STOMPers have expressed anger over Beijing University professor
Kong Qing-Dong's statement that Singaporeans have 'no quality',
because we rely on laws and fines to keep people in line.
His comments were made as part of a Chinese television interview
over an incident that happened recently on Hong Kong's MTR. A Hong
Kong man had approached a Chinese National eating noodles on the
train to tell him to stop. The Chinese man had made a rude retort,
sparking a heated argument over nationality.
STOMPer Wall-E wrote:
"This Chinese professor is exactly the kind of person that gives
Chinese people a bad name globally.
"His arrogance and hypocrisy, and sheer audacity in speaking as if
every word from his mouth were gospel is sickening to watch.
"Over the course of his interview, he calls Hong Kongers dogs, and
slaves of the British with a post colonial mindset.
"His ridiculous sense of entitlement is extraordinary. He is the
one who is behaving like a colonial master now, demanding that Hong
Kongers conform to China's rules, and not speaking in
dialects.
"He slams Singapore also, calling us people with no quality,
because we rely on fines and rules to keep people behaving properly
here.
"He does not have the right to say this when many Chinese people
habitually behave badly in other countries, including here in
Singapore.
"He is living in the past, with his misguided sense of Chinese
superiority. Does he mean to say that Chinese people don't need
laws? They do, but they still don't behave any better than
others.
STOMPer Jessica wrote:
"I watched this interview online, and feel this man is a disgusting
example of Chinese peoples' attitude towards other countries.
"Chinese people are the ones disgracing themselves by acting
boorishly and rudely while visiting other countries.
"This fat fool is one reason so many people think Chinese people
are arrogant and have no manners.
STOMPer pHail wrote:
"Simply unbelievable. This man from China has a lot to say about
Chinese people overseas, but he cannot see the faults of his
countrymen.
"Just visit us Professor Kong. We'll let you know what we honestly
think of your comments and your hypocrisy."
STOMPer Eden wrote:
"This man made an example, saying Singapore is a lawful country but
went on to say that reliance on laws meant that people had no
quality.
"What a criticizing implication on Singapore!"
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