Have you ever heard of the caste system? Same crap different format "meritocracy".
It IS the Caste System. Bloody northener belong to the higher caste e.g. Brahmins. They will never accept even if a southerner becomes their boss. I've seen them show scant respect to a southerner even when the chap's their client
When the government makes it a "fact" that they are foreign talents and keep undermining S'pore citizens' importance, it's only a matter of time these blokes start assuming S'poreans are of a lower caste and be treated so. Hence that attitude.
Thank our MIWs for making this a reality.