how stupid ? really ?

[concern2]

tutormum:

kooky83:

there's this famous writer commenting that singaporeans are stupid! say our forefathers' culture is not refined that's why explains singaporeans are stupid. am in translating it correctly?

He's referring to Singaporean Chinese, right? No? Our Chinese forefathers were from China and our culture was from there. His forefathers also from China, right? So what does it make him? The pot calling the kettle black?

According to our grandpa, which Lee Ao drew the discussion of his topic from, our ancestors came from the south, and were poor peasants, while those who did not migrate during the war, including those in Shanghai and Beijing for example, were intellects and educated. So despite the fact that we are all Chinese, these people are trying to differentiate a race by the substance of their genes.

[tutormum]

concern2:

tutormum:

[quote=\"kooky83\"]there's this famous writer commenting that singaporeans are stupid! say our forefathers' culture is not refined that's why explains singaporeans are stupid. am in translating it correctly?

He's referring to Singaporean Chinese, right? No? Our Chinese forefathers were from China and our culture was from there. His forefathers also from China, right? So what does it make him? The pot calling the kettle black?

According to our grandpa, which Lee Ao drew the discussion of his topic from, our ancestors came from the south, and were poor peasants, while those who did not migrate during the war, including those in Shanghai and Beijing for example, were intellects and educated. So despite the fact that we are all Chinese, these people are trying to differentiate a race by the substance of their genes.[/quote]Still doesn't make sense. \"Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.\" W Shakespeare. Knowledge can be acquired and it doesn't make a person great. Our forefathers may be uneducated, we are. Their forefathers may be educated and they are too. However, from the things that he said and the way he carried himself, it proves that his genes are substandard. An educated person may not carry himself well compared to an uneducated one. :razz:

[verykiasu2010]

concern2:

tutormum:

[quote=\"kooky83\"]there's this famous writer commenting that singaporeans are stupid! say our forefathers' culture is not refined that's why explains singaporeans are stupid. am in translating it correctly?

He's referring to Singaporean Chinese, right? No? Our Chinese forefathers were from China and our culture was from there. His forefathers also from China, right? So what does it make him? The pot calling the kettle black?

According to our grandpa, which Lee Ao drew the discussion of his topic from, our ancestors came from the south, and were poor peasants, while those who did not migrate during the war, including those in Shanghai and Beijing for example, were intellects and educated. So despite the fact that we are all Chinese, these people are trying to differentiate a race by the substance of their genes.[/quote]One Lee is recognised as a great statesman, another Lee so Ao (pronounced in hokkien)

[boringmum]

Singaporeans are daft. Not I say wan ar, our very own called us daft.

Don't flame me hor.
:siam:

[fightingmom]

verykiasu2010:

One Lee is recognised as a great statesman, another Lee so Ao (pronounced in hokkien)

:rotflmao: it's Ao dat! :rotflmao:

Or lao ya

[pinky]

my husband said whenever he goes to taiwan or china on business trips, they will always mention that Singaporeans are 'very easy to con-bec they are very naive and not street wise. See how their women con our men here and yet they never learn their lessons..tsk tsk' :evil:

[verykiasu2010]

pinky:

my husband said whenever he goes to taiwan or china on business trips, they will always mention that Singaporeans are 'very easy to con-bec they are very naive and not street wise. See how their women con our men here and yet they never learn their lessons..tsk tsk' :evil:

as they used to say, singaporeans are 'wu zhi' = naive. hong kongers are 'wu chi' = shameless, and taiwanese are 'wu qing' = heartless

alamak, this computer terminal cannot type chinese ....

[2cor41618]

pinky:

my husband said whenever he goes to taiwan or china on business trips, they will always mention that Singaporeans are 'very easy to con-bec they are very naive and not street wise. See how their women con our men here and yet they never learn their lessons..tsk tsk' :evil:

We are 大智若愚, 李敖是大愚若智

[2cor41618]

tutormum:

According to our grandpa, which Lee Ao drew the discussion of his topic from, our ancestors came from the south, and were poor peasants, while those who did not migrate during the war, including those in Shanghai and Beijing for example, were intellects and educated. So despite the fact that we are all Chinese, these people are trying to differentiate a race by the substance of their genes.

Still doesn't make sense. \"Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.\" W Shakespeare. Knowledge can be acquired and it doesn't make a person great. Our forefathers may be uneducated, we are. Their forefathers may be educated and they are too. However, from the things that he said and the way he carried himself, it proves that his genes are substandard. An educated person may not carry himself well compared to an uneducated one. :razz:[/quote]

Knowledge is not equivalent to wisdom. Educated people have knowledge but not necessarily wisdom, uneducated people like my ah mah may not has knowledge but she has wisdom

[concern2]

verykiasu2010:

another Lee so Ao (pronounced in hokkien)

Li - 第四声
Ao - 第三声

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: