Originally posted by BillyBong:
Is courtesy campaigns the right way to go?
Sure it improves awareness during the campaign week, but fizzles
out almost immediately after, with Singaporeans rearing their ugly
head, in direct contrast to the smiling courtesy lion.
If it requires coerced methods to drill the [b]foreign
concept of courtesy into our very thick
skulls, how are we to progress as a culture? It must come by
example, and children must be taught the right approach from day 1.
Education is the critical step to change.
I remember being taught to clear my tray during school days. In
parallel, we also did that when we ate at fast food chains.
Incidently, i still practice this habit, despite singaporeans
giving me the raised eyebrow and strange looks.
Try leaving your tray after eating in Taiwan, and see whether the
locals will respond in kind. [/b]
I believe at this point, a RESET is required.
I mean, basic common courtesy aka manners, are SUPPOSED to be
taught by parents at HOME. Yes that's it. I find that parents
today, are ONLY dead set focused on their child's educational
progress and thought nothing of the child's manners and sense of
courtesy. If this issue of courtesy goes ignored any longer, the
newer generation of parents are going to pass on this "me first"
mentality into the next decade and beyond.
Courtesy Campagne must go on, while schools of all levels must
inculcate a strong sense of courtesy in all students.
Yes, being courteous is part of any culture, but if left
unpracticed and allowing only commercial & economic progress to
over rule, then one ugly nation of people will surely to
become.
