It saddens me to have to admit to the truth.
Don't get me wrong, I am a pure Chinese, bread born and taught in well most of the customs and traditions the Chinese race has to offer. But when it comes to common courtesy and manners, I have to come to the conclusion that Chinese are the most arrogant, rude, selfish and inconsiderate race there is in Malaysia.
24 hours spent calling 800-odd random mobile phone numbers around Malaysia is enough to shed some light on this matter.
Chinese are extremely 'kiasu' a term which we Malaysians label our neighbours across the causeway. But the true 'kiasu-ness' is already embedded within the Chinese community in Malaysia.
Well why would I say that the Chinese community in Malaysia is 'kiasu' , rude, arrogant, selfish and self centred? Take the quiz below.
Of the replies received when directed to a Chinese Malaysian, what would the replies received be?
"Selamat Sejahtera, ini panggilan daripada Maxis Kuala Lumpur, boleh saya bercakap dengan (fill in Chinese name here) yang berkad pengenallan nombor (fill in IC number here)? "
a. *puts down the phone immediately.
b. Lu siapa? Buat apa mau kasi sama lu? Tak tau la tak tau la.... Lu pigi cari orang lain..
c. Tak tau la siapa itu, nanti la saya pigi buat.
d. Ya ini saya, kenapa cari? Ya...... oh... ya......mau update alamat ar?... oh ok...APA?? Lu cakap sama saya BM saya tada faham la...saya tak faham... saya tak faham...*starts cursing in Chinese which eventually leads to hanging up the phone*
e. Saya tada masa mau layan you la, ini takda penting punya..... apa? line boleh potong kar? siapa suruh Maxis potong itu line? Saya bayar bill.... Itu Maxis ingat dia punya bapa punya line ar?
f. All of the above and more.
Well if you answered F... you're absolutely right. Argh... Chinese are the hardest to talk to and the most stubborn lot. They ask a whole load of questions which results to absolutely nothing and on top of that they're absolutely rude.
The most well mannered and polite lot;believe it or not are the Malays.
I absolutely love talking to them over the phone as they are extremely cooperative.
