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A China aunty created a din on a MRT all the way from Jurong East to Raffles Place yesterday.

A Singapore housewife was complaining to her daughter about her husband’s infidelity but her remarks about “cheap PRC slut” was overheard by a PRC aunty standing nearby who thought it was directed at her.

She demanded that the Singapore lady explain why she is “cheap” and why she is insulting her in this manner but the Singaporean ignored her throughout the journey.

The 40 year old PRC woman then kicked up a fuss and cried loudly on the MRT till the MRT staff and police arrived to resolve the matter.

This incident follows a PRC family who disrupted a SBS bus service two weeks ago for five hours due to a wheelchair incident. I think the integration of PRs into our local community is far from easy and will take time.

Though Singapore is an immigrant society, our forefathers mostly come from the southern improverished regions in China who fled the harsh conditions at home to search for greener pastures while the new immigrants today mostly come from northern China.

There are definitely cultural differences but the key thing is that we, both locals and foreigners, should not be overly sensitive. For the last four decades, Singaporeans thrive in a multi-racial society as we learnt to be tolerant and respectful towards each other.

Singaporeans have also taken remarks by our politicians in our stride, like "kiasu," "kiasi", "sheep," "daft," etc. Such unsavory comments will have raised a furore in Taiwan, where the media pounces on the issue and politicians gain mileage for demanding apologies. Fortunately, we don't appreciate such political drama.

To prevent future misunderstandings, Singaporeans must extend their tolerance twoards the newcomers and be mindful of their feeelings. Foreigners should also do their part by abiding the rules and not having an overbearing attitude.