As we all clearly see the increasingly populated amount of work immigrants, its obvious from the group of them we spot the most 'outstanding' bunch. Being a Chinese individual in this multiracial society doesn't really stand out much, but being a Chinese from China just isn't that hard to identify.
After several encounters and incidents, let us say its not a statement of stereotyping but a consensus of truth. You hear them talking loudly, literally shouting, a normal act or a couldn't-be-bothered attitude. At the train station, rushing into the train as if they're running away from terrorists, apart from our locals doing that, we see them doing it at a high frequency, always. Inconsiderate or ignorance?
In the cinema while watching a movie, Mandarin subtitles are provided for English movies. Do we need to hear them asking one another about the scene, what it means and what the movie is trying to convey? A 'live' version of a beauty pageant where the interpreter translates English to their foreign tongue, do we really need to go through that in the cinema with them sitting behind, in front or beside us?
The annoyance level hit skyrocketed heights, with irritation and agony, frowning at them, giving them strange alienated looks, I've come to a conclusion. They just dun get it at all.
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