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China flag at Kopitiam outlet makes me feel like a foreigner in my own country
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Said the STOMPer in an email to STOMP today (Apr 17):
"As we passed by the Pasir Ris West Plaza Kopitiam, my 13-year-old son suddenly shouted, 'Hey Pa, why are they hanging a China flag in the middle of the Kopitiam?'
"Sensing my son's great displeasure, I quietly asked myself whether we are slowly becoming a new province of China, especially with all those cleaners and stall assistants from China in all the food courts.
"I was wondering why the flag was hung in the middle of the Kopitiam. Didn't this person has basic common sense? Why did Kopitiam allow the flag to be hung?
"Whoever hung the flag and whoever allowed the flag to be hung, should be 'hung' too for being insensitive to others' feeling.
"I do not resent China nor its people, but I do feel that our government should not allow such a great influx of one nationality to come into Singapore.
"They can be easily seen and found in all corners of Singapore. It has greatly affected us socially and economically.
"While relating this incident to a colleague, she suddenly remarked, 'With all these foreigners around, I am feeling like a foreigner in my own country.'
"I do share the same feeling too!"
In a subsequent email to STOMP, the STOMPer said that the flag had been removed.
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China flag at Kopitiam outlet makes me feel like a foreigner in my own country
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<iframe style="border: currentColor; width: 450px; height: 35px; overflow: hidden;" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/what_bugs_me/607676/why_is_china_flag_hung_at_kopitiam_i_feel_like_a_foreigner.html&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=450&action=like&font=verdana&colorscheme=light&height=35" frameBorder="0" allowTransparency="true" scrolling="no"></iframe><iframe style="width: 110px; height: 20px;" class="twitter-share-button twitter-count-horizontal" title="Twitter For Websites: Tweet Button" tabIndex="0" src="http://platform0.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?_=1303046823512&count=horizontal&lang=en&text=STOMP%20-%20Singapore%20Seen%20-%20China%20flag%20at%20Kopitiam%20outlet%20makes%20me%20feel%20like%20a%20foreigner%20in%20my%20own%20country&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsingaporeseen.stomp.com.sg%2Fstomp%2Fsgseen%2Fwhat_bugs_me%2F607676%2Fwhy_is_china_flag_hung_at_kopitiam_i_feel_like_a_foreigner.html" frameBorder="0" allowTransparency="true" scrolling="no"></iframe><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>STOMPer Gregory was concerned to see this China flag hung at the Kopitiam outlet at Pasir Ris West Plaza.
Said the STOMPer in an email to STOMP today (Apr 17):
"As we passed by the Pasir Ris West Plaza Kopitiam, my 13-year-old son suddenly shouted, 'Hey Pa, why are they hanging a China flag in the middle of the Kopitiam?'
"Sensing my son's great displeasure, I quietly asked myself whether we are slowly becoming a new province of China, especially with all those cleaners and stall assistants from China in all the food courts.
"I was wondering why the flag was hung in the middle of the Kopitiam. Didn't this person has basic common sense? Why did Kopitiam allow the flag to be hung?
"Whoever hung the flag and whoever allowed the flag to be hung, should be 'hung' too for being insensitive to others' feeling.
"I do not resent China nor its people, but I do feel that our government should not allow such a great influx of one nationality to come into Singapore.
"They can be easily seen and found in all corners of Singapore. It has greatly affected us socially and economically.
"While relating this incident to a colleague, she suddenly remarked, 'With all these foreigners around, I am feeling like a foreigner in my own country.'
"I do share the same feeling too!"
In a subsequent email to STOMP, the STOMPer said that the flag had been removed.
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