Originally posted by Wanda:
This is interesting....from the online ST forum. *smacks
forehead*
[b]Mark of a gracious society does not arise from an Act of
Parliament
I REFER to the letter from Mr Nelson Quah about the 'Anti-social
Behaviour Act'.
He wants to enact an 'all embracing Parliamentary Act' to
'eradicate anti-social behaviour and produce a gracious society'.
Like many Sporeans, his solution to all problems is 'fine, ban,
jail'.
And yet Singaporeans ask themselves why everyone in the rest of the
world thinks they are weird.
The mark of a gracious society does not arise from an Act of
Parliament, or through campaigns. It comes from years of living in
a society with a gracious government with enlightened people.
Mr Quah says that Singaporeans behave in a Third World manner and
these behaviours tarnish our 'First World image'. With his letter,
he has further buttressed the notion that Singapore is - and will
probably be for some time to come - a Third World nation in every
sense of the word.
Tom Wang
Shanghai, China
[/b]
From China
He has a point you know though I wouldn't say it's coming from the
right country especially since most of the boorish behavior comes
from China
