Why are Singaporeans so entitled and self-centered?

[focus1974]

Take public transport must chiong to be the first to board and disregard others along the way. During peak periods always crowd near exits instead of moving in to let more people board. All must chiong for the empty seats,

On the roads always chionging and overtaking like rushing to someone's funeral, even if there's a red light in front and there's no point to drive so recklessly. When someone signals to move into their lane, many would accelerate even faster to not allow this. If someone makes a minor mistake on the road, horn until like no tomorrow, but if ownself make mistake, then it's just an honest mistake ma.

Came across too many cases of Singaporeans being rude and demanding to service staff, speaking to them in a very condescending tone when their expectations or special requests are not met. Be it in F&B, retail, transport or elsewhere, and sadly not just within Singapore but when they are overseas too. Even for things beyond control of service staff.

Comparing and competing with one another in all aspects of life, always preaching to other people on having to make the best or right decisions from their own perspective else be looked down upon.

Everything can also complain until no tomorrow.

How come like that?

every country also got lah.

 

[Apparatus]

Someone will be number one, right? If it's not you then let others be lor

 

[magna_strike]

You are very daring to complain about Singaporeans in general.

Nothing wrong with that. It's our culture to complain so he did nothing wrong.

 

[ramlee]

I think being Self entitled is our trait .

Therefore don’t be too nice to anyone because he or she will definitely leave you behind or backstab you when situation is required

Heng pap says they will leave nobody behind

 

[Lchlch]

Take public transport must chiong to be the first to board and disregard others along the way. During peak periods always crowd near exits instead of moving in to let more people board. All must chiong for the empty seats,

On the roads always chionging and overtaking like rushing to someone's funeral, even if there's a red light in front and there's no point to drive so recklessly. When someone signals to move into their lane, many would accelerate even faster to not allow this. If someone makes a minor mistake on the road, horn until like no tomorrow, but if ownself make mistake, then it's just an honest mistake ma.

Came across too many cases of Singaporeans being rude and demanding to service staff, speaking to them in a very condescending tone when their expectations or special requests are not met. Be it in F&B, retail, transport or elsewhere, and sadly not just within Singapore but when they are overseas too. Even for things beyond control of service staff.

Comparing and competing with one another in all aspects of life, always preaching to other people on having to make the best or right decisions from their own perspective else be looked down upon.

Everything can also complain until no tomorrow.

How come like that?

Usually I will let them go first if they trying to push forward.

 

[Sumimasen]

Malaysian who stays in sinkieland behave such way too I noticed

 

[standarture]

Its a mental disease now. People slowly walking enjoying also kenna suan for blocking. Driving at speed limit also kenna suan for hogging. I always dont know people rushing to go where. Save 1min also happy. Die die cannot take wrong exit or turn, must cut across many lanes. Overtake also must overtake from infront even when behind no car. Waiting for right turn also kenna suan when it is safer. People chiong for seats. Win liao feel shiok and better than others.

It is a cannot lose or get embarrassed mentality. Quite bad. Overseas people dont even need to press door close button for lift!

 

[86technie]

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Chiong attitude, me first you second mindset.

 

[fandango]

Take public transport must chiong to be the first to board and disregard others along the way. During peak periods always crowd near exits instead of moving in to let more people board. All must chiong for the empty seats,

On the roads always chionging and overtaking like rushing to someone's funeral, even if there's a red light in front and there's no point to drive so recklessly. When someone signals to move into their lane, many would accelerate even faster to not allow this. If someone makes a minor mistake on the road, horn until like no tomorrow, but if ownself make mistake, then it's just an honest mistake ma.

Came across too many cases of Singaporeans being rude and demanding to service staff, speaking to them in a very condescending tone when their expectations or special requests are not met. Be it in F&B, retail, transport or elsewhere, and sadly not just within Singapore but when they are overseas too. Even for things beyond control of service staff.

Comparing and competing with one another in all aspects of life, always preaching to other people on having to make the best or right decisions from their own perspective else be looked down upon.

Everything can also complain until no tomorrow.

How come like that?

From young we are taught survival of the fittest

 

[GarnetDragon]

Becuz kiasu mentality~

 

[gnoes85]

Everybody for themselves, nice people finish last

 

[Whimsica]

Foreigners/ new citizens bring with them habits from their home countries. They incurred money and effort to be here and are not about to lose out to both fellow foreigners as well as the natives. Many raise their kids - dependents or PRs or 2G citizens - with the same habits and mindset.

Older Singaporeans have always been kiasu because they started with nothing after being kicked out of Malaysia. Things got better by the late 1990s and early 2000s as the Gen X/ 3G Chinese Singaporeans grew up and corrected their parents' behaviour. We stopped hearing about "ugly Singaporeans" for a while.

Then over the last few years, with half the people on the street being foreigners, sinkies have another mindset change.

They are unhappy with foreigners who just came in not integrating, understanding and following their norms. They made noise but the gahmen call them racists and xenophobic. Since they cannot tell right away who's local and who's not, sinkies now will just make sure they dun lose out.

One will tend to behave more properly when one is afraid to be singled out and shamed, but there is no such worry when more and more people are behaving badly.

Gahmen wants foreigners but knows the ground sentiments, and decides it is best it does not talk about kampong spirit any more.

So it's every man for himself here on this tiny island.

And "Singaporeans" are getting used to, again, be identified as ugly and cannot be bothered since there is a lack of the sense of belonging with various parties, groups and people coming up with their own definitions of the Singaporean identity.

 

[ramlee]

Just like my dad. When he doesn’t get what he wants from the airport staff or the polyclinic staff, he will shout at the staff with full confidence as though it’s a valid point and say “I am Singaporean you know?!”

And to me: Singapore big fug ah?

You got tell him ma?

 

[Laneige]

The one going to exit maybe have many things or next stop wana alight
Who in the right mind will go in n then onky to struggle out

So if bus full liao then why don’t just wait instead of trying to squeeze all the way ???

 

[coyote]

Nothing wrong with that. It's our culture to complain so he did nothing wrong.

Wait till I complain ...

 

[Visor9999]

In sg, it’s always self interest first these days. Nothing else matter.

 

[Visor9999]

This is uniquely Sinkie DNA.
priest embrace it.

There is more foreigners than local sinkies outside these days. Isn’t that their behaviour? Their rest just follow lah

 

[Visor9999]

Malaysian who stays in sinkieland behave such way too I noticed

Foreigners here to make money, time is money so of coz they want to always hurry up. This tend to lead to dangerous driving and more accidents

 

[thekh21]

Isn't now public t buses employed young jhk drivers also like that ?My boy took daily same route n yesterday this jh driver overshot the stop.When kid asked him :"Uncle ,how come u overshot never stop "in mandarin,the driver still can ****ly replied :"u pressed late "n blamed my boy.And he was speeding also

 

[ninjaghost]

Not only Sinkie, all other nationalities also same. EDMWERs too. as long as u're human, there are always people feel you're entitled if you didn't do according what other want