Youngish romantic, 34, comfortably independant from penurial and parental strings. Likes: Long walks on the sunset, reading poetry while feeding chocolate strawberries to you, massaging your feet after you've been straining yourself waiting at home in our mountaintop chale...