Singapore is a pluralistic society where people of different races and nationalities coexist peacefully, and the authorities have always promoted racial harmony. During the 11th Golden Week, many Chinese tourists also came to Singapore for tourism~
However, recently, a Chinese woman and a Singapore couple quarreled on the subway, and the Chinese woman also said: "Singapore's face has been lost by you!" "In that case......
So what's going on? Today, the know-it-all will take everyone to take a look.
Singapore Know-it-all
Chinese woman and Singapore couple
Loud noise on the subway
"Singapore's faces have been disgraced by you!"
As can be seen from the video, the incident took place on the MRT in Singapore while the MRT was heading to Tanjong Pagar Station.
On the subway, a Singapore couple and a woman with a baby quarreled, and the uncle in purple tried to persuade him. Some netizens said that judging from the accent, the woman should be Chinese.
In the video, the Chinese woman asks the other party loudly: Can't you see the map in a public place?
The man slapped the display screen on the subway and said: Can't you watch it here?
The Chinese woman asked rhetorically: Is that a map? The map is hung there for people to see!
The man said to the Chinese woman: If I don't bring my daughter out today, I will fight with you!
At this time, the Chinese woman pointed to the other party's face and said: The faces of Singaporeans have been lost by you! That's all I have to say.
The man shouted at the Chinese woman: Then if you have the ability, you don't want to come to Singapore!
That's the end of the video.
Source: STOMP
Some netizens think that the man has brought shame on Singaporeans
Some netizens think it's not his fault
From the limited video footage, some netizens speculated: Based on their conversation, I guess the Chinese woman wanted to check the map near the door, because the color and overall of the map are clearer. I guess the Singaporean couple was standing nearby, and they weren't happy that she was wandering there looking at the map. But the Chinese woman was right – the old Singapore gentleman did disgrace Singapore.
Another netizen said: I am about to collapse as a Singaporean, and Singapore has been crowded by Chinese and Indians, which is not the uncle's fault.
Chinese tourists are discriminated against in Singapore
The other person makes an insulting gesture
From a video with no beginning or end, it is impossible to judge who is right and who is wrong, and all netizens can do is rely on brain supplementation and guessing.
After the mutual exemption between Singapore and China, there has been an increase in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Singapore, and a similar incident occurred a few months ago.
Earlier, a Chinese Internet celebrity named "Hi Ya Tong Melon" posted a video of being humiliated by staff while traveling in Singapore, which quickly attracted the attention of netizens.
On this day, "Tong Gua" hiked the Tree Top suspension bridge at MacRitchie Reservoir in Singapore.
This is the place below, which is a niche attraction in Singapore.
On the way, he met a staff member chatting with two Japanese tourists, and after learning that they were from Japan, the staff shouted: "Japan is the best country in the world!" ”
At this time, "Tong Gua" was a little curious, if it was a tourist from another country, would the other party still say something similar?
So "Tong Gua" stepped forward to say hello to the staff.
The other party asked him where he was from, and "Tong Gua" said that he was from China.
As a result, the staff member first made such a gesture behind the "Tong Gua".
Later, in front of Japan tourists, he made an insulting gesture with a thumbs down (
To humiliate China.
After the incident, the staff of the Singapore Parks Department contacted "Tong Gua", and the two also had a phone call.
Singapore Park Department staff said the person who made the insulting gesture in the video was an employee of the park department's security company. The authorities will conduct a thorough investigation and take the matter seriously.
Source: Hi Ya Tong Melon
Singapore has the Race Relations Act
Some Chinese employees have been discriminated against
The wife of the former prime minister issued a message in support of Chinese employees
As we all know, Singapore has a law called the Race Relations Act, which protects racial harmony.
The Act aims to maintain religious harmony in Singapore society, with the main purpose of preventing and combating religious or inter-ethnic tensions and conflicts, restricting the promotion of hate speech, etc. There is even a "Day of Racial Harmony".
Singapore does not discriminate against Chinese, as many are from Fujian or Guangdong, China. Not to mention the Chinese population, about 70% of the population of Singapore are Chinese, several generations of prime ministers are Chinese, can not "I discriminate against myself"? Even if there is really discrimination, it is an isolated phenomenon, and I hope netizens will not generalize.
Earlier, a video of a Chinese employee working in a Singapore supermarket being ridiculed by a female internet celebrity for not speaking English went viral. [Click the link to learn more about the incident→: 1 Chinese was ridiculed for working in Singapore: you don't speak English and still work here]
After the incident fermented online, Singapore's prime minister's wife Ho Ching spoke out on Facebook, calling on Malaysians not to humiliate others because they don't speak a language we are familiar with.
来源：HO Ching / Facebook
Ho Ching said at the beginning of Facebook that the strength of Singaporeans is that we are open to accepting different faiths, colours and cultures equally. We don't discard our traditions because we don't like some parts of it.
He Jing also said that we need to admit that we are not perfect people, and to recognize that we have a lot to learn from people from all over the world.
Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs and Law, Shangmugam, has also publicly emphasized: "We do not tolerate racial discrimination, not even joking, sarcasm or casual discriminatory words." He said the authorities would continue to educate police officers through seminars and the Force's manpower department, and discuss issues of racial discrimination.
Racist speech is prohibited in Singapore
The foundation has been laid since the Lee Kuan Yew era
Singapore's anti-discrimination foundation has been laid since the time of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore.
Singapore is a diverse country, in order to solve the problems of ethnic antagonism, racial discrimination and other problems, Lee Kuan Yew put forward the concept of composite nation, whether it is Chinese, Malay or Indian, first of all, he should be a Singaporean!
Lee Kuan Yew once said: We must smash all the rhetoric of racial hatred and revenge to pieces, and replace these hatreds with peace and friendship!
To this end, he treated every Singaporean equally, introduced compulsory education, advocated the mixing of ethnic groups in proportion to the population, and promoted unity among all ethnic groups.
Today, Singaporeans are deeply ingrained in the minds of every Singapore citizen, whether they are Chinese, Malay, Indian, or Western, first of all, they consider themselves to be Singaporeans! In addition, foreigners should be treated equally.
Know-it-all has lived in Singapore for 20 years and has never been discriminated against on the basis of nationality or race.
But Singapore is a country of 6 million people, and some very rare examples are understandable.
However, before the matter comes to light, I hope that netizens can look at the problem rationally and not destroy the friendship between China and New Zealand~
May the friendship between China and New Zealand last forever~