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“More dogs than humans in Singapore” – NUS PRC student’s comments spark outcry
Posted by temasektimes on February 19, 2012
“There are more dogs than humans in Singapore,” wrote Sun Xu, a MOE scholar and a final year student in Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore.
Mr Sun was sharing about his unpleasant encounters with Singaporeans on his microblog “Weibo” who reportedly glared at him when he brushed them aside accidentally in the streets .
Below is what he wrote in Chinese:
The direct translation is:
‘It’s so annoying to have gangster Singapore uncles stare at you when you bump into them. There are more dogs than humans here in Singapore’.
His comment sparked a outcry in cyberspace with many netizens condemning him for it.
STOMPER ‘theDoors’ wrote sarcastically in reference to Senior Minister of State Grace Fu’s comment yesterday that ‘extremist’ voices on social media is becoming a threat to Singapore’s social fabric:
“I supposed calling Singaporeans dogs on social media is part of creating harmony in the social fabric?”
Alan Tan was peeved:
“We are feeding these dogs that bite their owners. Should get a bat to whack these dogs hard. Ungrateful dogs, we feed them, clothe them and give them a shelter. This is what we have in return.”
According to his linkedin account posted by forumers on fuckwarezone forum, Mr Sun came to Singapore to study at Raffles Junior College on a MOE scholarship in 2006 after which he went on to study in NUS on a ‘PRC undergraduate scholarship,’ meaning that his tuition fees and living expenses are all paid for by the Singapore government.
Mr Sun is currently on attachment at Schlumberger, an international oilfield services company.
During a parliamentary session this week, it was revealed that Singapore spends some
$36 million dollars on scholarships to over two thousand students each year.
