Comments on: Are Singaporeans apathetic? http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/are-singaporeans-apathetic.html mrbiao Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:30:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: mrbiao http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/are-singaporeans-apathetic.html/comment-page-1#comment-14947 mrbiao Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:02:02 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/?p=554#comment-14947 Yup, nobody helped, including foreigners, expats, Singaporeans. But I would expect the majority in the group of passerbys to be locals. I believe this to be a trait of people in developed nations, where the notion of 'self' comes before community. Yup, nobody helped, including foreigners, expats, Singaporeans. But I would expect the majority in the group of passerbys to be locals.

I believe this to be a trait of people in developed nations, where the notion of ’self’ comes before community.

]]> By: Fox http://www.mrbiao.com/blog/are-singaporeans-apathetic.html/comment-page-1#comment-14945 Fox Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:47:47 +0000 http://www.mrbiao.com/?p=554#comment-14945 The location where the old man fell into the water was the Merlion Park which is very near Boat Quay and Collyer Quay, which are expat-heavy hangouts. It was very likely that amongst the passerby were some expats. You should also ask why didn't those expats jump into the river or offered help. The location where the old man fell into the water was the Merlion Park which is very near Boat Quay and Collyer Quay, which are expat-heavy hangouts. It was very likely that amongst the passerby were some expats. You should also ask why didn’t those expats jump into the river or offered help.

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