Singaporeans less gracious this year: survey

last SG · 2013-08-03T09:04:38+00:00

New year already. Don't be so angwee. Speak for yourself, KING QUEEN of clones. You always post rubbish here to 'hide' your constant angst. point fingers...

SJS6638 SG

Yahoo! Newsroom - Dr William Wan, General Secretary of the Singapore Kindness Movementt summarising the findings of Graciousness Index. (Photo by Singapore Kindess Movement)

Singaporeans were less gracious this year as compared to the year before, according to the latestGraciousness Index issued Tuesday.

1,200 survey respondents were polled between January and February about the experience and perception of kindness and graciousness they experienced during the same period last year. Out of the number, slightly over 70 percent polled were Singapore citizens, with permanent residents and long-term pass holders making up the rest.

Respondents who said they have been on the receiving end of graciousness fell from 65 percent in 2012, to 41 percent this year. They also reported doing fewer acts of graciousness, dropping from 83 percent to 62 percent.

Commissioned by the Singapore Kindness Movement, the index also said only half of respondents have witnessed a random gracious act this year -- a drop from close to three-quarters of respondents last year.

Although the overall perceived graciousness rating fell 0.4 points to 5.8 this year, the survey concluded that most behaviour-related ratings remained generally stable.

One in five rated Singapore as having improved on its overall graciousness levels. The best performing pillar went to courtesy, with a gain of 0.3 points. The pillar was the lowest-performing one last year.

Besides graciousness and courtesy, the other two pillars of perception are consideration and gratitude.

The survey also reviewed qualitative improvements from respondents, such as commuters giving up seats to those in need and making space to accommodate incoming passengers on board public transport. Most respondents rated Singaporeans' behaviour in acts of courtesy as between “good” and “excellent”.

The top suggestion by respondents to improve kindness was to foster neighbourliness. Respondents showed concern towards gracious behaviour on social media, with a general agreement of the need to express more views online but not enough recognition of the need to be gracious on the Internet.

SJS6638 SG

Singapore Kindness Movement was started by PAP Goh Chok Tong. Understandable why they only target at Singaporeans and not the govt.

To be fair, they need to include the govt as well.

If the top is not gracious don't expect the rest to be.

Who this botak man is, is he related to any of the MIW?

SBS2656X SG

You ask the PRC people be gracious first loh!

Come SG, treat SG like their own homeland~

My neighbour who happens to be PRCs was seen pushing a NTUC cart all the way home. How unglam!

They want us be gracious, but 'they' took it for granted.

SJS6638 SG

Don't you know that they love the foreigners over the Singaporeans?

Some foreigners' behaviour is not acceptable. Some from that country speak their own language and expect everyone including non Chinese to understand their language. One of them i encountered in an ungracious way told me off that their country is so big in the world and so everyone should know or understand their language.

Tsk tsk tsk...

our govt always target negatively at us but not the foreigners. This kind of govt really eat shit.

Dalforce 1941 SG

Some from that country speak their own language and expect everyone including non Chinese to understand their language. One of them i encountered in an ungracious way told me off that their country is so big in the world and so everyone should know or understand their language.

Problem is that the dominant language of this country is already wrong in the first place.

SJS6638 SG

Problem is that the dominant language of this country is already wrong in the first place.

Wrong your head. only anti west people like you think this way, you chinese educated always go against the west.

You the only one said is wrong. You super outdated.

Dalforce 1941 SG

Wrong your head.

It's wrong. It's not native tongue of majority of people in Singapore. Only eurasians and some peranakans like Harry Lee Kuan Yew see it as "mother tongue". This is class warfare against people of Singapore by the old colonial elite, designed to give advantage to old english speaking colonial elites like Harry Lee Kuan Yew.

SJS6638 SG

best solution for your stubborn and wrong attitude is you go find a country and be your own govt and then force the people to speak and use the language you want.

You are the one who is wrong. Go kill lky la if you so against him on the language

Dalforce 1941 SG

Go kill lky la if you so against him on the language

Harry Lee can only die after 2016 elections. Chee Soon Juan wants to fight him. He can't die before 2016.

SJS6638 SG

Harry Lee can only die after 2016 elections. Chee Soon Juan wants to fight him. He can't die before 2016.

If you want to talk about your beloved dearest Harry start another thread.

Summer hill SG

I love the internet so much more than the TV.

There's a new drama every 5 min

SJS6638 SG

I love the internet so much more than the TV.

There's a new drama every 5 min

girl, you posted in the wrong thread.

very fast pace on internet.

Nyorai SG

Singapore Kindness Movement was started by PAP Goh Chok Tong. Understandable why they only target at Singaporeans and not the govt.

To be fair, they need to include the govt as well.

If the top is not gracious don't expect the rest to be.

Who this botak man is, is he related to any of the MIW?

Because they conquer others:

“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.”
― Gautama Buddha

isntitobviousstoptokinrot SG

Harry Lee can only die after 2016 elections. Chee Soon Juan wants to fight him. He can't die before 2016.

SDP is right to go for Tj pagar. he should letthe rest NSP, workers parties etc work on those other important constituencies.

SDP jibai chuan just want attention. so if he really go for Tj pagar it will really put up a good show, while teh rest good opposition parties work on the more serious voting elsewhere. SDP should try not to cross other opposition's path and do hi own thing.

isntitobviousstoptokinrot SG

Don't you know that they love the foreigners over the Singaporeans?

Tsk tsk tsk...

our govt always target negatively at us but not the foreigners. This kind of govt really eat shit.

do you know that they added another dish to the menu.

gahmen favourite food

(1) sheet (effective 2012)

(2) Horse urine (effective 2012)

(3) trash (eefective 2012)

(4) PUKE (effective 2013)

isntitobviousstoptokinrot SG

you should take photo and the house unit numebr and report fairprice!

its becasue everythings they do no sgrean wanna report that's why they take it for granted!

they aslo very noisy stay in HDB flats, and why did out gahmen karchng even allow them to have a say in when we should cokk curry?!

charlize SG

Singa also quit.

SJS6638 SG

does not matter if singa quits or not, most important is those scums who suck so much money and make life difficult for us quit

Deacon Blue SG

so what? making noise about having more bastards as a population is less gracious?!

Gu7777g SG

Is doom day for us, we are suck anyway.