Never smiling, never saying 'hi'...when they see you, the rush to close the lift doors...forever insulting and trying to do you in.
What is wrong with Singaporean society?
Lack of food hence most are skinny neurotic little scums?
Relatives are forever plotting against each other as well.
There is zero goodwill in the island.
Chinese influence? Muslim influence? Indian influence? I guess this is what happens when you mix three third-rate third-world shitty cultures.
The answer to your question is the Chinese culture. People in China, HK, and Taiwan are even worse and more caustic than Sinkies.
Read the book "The Ugly Chinaman" by Bo Yang and you'll understand why Chinese people never smile, say "Hi" to strangers, hold the door open for the person behind, etc...
Because Singapore is a majority ethnic Chink society, the Malays and Indians inevitably learned the ugliness of the Chinks like kiasuism.
Even in western countries in Chinatown, the ugliness of the Chinks still exist. Only in the suburbs where the majority of the population is not Chinks do they act more civilized like saying "Hi" and smiling to strangers.
You can't change a culture that have existed for more than 5,000 years overnight, can you? Even the PAP's campaign for a graceful society can't change the ugliness of Sinkie behavior.
Don't believe what I said? The videos below speak for themselves.
Video 1: Chinatown Fight in New York City
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Video 2: Chinatown Street Fight in Vancouver
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Video 3: Chinese in Hong Kong are very RUDE!
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