scummy

i heard this from my sister who saw the entire incident play out on the MRT.

A Caucasian couple was standing next to the doorway, gibbering to themselves. As the train approached a station, a local Chinese guy wearing a T shirt with a swastika (see picture) sign walked towards the MRT door. He was then pushed on the back by the male Caucasian and was chided: 'SHAME ON YOU!'

Not knowing how to react and in his hurry to get off the train, the local guy alighted. The couple was seen smiling, as if they had struck lottery or something. According to an eye witness, an old Singaporean lady approached the couple, asking them to justify why they had done something like that. The Caucasian man explained that the local guy was wearing a Nazi t shirt, and the Nazi had killed almost 60,000 people in the war, including the extermination of the Jews.

"The Nazis killed so many people! SHAME ON HIM!' The Caucasian man retorted in a thick accent.

In reply, the old lady responded non-chalantly: 'This is Singapore, you know? The colonial period is over.' Clearly embarrassed by her reply, they alighted at the next stop.

What does this incident show? Understandably, the Caucasian man was affected by the Nazi logo. To him, a logo was not a logo. It represented something which he hated. But does his emotions warrant a slap on the back and a public outburst on a local guy who appeared as though he had no idea of what was going on? I do not defend the Nazi's act in the war and nor do i agree with their policies, but what the Caucasian guy is doing just pisses the hell out of me. We are no longer a colony, mind you (well at least legally speaking) . We are not the old Malay aristocrats who clamored for the attention of the British officials. Nor are we the China-looking Chinese merchants who championed for British economic favors. I do not think you are superior to us, for you are clearly not for you cannot distinguish a poor chap wearing the T shirt for no reason at all from a pro-Nazi person. How would you feel if you were accused of championing American imperialism for wearing your shirt and jeans in your own country? Yes, we do welcome foreigners and tourists to our country. BUT, DO NOT EVEN THINK THAT WE ARE INFERIOR TO YOU IN ANY WAY. Remember that.