I walked to the very end of the platform hoping to get a good seat on the train today. First thought was, "Wow, so empty! Great!" Upon sitting down, I realised that there was a PDMM talking really loudly to an old man beside her. Throughout the whole journey, she was talking like there wasn't anyone else on the train. Nevermind, someone else caught my attention. Click, click, click. Fell, fell, fell. Sweep, sweep, sweep. This Chinese woman opposite me was trimming her fingernails and sweeping the rubbish off her lap onto the floor of the cabin. The other time I saw this woman on the bus cutting her fingernails, at least she had a plastic bag to contain the rubbish. If combing hair in public is considered rude, this is both rude and dirty. She should be fined. I practically stared at her the whole journey but she remained nonchalant.

No offense against Chinese nationals but why are the ones I see around mostly uncouth, noisy, rude and demanding? Especially those in Chinatown. There are just too many of them I see around in Chinatown behaving that way. I know many of us are prejudiced against them but is their offensive behaviour really caused by the way we behave towards them? That they want to protect themselves against any hostility because they know we have a bad impression of them? I have met some really nice Chinese people but sad to say, they are a rare breed in Singapore. I wonder if they are ashamed of how their fellow comrades behave in this little country of ours. I would.