People.
I guess some people in Imperial College are not as civilised as they are supposed to be. Why did I say so? Well, here it goes.
Last two weeks, a guy told me that he finds that eating with hand is disgusting. He came out with arguments about bacteria and germs on our hands and the fact that how messy and disgusting it is. I didn’t say anything to him because I have other better things to do than to argue with him about something that is so trivial.
And when this guy saw the Malaysian flag in the dining hall, he pointed out to me about the striking similarity between Malaysian flag and American flag. I told him I don’t know about the history about the flag but I acknowledged the similarity that both flag shared, end of conversation. But then he went on to say, “I think Malaysians just love to suck up to the Americans and Malaysians just can’t create their own flag.” I explained to him that having the same flag designs with other countries are not uncommon because it reflects the history of a country. And some countries even share the same music for their national anthem. But of course, he refused to believe anything I said. That’s what you get when you try to reason with people like that.
“What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.” – Henry Havelock Ellis. Quoted from great-quotes.com.
Last two weeks, a guy told me that he finds that eating with hand is disgusting. He came out with arguments about bacteria and germs on our hands and the fact that how messy and disgusting it is. I didn’t say anything to him because I have other better things to do than to argue with him about something that is so trivial.
And when this guy saw the Malaysian flag in the dining hall, he pointed out to me about the striking similarity between Malaysian flag and American flag. I told him I don’t know about the history about the flag but I acknowledged the similarity that both flag shared, end of conversation. But then he went on to say, “I think Malaysians just love to suck up to the Americans and Malaysians just can’t create their own flag.” I explained to him that having the same flag designs with other countries are not uncommon because it reflects the history of a country. And some countries even share the same music for their national anthem. But of course, he refused to believe anything I said. That’s what you get when you try to reason with people like that.
“What we call progress is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.” – Henry Havelock Ellis. Quoted from great-quotes.com.
Comments
that guy, not you.
stop confusing urself
haha.
=P
then...oooooooo
haha.
ignoring the flag issue, but on "Malaysians love to suck up to the americans", dont you think in a way that is true?
When we were in Malaysia, we can look around us. Where do people go to eat? What do people wear? Which tv programme would people prefer to watch? Well, americanisation is everywhere now. it is imminent. it is inevitable. but i dont see it is that bad after all ( not all good, and not all bad too).. haha
*faisal suddenly have no idea what the hell was he trying to proof actually*
Get your vocabulary right OK?
The red and white stripes was chosen because that seemed to be one of the most popular designs at the time.
And the colour blue was to associate Malaysia with the Commonwealth.
Sharing the same flag design is not uncommon practice. Some countries even share the same music for their national anthem.