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Editor: Nicholas LokeImages: Inter-web

Printing: True Colours

Kiasuism is not a bad thing. In Fact, being Kiasu has better bene!ts and

very good at getting what they want.

Kiasuism means fear of losing’, which is also a Hokkien word. Examples of kiasu behaviour includes accumulating too much food on one’s plate during a bu"et lunch in case there is no more food later or joining a queue many days in advance just to ensure that one successfully gets hold of the limited free tickets to events, promotions and shows such as Singapore’s annual National Day Parade.

In Singapore it also manifests itself in queue jumping or barging (for example going into lifts, on and o" MRT trains, joining escalators or passing through doors). Certainly no thanks is given for

holding open a door or waiting for another to pass.

Generally this is achieved by the person barging not looking at the other person or people, and as such when the eye is caught by the person being barged results in either “sorry, lah” with a guilty

look or alternatively a torrent of abuse, in particular if the person being barged is outwardly western in appearance; an “ang moh” (roughly translated as “red hair” or “red skin”).

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However the Singaporean Government has made attempts totemper Kiasu-ism slightly. Now signs are used at many li!s and MRT doorways to remind people to let those coming o" the train to come through before blindly stepping on or in. Beyond that even “Politeness Campaigns” on a public information basis have been employed to attempt to bring a new manner set into use.

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most common items used to “chope” seats are a packet of tissues , umbrellas , company’s badges and name cards .

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Like that also can?

Kau kecoh ah sial...!sometimes we encounter extremely “strange objects” such as a bible or even a shoe . What will they think of next ?

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