怎样的标题才可以？--- 同时请大家帮忙这是今天早上刚刚发生的事，在我身上。
事情经过：
早上八点左右，我在国立大学边上等197。一会儿来了一辆双层的197。上车的人很多，经常有人上不去。
我不喜欢挤，所以等到最后看还有位置就上去了。虽然门口和下面走道挤满了人，但凭经验我知道上层会
比较空一点，就尽量往上面去。在下面楼梯口，正当我小心想挤上楼梯时，听到有人说踩到脚了。我连忙
道歉，可能不小心踩到楼梯口一个女人的脚了。说了对不起，我继续往上面走，就听见后面骂骂咧咧的，
用的是华语。什么“白痴”之类的，我站在楼梯中间，往下看着那两个女人（一个是被踩的妇女，一个是
跟她一起的妇女），说，你们干嘛骂人。这下可不得了了，听见被踩的妇女马上回应：“你们中国人--”
总之很难听，很快，我也记不清楚原话了。大概意思就是，中国人素质差，还跑到他们新加坡打工之类的
话，还诅咒我会得病，会死掉之类，口气很霸道，很鄙视人的样子。
我很气愤，回了一句，“你们新加坡人很了不起”，就直接上楼了。后面那两人骂的声音就更大声和激烈
了。我懒得跟这种人理会，以为让她们骂几句就完事。结果大大出人意料。我坐在上层，一会儿，有人猛
拍了我的后背一下，我一转头，刚 (more...)
Grow Up, & Be Strong ...
firstly, No offense ... we all experience these things, especially during the initial days here. but you have shown too much weakness when you cried. hope the nasty ppl will never see tears again on your face.
It's important to reach out and experience different ppl, understand their behaviors and mindsets. It's painful but necessary to have negative experiences like this. Think about it. What will you do the next time you face this? I don't think you will cry again. And the third time? You will probably not bother at all, coz you understand that even in Singapore, you still have a lot of exciting things to do, many interesting friends to know.
It's true that many ppl are resentful towards us scholars. If you go abroad, ppl will complain that you are taking their advantages (though it's a valid complain if you don't pay off) If you work hard here and do well, some losers will say you take their opportunities. Coz in their minds, you should always be the inferior "cheap labors". Of coz if you do badly, you are a live example of the government's failed investment.
Having said that, most local ppl will not be foolish enough to take the resentment down to personal level, except the ones you encountered. (they are apparently the less educated group of the society) Most of the time, it's just like what happens between us and the japanese -- we can get angry talking about japanese as a nation, yet we can have good Japanese friends.
The point is, the high-level resentment will not really affect your work and social life. Even if you are not keen about mixing around with locals, Singapore is a highly international country and there are so many expatriates like you. If you don't want to work for local companies, there are abundant MNCs too. So, it's up to you to choose. Reach out, and be happy.
It's important to reach out and experience different ppl, understand their behaviors and mindsets. It's painful but necessary to have negative experiences like this. Think about it. What will you do the next time you face this? I don't think you will cry again. And the third time? You will probably not bother at all, coz you understand that even in Singapore, you still have a lot of exciting things to do, many interesting friends to know.
It's true that many ppl are resentful towards us scholars. If you go abroad, ppl will complain that you are taking their advantages (though it's a valid complain if you don't pay off) If you work hard here and do well, some losers will say you take their opportunities. Coz in their minds, you should always be the inferior "cheap labors". Of coz if you do badly, you are a live example of the government's failed investment.
Having said that, most local ppl will not be foolish enough to take the resentment down to personal level, except the ones you encountered. (they are apparently the less educated group of the society) Most of the time, it's just like what happens between us and the japanese -- we can get angry talking about japanese as a nation, yet we can have good Japanese friends.
The point is, the high-level resentment will not really affect your work and social life. Even if you are not keen about mixing around with locals, Singapore is a highly international country and there are so many expatriates like you. If you don't want to work for local companies, there are abundant MNCs too. So, it's up to you to choose. Reach out, and be happy.
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