Comments on: Foreigners Not Allowed

By: Cottontimer

Cottontimer — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:26:12 +0000

Smitha, Rock on, babe! I’m Taiwanese-born and if you and I ever get the chance to meet in person you’ll see what a California girl I really am.

By: Cottontimer

Cottontimer — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:25:27 +0000

Lilian, I aim to please. har But then again, you aint’ no Singaporean either so of course you’d be on my side. The foreigners side!

By: Cottontimer

Cottontimer — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:24:54 +0000

Thanks, maybug. Of course I welcome your comment. I thought it over quite a bit and understand your point of view. Just don’t happen to agree with it that’s all.

It’s sort of like when people say, “If you don’t like it, why don’t you just leave?” I’m just sharing my daily encounters and it’s not at all a demonstration of my unhappiness with being in Singapore. Quite the contrary as a matter of fact.

By: smitha

smitha — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:12:06 +0000

you know..for whatever reason I always pictured you being from Singapore!!! I have to keep reminding myself you are Taiwanese born…

but yeah…. rock on, fellow foreigner!!

By: Lilian

Lilian — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:09:11 +0000

Well, I for one love your bitchin’ so keep it up! Maybe cos I know all that bitchin’ is gender-, race-, country- and nationality-blind. You just say it the way you see it and I can’t find anything wrong with that.

The one thing I’ve been looking forward to since finding out you were leaving for Singapore is to hear your perspective on Singapore life, I told you that didn’t I?

So YES, I like you telling me all about your weird and interesting experiences in Singapore. Can’t wait for you to visit my country Malaysia! What a hoot it will be!

By: maybug

maybug — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:08:19 +0000

Thanks for this entry. I was expecting a response from you but a full entry is a pleasant surprise:)

I fully support your opinion that this is your personal blog and you have the right to write about your views. I hesitated for a fully 15 mins before I wrote that comment as I know it would not go well with you. The ensuing comments in which others seem to get the idea that you were talking about Singaporeans made me really uncomfortable. My feelings then were like, I can complain all about my family members in front of my spouse but the moment my spouse starts to spout complains against them, he is in trouble. Your views are fine (no less important than any others in my opinion and that’s why I commented on it), just that it made me really uncomfortable. By the way, I am usually not so Nationalistic.

Foreigner or not, your views are your views and my views are my views. Hope you still welcome my last comment on your entry. Enjoy your stay here:)

By: Cottontimer

Cottontimer — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:53:55 +0000

Hey Jay, How’ve you been? Thanks for the supportive comment.

By: Jay Andrew Allen

Jay Andrew Allen — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:23:46 +0000

People outside of a culture can bring a valuable perspective to bear on a society. A “foreigner” will notice things that the native takes for granted, and perhaps has never even thought to question.