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Netizens are outcrying over an offensive remark allegedly posted by a local PRC student on his "microblog" or "weibo".
The post, made in Chinese, said, "What's most annoying in Singapore, are those middle age and elderly ruffian-types, who glare at you or make 'tsk' noises when you accidentally bump into them. There are more dogs than people in Singapore."
The Chinese national student allegedly responsible for the post is Sun Xu, an MOE scholar and final year student in Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), according to the Temasek Times website.
The offending post has since been shared in local forums and websites, prompting outrage among netizens.
More than 90% of netizens who saw this post on the Stomp website have expressed outrage, and many are calling for NUS to take action to censure the student, or even to revoke his scholarship.
Some also note that it is precisely such comments by foreigners dwelling in Singapore that fuel anti-foreigner sentiments among locals.
One netizen, however, asked for Singaporeans to stop discriminating against Chinese nationals based on the acts of individuals like Sun.
Meanwhile, the outcry in the local internet community appears unabated and it remains to be seen how Sun, or NUS, might respond in the coming week.
- http://news.insing.com/tabloid/netizens-outraged-over-prc-student-s-alleged-remark/id-31313f00
The post, made in Chinese, said, "What's most annoying in Singapore, are those middle age and elderly ruffian-types, who glare at you or make 'tsk' noises when you accidentally bump into them. There are more dogs than people in Singapore."
The Chinese national student allegedly responsible for the post is Sun Xu, an MOE scholar and final year student in Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), according to the Temasek Times website.
The offending post has since been shared in local forums and websites, prompting outrage among netizens.
More than 90% of netizens who saw this post on the Stomp website have expressed outrage, and many are calling for NUS to take action to censure the student, or even to revoke his scholarship.
Some also note that it is precisely such comments by foreigners dwelling in Singapore that fuel anti-foreigner sentiments among locals.
One netizen, however, asked for Singaporeans to stop discriminating against Chinese nationals based on the acts of individuals like Sun.
Meanwhile, the outcry in the local internet community appears unabated and it remains to be seen how Sun, or NUS, might respond in the coming week.
- http://news.insing.com/tabloid/netizens-outraged-over-prc-student-s-alleged-remark/id-31313f00
