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To be first, best, biggest, tallest, smartest, _____est. (Oath taker’s discretion) |
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To jump the queue at the first opportunity |
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To get ahead by impeding the progress of others |
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To complain about the inefficiency of other countries |
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To complain about the government at any opportunity unless in the presence of a member of
government who may be useful to know |
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To snigger at the misfortune of others but only in private excepting instances when all present are
Singaporeans |
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To get a better bargain than any other Singaporean |
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To have a bigger house in a better district with a better aspect and build quality than our peers |
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To know more about any given subject than present company |
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To have travelled more widely, more cheaply, more luxuriously, to more exotic locations, in the most
exotic circumstances than anyone else |
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To spiak English to the English, American to the Americans, Franglais to the French etc etc and to do
this all in English – (only applies to bananas) |
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To make more money than our peers and be seen to be making more money than our peers to
everyone save Inland Revenue |
| To sneer at Malaysians and their lot |
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To love/hate the English – a.k.a. the Colonial Hangover |
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To support Manchester United because they are winning |
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To own a Rolex ‘King’ (Day Date President Bracelet Watch in 18KYG) by age 21 |
| To overtake the chow ah beng in the blardy susukee / Malaysian in the Potong Sarkar / Mat Yoyo in
the Honda Kup Chai / uncle in the Murchidis Bends (delete where
appropriate) |
| To own a Murchidis Bends E 200 by age 28 |
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To have better local gourmet information than anyone on the island |
| To have better international gourmet information than anyone on the island – (only applies to
bananas) |
