Last Updated on 2016-06-08 , 10:53 pm
All of you would have heard about the “angry food lady” who shouted at a poor disabled cleaner for clearing her food. On her way to becoming the most hated person in Singapore, let’s find out who she is and what she did.
She’s a Nee Soon resident
You would have noticed rumours being passed around that she was a grassroots leader at Nee Soon but thankfully, she is not. She just happens to be someone who lives in Nee Soon and has taken part in activities organised for her community. Ironic that she would take part in events that are about helping the community and being inclusive, isn’t it?
She works as an executive
Absolutely not a reason to be mean to someone who is not on the same career level as you. Where she works has not been disclosed but either way, someone of her standing cannot be excused from behaving this way.
In fact, a greater level of knowledge and understanding should be expected because after all, aren’t you supposed to be smarter and know how to behave in such a situation?
She suggested that a tag should be given for disable people to wear
This does not make any sense. There is no need for anyone to wear tags describing their disability. It is a form of discrimination and will only increase the stigma that disabled people already feel. Perhaps some people need to wear a tag that signifies stupidity.
She said she was “sick” the day she had the outburst
Classic excuse. I am an expert liar and I think that this is a lousy lie. But, let’s for a minute give her some leeway and assume it is true. Being down with flu still gives her absolutely no reason to behave the way she did. Many of you catch the flu every now and then and yes, it is acceptable to feel cranky. But to yell at a complete stranger and asking him to go to hell?
She found “something dirty” in her food and wanted to take a photo to complain
Why not take the plate to the stall if there really was something in the food? Why not just take the plate to the stall and complain? Or even the food court management?
This behaviour, unfortunately, is seen in many Singaporeans where instead of addressing the problem immediately one-to-one with the party involved, it is brought to a bigger scale than necessary.
She is considering lodging a police report against those who sent her threatening messages
Sending threatening messages to someone is a form of harassment and you may be liable for harsh punishment. Why take the risk for someone who refuses to admit her mistake? So if you are one of those who has been really affected by her actions and have been sending her threatening messages, do stop.
It is not necessary and anyway, no one is going to forget what she did so she is probably going to remember this for a long time.
She said that she is not a bad or evil person
She claimed that she is a nice person who just happened to be cranky and ill, but she should have at least gone to the cleaner and apologised for her behaviour. Also, there is no way that she would have used such harsh and unnecessary words such as asking him ‘to go and die’ and that he ‘does not deserve a coffin’ in the outburst.
So honestly, I am not buying this.
She feels that she is not entirely at fault
Yes definitely, not being able to hear or talk is the cleaner’s fault. She is not making herself look better by saying this because it obviously shows a lack of remorse. The cleaner was just doing his job and if you, like me, have worked in food places before, you would know it is customary to remove the empty plate. If she wanted to take her award-winning photo, she could have always tried to use gestures to communicate her intentions. All of us do it all the time and it is not difficult.
She does not intend to shy away from her work routine
Whether her colleagues will be happy about this or not, we can only guess. There has been no news about her being fired or reprimanded so perhaps her company does not really intrude into her private life. Either way, I do hope that she does not look down on people henceforth just because she is lucky enough to hold a decent job.
This incident has definitely resulted in a lot of emotions being thrown forth but the most important takeaway here is, treat people the way you want to be treated. That way, the world can be a better place.
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