Dear Ambassador,
I am writing you on my personal accord to voice my absolute disgust that seemingly more and more PRC citizens, who are here in Singapore either working or studying, are not showing respect for their host country and her citizens – despite having lots of giveaways from us.
Regardless of what they are doing, they are really living off Singapore and Singaporeans’ hospitality, and showing utter disregard for the rule of law and human life for that matter. What I am about to say is really my personal opinion. However, I suspect this may also be the sentiments of majority of Singaporeans.
I believe you must be well aware of the recent spate of most unfortunate, and in most cases, uncalled for incidences which have been caused by your country’s dear citizens here in Singapore, from students having free education on full Singapore government scholarship (our people’s money), when even we Singaporeans have to pay for local education; to the recent taxi-hijack at the Budget Terminal, again by one of your people, resulting in the death of an innocent person, who’s from neighboring Malaysia.
It is very ironic that although China-Singapore relationship has been warm and goes back a long way, the relationship and understanding of your citizens here in Singapore seems to go backwards. It is even more sad when your good country, China, has been making huge waves of economic progress and now has achieved international standing, but there seem to be more bad-eggs making headlines than the good.
Sir, I believe you will agree that the attitudes of some of your countrymen is an embarrassment, for a country which is so deep and steep in culture and history, and totally out of line for a country like China with its present status.
I understand fully that it is beyond your control the doings of certain individuals, let alone your responsibility. But I certainly hope very much that, with your authority, you may somehow be able to convey fully the message to your fellow countrymen, and remind them, especially those who are guests in other countries, to show due respect to their host and gratitude for the hands that feed them, and which allow them opportunities to grow and nurture, whether for work or for studies.
From my personal observation and encounter, it appears to me that the younger generations of PRC citizens, although materialistically well-off, are lacking in values. Again, sir, I may be myopic.
I wish to qualify myself by saying that I personally know of people, and have good friends, in China, who are really great examples to me – in life, marriage, work and ethics. I do not deny that I am utterly flabbergasted by the actions of some of your people here, but I am level-headed to also believe that majority of Chinese citizens themselves do not condone such actions either.
For the cleaner who died innocently, it’s a young life being snuffed out way ahead of its time. The culprit has not only murdered a life, but has taken away the livelihood of an entire family. He has successfully widowed a woman only in her early 30’s. He has successfully made fatherless 4 young children, one of whom will NEVER see his father’s face alive in his lifetime. He has successfully destroyed a family. He has no considerations nor remorse, based on his actions. Although it may not be a requirement, since it’s not the embassy’s responsibility, I sincerely hope that your office will show compassion to the family of the victims at the very least, for the harm caused by one of your citizens.
For Sun Xu and the others who called we Singaporeans horrible names despite receiving years of kindness from us, they are 忘恩复议. They do not know how to, or what is, 饮水思原.
I will have the fortune of visiting China next month, to see for myself a bit of what China is really like. I believe I will not be disappointed. In fact, I am full of anticipation for my first ever trip to mainland China, because I know I will meet many good people, friends, and learn much from the trip to your good country China.
Again, I am writing this on my own accord, voicing personal thoughts. Instead of shouting out loud and retaliating abusively online, I have chosen to write to you. Maybe this will do some good?
I hope I have not inadvertently written anything that may be deemed inappropriate, as I have never written to any political office bearers before, let alone to another country’s representative. If I have, in anyway, by this writing, shown any disrespect to you, please do accept my sincere apology. For that is not meant to be.
Thank you for taking time to attend to and read my email, and for whatever good actions you may take.
Sincerely,
A Singaporean,
the same style of writing as “samuel”
Hi
Out of the 8 Chinese characters, 3 are written wrongly. It should be 忘恩负义 and 饮水思源. It may reflect badly on our standard of Chinese language in Singapore. Please check the Chinese dictionary in future if you are in doubt as I don’t want the ambassador to laugh at us Singaporeans.
哈哈哈^_^，笑死人了！复议？思原？The ambassador of PRC will laugh from the bottom of his heart……
~I have never written to any political office bearers before, let alone to another country’s representative.~
Sorry, I think the reverse is true.
Of course, just my observation.
AND
Is this the writer Singaporean?
Local-born Singaporean?
Perhaps the Chinese Characters just make us think that the person as Singaporean?
マーケット2ガーデン
whaat to do? we dont have the guts to march down the street, only can complain behind a computer and smile to the foreign bosses when we are screwed.
we dont have the guts to make a difference for ourselves but expect others to fight our cause.
what can i say, we are borned with chicken heart.
now, go ahead and take your frustration out on your wife and children. the sayings goes; inside the home, you are a dragon, outside the home, you are a worm.
Why bother to write at all?
I am beginning to side with the govt that our people are really eng (free) to write all sorts of (IMHO) nonsense in the cyberspace and dreaming their time away.
What do you think such a letter will acheive?
Nothing.
Nothing and more nothing.
What’s the point to write to the Embassy?? Will they do anything to it??? But is something which we should encourage as it takes lots of courage to write the letter. It’s our govt fault to bring in all these trash from China and calling us Dogs and disrespect us the host country. They are given the previlages to over ride us, soon we will be replace by these Trash from Mainland China.
sorry , next time u must write in chinese , i don’t think they can understand english,
I have quite many Chinese colleagues/friends who are well-behaving foreigners living and working in Singapore. I find it baffling/ridiculous to write a ‘complaint letter’ to the Chinese embassy.
If seriously Chinese behaviour is considered that repulsive/antisocial, then the author should really try living in France (or in other parts of Europe for that matter), and you will see what are the really ‘un desirable’ foreigners, who are usually violent and aggressive!
To marcos,
So President Marcos, you have experienced France?
So what makes you think the writer has never lived in
Europe, so you are the only one who lived in western
Countries as you have a lot of money derived from
Philippines ?
What do you mean by foreigners in France, you mean
They are not french as in they are work permit and
PR ? Or are they citizens of France but non-whites?
I do not know believed a word you are saying as I am
Familiar with UK , being in Europe.
So why are you comparing Different types of behaviour?
Some Sg do not condone the china chinese behaviour
In Sg.
I do not think you are comparing like with like, you are
Comparing apples with oranges.
I do not see foreigners who have the right to work
In UK , non British are violent , both are british cirizens
If you say non whites british being violent to white brirish
Or non-white french to white french is a stupid
Comparison to sg to china chinese, sg is our country,
Dont belong to china, foreigners should respect and
Abide by the law in that country
Dont fucking impress Sg by taking your French
Experience to justify your good chinese friends,
Hope no china chinese driving a ferrari kill your family or you on
The road, then you never know
Oh, well only One chinese disobey the law, no
Big deal, it will be a big deal when he kills your
Love ones, let’s spare you to live to write your
OpiniOn here again