Lokey, you're being extremely arrogant here by calling that
ex-gangster a 'society outcast'. You sound so condescending,
I wonder why you'd even bother to try communicating with him.
In fact, don't bother because with your attitude, you are already
doomed to fail! Who would want to communicate with someone
who judges him/her and worse, condemns him/her? What are you
trying to achieve here? Appear charitable?
I think the best way to communicate with someone is to emphasise
how similar you are with them, not accentuate the
differences. If you approach someone with that attitude, then
even if you do not speak the same language, you can smile at each
other, and bask in the good vibes.
From the sound of it, you lack empathy and worse, you think you
are above the ex-gangster. That won't get you far.
And you know what? So what if he has only received Sec 2
education? You can contribute a lot to society with or
without a degree. And, on that same note, Masters-holders can
be royal a--holes and retards who are more scum-my than
ex-criminals on-the-mend.
ok. If "society outcast" is inappropriate then what is a better
term to use. To me, society outcast just means people who do not
follow the norms of the society.
Wrong, I think people is just people, some of my friends are
already dead at 16, 27 so what is there to say?
One of them is in Changi Prison, I just feel that I can do so
much more before another of them do something wrong again. I really
don't know, these people are out of logic. By the time the police
catch them, even the best lawyer is useless.
I never say that they cannot contribute to society. If there is
a communication problem then how does people approach them. How to
even interact with them in the very first place
