The Straits Times just ran an NYT article on Singapore's immigration problems.
I wonder what Americans make of this. The general tenor of the article seems to be highlighting intolerance by Singaporeans against mainlanders, whilst conveniently downplaying the fact that there are now enough mainlanders here to constitute a bloc of intolerance against locals. Mr. Wang Quancheng's comments, as well as the background to the curry saga (the Chinese family essentially complained so vigorously that a mediator had to be brought in!), are clear demonstrations of this trend.
New Yorkers (I imagine a large proportion of the readers are New Yorkers, given that this is the New York Times we're talking about), here's a little thought-experiment for you. Imagine that there were to be some impending disaster in the South, and the entire population of Alabama migrated to New York City (in terms of numbers, that's precisely what the Singapore situation is like). Imagine how a disconcerting number of them would treat the locals - especially local black and Hispanic folks. Now imagine how you would feel.
QED.
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