@sgdiehard
I think the point (and i could be wrong) that jojo is trying to
bring across is to be subjective.
It isn't a case of "staying in Singapore should be proud of
Singapore."
Singapore has points it should be proud of. However it does have
points it is lacking. This is of course all a matter of opinion.
However it becomes apparent that some will defend the country just
for the sake of it.
I think this is what jojo is trying to bring across drawing
comparisons with "Pinoy Pride" I've never heard of this term but I
read the link she posted and incidentally I'll say her comparison
is pretty accurate.
The problem with blind pride is that there leaves little room
for improvement. I think jojo is trying to bring this across as
well (albeit sarcastically) when she says
"we r number one.
we are perfect country. othercountry will never be close to
perfect like singapore.
our people are most well mannered with superior intelligence.
"
I believe its good to be open to criticism. It also shows
graciousness and maturity. Debate about the points Steph said
that's all good. But seriously "staying in Singapore should be
proud of Singapore" really is not being subjective. Cause if that's
the case then everyone in the world would have no reason not to be
proud unless they were born in international waters.
so what are the criticism from this 20 yr old girls that are
being discussed here?
you think she is popular, because she has been to korea, taiwan
or australia? the other news I read about this girl is how she
quarrelled with her aunt, that adds to her popularity.
some find interest in her accent, others thinks she got guts to
speak, many saw exactly what she wanted to show, her cleavage!
so what is it that Singaporean must change? don't start bashing
anybody who disagree with her or you. What if an australian has the
same opinion as the philippino?
Pride is different from arrogance, humility is different from
inferiority complex, preference is different from prejudice.
I have pride in myself because I have dignity, I have pride in
my country because this is what I cherish. Nothing to do whether I
am no 1 or no 2. This is not a zero sum game.
read my earlier post, I said "
I am proud of my Singaporean accent and our own vocab, hanor,
yaloh, denhor...siok!! (Didn't say we are no 1.)
I strive to speak good english with proper sentence structure,
good grammar and appropriate vocab. (that means I am still
improving).
There are good things about Singapore, and there are bad,
Singapore is not perfect. Good things are bad to some and bad are
good to others, nobody is perfect. (You don't understand
english?)
