As a person who has been at the receiving end of racial prejudices, I prefer living in a country where racism is out in the open. I can deal with the issues, set my expectations accordingly if I am told the truth.
Dealing with racism while the govt keeps asserting that it does not exist, when the legal system pays lip service to equality, is something which a lot of us simply CAN'T deal with.
I suppose introducing Moslems in Singapore's army and then playing footsie with the question of trusting them with national security is more wrong than not allowing them in the army to start with.
So whereas living in Dubai, despite all the racial 'injustices', was a dream, our lives in Australia, with all its claims of being a developed country with 'ethnic equality' seemed one long, torturous night of emotional and physical suffering. Even our 7 year old daughter was miserable in her school.
I really loved Singapore in that sense. They are more tolerant and 'equal' than Dubai. And they are blunt. The lawlessness of a Moslem state is arguably missing there. Religious tolerance makes it a nicer place to live in.
Dunno about Malaysia though. I'll take your word it is a great place to live in.
Incidently, did you know the multimedia corridor in Malasia was proposed to be built in Australia ? Anderson Consulting had done a national level study and had come up with a proposal that establishing a corridor in Queensland would be vastly beneficial to the world community AND the Australian community. Beneficial to the world because the Australian infrastructure was far more superior and dependable than any Asian country would offer and English was the bridge. Beneficial for Australia for obvious reasons it would create jobs and a boost in economy, and bring them closer to the Asian countries, something they said they had been wanting to do under Keating and Howard.
The study was undertaken over a period of 2 years by Anderson Consulting. The only reason the Australians voted against it was because they didn't want Japanese and Chinese to be living in their neighborhoods.
Honest !
It became such a joke, we had a case study in our MBA class too ! |
