The Facebook page of the public event. (Pic /
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inSing.com - 8 hrs 42 mins ago
An event titled "Cook a pot of curry!" has gone viral on
Facebook.
The public event where anyone on Facebook can join, is believed
to be in response to recent news that a family of Chinese nationals
complained about a local Indian family cooking curry.
According to a report in the Today newspaper on 8 August, the
family of new immigrants could not stand the smell of curry. They
reportedly told the Indian family, "Can you please do something?
Can you don't cook curry? Can you don't eat curry?"
After mediation at the Community Mediation Centre (CMC), the two
families reportedly reached a compromise. The Indian family agreed
to cook curry only when the family of Chinese nationals was not
home. In return, the Indian family wanted their neighbours to give
curry a try.
Many netizens are in an uproar that locals have to "conform to
the likes and dislikes" of new immigrants instead of the other way
round.
In response, the five creators of the event are asking
Singaporean to "cook a pot of curry all over the island on Sunday,
21 August, and let the aroma of curries permeate the nation".
Finally, the organisers say, "We are Singaporeans and we LOVE
our curries!"
The "Cook a pot of curry" event has received nearly 24,000
attendees at the time of this article.
