growing up in singapore, i've always known that most singaporeans are xenophobic, demeaning and sometimes even hostile towards foreign workers of certain nationalities (m, p, c and b).
i thought that only singaporeans are so cruel, and that other asians are generally not like this. i thought that if you're a foreign worker/student in singapore, you'd be able to empathize with other foreign workers who're also working here, even if they're of a nationality different from theirs.
or so i thought.
i met this m girl that jolted me out of this perception.
now, we all know lucky plaza is where plenty of p's hang out. we also know p's sing very well and always have a lot to say in conversations.
a conversation not in the exact words:
me: oh, she has an errand to run at lucky plaza.
m: what?! lucky plaza?! why lucky plaza?! it's a p place! eww. (makes a disgusted face)
me: what's wrong with that?
m: p's are so annoying, and cheapskate and just.... ugh.
me: they can sing very well, they're always happy and they are good conversationalists.
m: they're very scandalous too and are hookers (utterly disgusted face)
the conversation went on for a while more and this m girl was just determined to degrade and conclude that p girls are cheapskate hookers.
i was angry for over a week. i was deeply saddened and disappointed with humanity, and most of all, with the Body. yes, this m girl is part of the Body.
