it's really interesting to know wat others impression of singapore is.. i remembered zixuan talking abt japanese's and hongkee's impression of singapore.. so i also seek to find out taiwan's impression of singapore..
and the above is quite the standard question a taiwanese student will ask once they knoe we are from singapore.. or 新加坡真的那麽嚴嗎？and when asked why they think that way, they'll always bring out the michael fay caning incident.. they haf the impression that all criminal offences will be dealt with by caning.. and apparently this incident is mentioned in their textbook somewhere.. see the importance of a fair and unbiased textbook.. how it can make or break a nation's impression of the other.. but then my roomie also said, 我覺得新加坡很有种。why? cos we dared to be firm on our stand and not give in to the US..
to the taiwanese students, singapore is a place with strict laws and a cannot-mess-around-with government.. our prof is actually trying to get ppl to consider coming to singapore for exchange and this gal said she's scared she'll get caught if she accidentally drops a piece of litter.. THAT is what singapore is about to them.. well my roomie also says that's cos yanzi once said sth like she feels restricted in singapore.. now talk abt star appeal..
but then, singapore is also a place of remarkable progress to them... and they do knoe who LKY is.. at least my roomie does.. and i was discussing the Lee dynasty wif her the other day.. well, i guess telling ppl abt singapore has made myself understand singapore better as well..
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