I had the most horrible experience ever faced in my entire life last night. It didn't happen to me but I am really disgusted by the people that is living in this state.
I took the bus home yesterday night after work. Its an old bus where you can still push to slide open the window. The bus condition doesn't bother me. It's the people. Fucking retard. I wish the bus would just run over them. Anyway, so I was sitting on the right hand seat and the passenger that experienced that horrible incident was sitting on the left near the window (I will call him Hank). The bus stopped at one of the bus stops near my university to let some passenger off. So we heard some drunk rowdy crowd at the bus stop. Everyone turned and look at that crowd. Then one of rowdy crowd used a beer bottle to knock on the window by Hank. Hank waved. Then that bastard push the window open and spat onto Hank.
I am still angry as I am typing this. What kind of fucktard mentality is this? If you can't control your action then don't drink. True colors show when you are more 'lose' isn't it? That's where your real self show itselfs. I am sorry I have to say this but the spatter was a caucasian and Hank, I think is either a Cambodian/Vietnamese. I don't think that spatter would have spit if it was a caucasian sitting by the window.
I am truly digusted by Sydney and although Malaysia may not have its best in education (yet) or technology or whatever, it is still a country which I still feel safe with generally and I can still feel its sincerity and I believe it has a better 'culture'. Modernity doesn't mean you have better culture. Every where I go here I can almost see either a drunkard or a junkie or BOTH. What's the problem Sydney? I can still walk and feel safe in Malaysia but definitely not here in Sydney. I dare not even leave my balcony door open unattended.
And before you want to tell me that it isn't like that for you, try 'living', like really 'living' in Sydney, try not to be so over protected. Take a bus, take a train, walk down the street in the town and stay for half a year and you will see what I mean. I've asked around and I am not the only one that is feeling this hostility. We can't take away what is yours if you know how to cherish it and I am not staying here for free either. I wonder how much the government here gets from the international students (not only from education, but all the other added costs), told you it's not free. And if you are really unhappy about the international students, then you should talk to your government. Not making us a scape goat.
Honestly, what would you have done if you've been spat at.
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Hmm... discrimination in a foreign land, eh? I felt it too when I was in England...they call Asians chinks... as long as you're Asian, they just classified you as a yellow dog... it's very unfortunate that they discriminate foreigners, but sometimes, I can't fully blame them. :-( Bad of me to say this, but I kinda hate the foreigners from Middle East who comes to Malaysia too... cuz some of them did not come here to study or anything. They misuse their study and work visa. Instead, they create trouble and make so much mess in our country...I tell you something... the place that i used to live before my house was burn down is a good example where loads of foreigners loiters and do crimes... though not all of them are like that, but then again...the discomfort of seeing them having so much privileges in our country is too great to ignore. Perhaps, the people you encountered felt the same way too. *SIGH* They just can't help but have prejudice towards foreigners, I suppose so that explains their hostility?
I kind of understand what you are saying. I mean you are right. Not all are discriminative and not all are good foreigners either.
I wonder what did the foreigners did so wrong in Sydney that the locals become so hostile? All the gangs and crimes were mostly done by the locals. This is what I observed from the news anyway.
The only reason that I can think of the hostility is the lost of opportunity or they have to compete with the foreigners. Honestly if our own country can bring in foreigners that can contribute positively to our nation, then that should be a good thing isn't it? Not of course when they are misusing the privileges. No one can tolerate that.
Anyway, I am speechless at the foreigners at your old place because I agree that some of them are impossible! The thing is we know that not all of them are like that (my gf is dating one of them, and he is a God fearing good man) and I know not all Australian are discriminative too. My supervisor is a good example.
However, the overall experience I get from Sydney is very the 'hostile' ah.
I know as a foreigner I shouldn't be taking advantage of people good will and as a local I think they should not be so judgemental. I was hoping the guy that did the spatting will fall in love with someone he despites the most. muahahhahaaha.
Its really a hard issue to discuss this issue, kinda like chicken and egg story. Also don't you think that some of us may feel like a foreigner too living in our own world?
Guat Im, I think in your case, the hostility that you felt must have originates from their envy over the loss of chance to compete or seeing foreigners flourished in their own land when they are living a mediocre life where their concerns are not luxurious things but bread and butter issues. They must have felt like a foreigner in their own country when they see foreign students or worker in their country.
I actually felt that way about those foreigners that's residing in Malaysia. *SIGH* I don't know why I have so much prejudice towards them-perhaps it's because I see how terrible the crime rates is when they moved in. :-( But then again, even though I do not like their presence, I contain myself and be polite towards them. And I mind my own business too. If they don't give me trouble, then I won't give them any or make them feel uncomfortable on purpose. I feel that to treat people rudely just because I don't like them in my country is just low. I am better than that.
I have yet to see Sydney. LOL...hopefully when it's my turn to go there, I won't be experiencing what you experienced. I probably would hire someone to bash that feller up.Lmao!
But then, not all places have hostile and rude people like that. I used to live in Coventry, England, and their people are such darlings! *grinz* Even the people in the marketplace refer me as 'My love', 'Poppet', 'Sweetcakes'. They are affectionate...and err... quite generous with pecks on the cheeks. LOL...
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