On 18 Feb 2012, an ingrate by the name of Sun Xu (孙旭) said this:

Clearly, none of China’s 5000 years of history and culture has rubbed off this scumbag. I often thought the the right thing to do is to say sorry when I bumped into someone (whether or not the other person is at fault). Just what did Sun Xu expect? That someone would kowtow and be thankful he was bumped into by a high and mighty Singapore government scholar? Perhaps that happens in some corrupted armpits of China where Hu Jintao or Wen Jiabao didn’t even know existed but it just simply doesn’t happen here, Mr Sun.

I am amazed that he takes offense with that. He should be glad that we Singaporeans, being a civilised lot, are usually mild and not confrontational. I shudder to consider the fate of a Singaporean doing the same in China. In fact, I recalled an incident many years ago in a chatroom in Asia Friend Finder: A poor sod typed something disrespectful of mainland Chinese and within minutes the Singapore chatroom was filled with mainlanders “shouting him down”. Sun Xu should be glad we Singaporeans are above such barbarism. Then again, had he offended that murderous teenage gang in Downtown East, he would not have written his piece of crap and we might actually feel sorry for him instead.

This is not the first time foreign students belittle our country and our people. A few months back some clown by the name of Wang Pengfei made slurs not only about the way we speak but also against a minority group. I did not follow this matter closely but I know he was expelled from his school and an opposition member made a police report. The coward subsequently fled with his tails between his legs to the land of his birth. I was a little sad that he didn’t get hauled up by the police to face the music before that happened. His parents should be given a ‘Eric Cantona Kungfu Kick’ for not teaching him proper manners. No guest should insult his hosts while enjoying their hospitality!

That is not all. If I recalled correctly, there is also this particular case which appears to have gone unpunished. A Liu Peiyu Parry – apparently also from NUS – said (see below):

Translation: Our national (i.e. PRC) soccer team teaches us a fact which can be used in our final (exams). That is not to give up hope because there will always be Singaporeans at the bottom to cushion us.

The above remark subsequently end up on STOMP. I am not aware that NUS took any action against this guy for hurting the feelings of his classmates. Considering that ‘Parrysite’ Liu isn’t a local, I am somewhat convinced that NUS has secretly implemented a reverse quota where our more talented youths are deprived of a place in our local universities so a foreigner can have a go at it.

Anyway, it is of no wonder why these foreigners just get bolder. The Singapore government has been telling the whole world that we Singaporeans are less capable and even gone so far to say that we can’t make it without foreigners. Is it a surprise why any mother’s son from any other part of the world would look down on us? That’s not forgetting foreigners could beat some of us up so bad that they end up in hospital while the police took an entire year to investigate the case and press charges. On top of which, the culprits managed to jump bail and escape out of country. Even so, nothing is sadder than getting stabbed in the back by traitors when some of us want to hold our heads high. In one particular case, one of these traitors wrote a comment like this on Facebook (and I paraphrase): “To get angry over such little things shows that the person is mentally and spiritually weak.”

Wow, I can surely feel his mental and spiritual strength erupting along with those words. Personally, I can respect the restraint when someone chooses not to take offense over the comments of the likes of Sun, Wang and Liu, but I will not disrespect those who instead choose to react (like Tay Ping Hui). Some might want to justify all these as separate, isolated incidents but let’s not forget that in reality, we often hear a lot more outrageous comments in private conversations between friends or relatives. The point I am trying to make here is that these cases are just the tip of the iceberg and some of their slurs which never made it online are definitely much worse. I shudder to imagine just how low in regard our country and people is held by these foreign students. I certainly ain’t alone in that thought because more than half a year back, fellow blogger Darryl Kang has already pointed this out.

It took more than 3 days before NUS responded and haul this fellow up for discipline. Only after that did the ingrate Sun Xu apologised (see above). If not for that he would have thought the matter is over simply by deleting his comment. Some would say late is better than never but I don’t want his stinking apology. I want this fellow to leave my country, now!!! But he should only be allowed to leave after he return every cent of scholarship given by Singapore, with a 3.5% p.a. interest calculated daily and an extra 1% on the first $10,000. That money would have earn that kind of interest in the special account of someone’s CPF. It offends me that my country is paying for his scholarship which I felt would have better served Singapore if given to a Singaporean youth instead. I will not settle for him working in my country to pay it off because every other second he stay in my country is wasting our resources and also fouling up the very air I breathe. Why should we waste an employment opportunity on him? I expect him to pay in cold, hard cash.

Before I end, I must say I cannot identify with the comments made by Member of Parliament Mr Baey Yam Keng, who said that “we need to reflect upon ourselves, are we the way they described.”

I admire Mr Baey’s ability to turn his other cheek. But when I am called a dog in my own country by a free riding foreign parasite, I will not in return call this person who makes the offensive remark a gentleman and ‘reflect upon myself’. Had someone else said this, I would have thought he is suggesting we should be more assertive (if not aggressive) in telling off those inconsiderate people like Sun Xu who can’t seem to avoid bumping into others, or some of his fellow countrymen who seems to have no concept of personal space in crowded places.

Mr Baey should be glad that we rational Singaporeans had not gone so far to write songs (or make videos) to insult / protest against the ugliness of foreigners just like what the Hong Kongers did.