July 13, 2011
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I hate stupid people
I think for the longest time one of my greatest personality flaws is that I am very impatient to things. And among all things, I have especially low tolerance for stupid people. I don’t think the word stupid is a good word suited for the people that I find extremely repulsive of, but more than several occasions I find myself muttering “…stupid motherfucker” when I meet one… so I guess stupid will do; by stupid I mean people who are ignorant to their scumbag nature and inconsiderate to anything outside of their piece-of-shit worlds, to which I shall give examples in the following:
No matter where you’re from, you’ll always have these people that drive as if they own the roads, switching lanes left and right, not bothering to signal because they’re too busy making up their minds, trying to figure out which lane to stay in, and all this while with a cell phone in their stupid face talking about things that nobody gives a shit about. They act as if everyone else is slower than them so they had to switch lanes around going psychotic, but what’s funny is that these stupid mother fuckers are usually the ones that slow down dramatically every time a cop is in sight, fucking sissies.
And there are also the slow ass drivers geared with the same douche bag phones on their faces, who drive below speed limits on the fast lane. They have a dire need for safety and comfort, so in practice they drive within the speed limit on fast lanes where less merging takes place because they’re too stupid to handle merging traffic, while not giving a shit about other cars behind them who have to brake or switch lanes unnecessarily for them. You put the idiots on the previous paragraph and dumbass on this one together on the road and Voila! You get yourself a potential traffic accident. The number one cause of traffic accidents isn’t alcohol intoxication – drunk people will go hit a tree off the road somewhere – stupid, inconsiderate and incompetent drivers on the other hand are the ones that put us all in danger and hit each other and cause accidents and traffic jams. And all this while, respectful and decent drivers (like me) have to take their shit to avoid accidents and wait in traffics.
The other day I saw a billboard in Malaysia advertising some online ticketing service going: “Don’t Wait in Line! Save time booking tickets Online!” and I’m like, who the fuck stays in line in Malaysia to begin with? I am sick of people cutting lines and even more frustrated at the clerks who are oblivious to the fact that someone had cut the line and still help the line-cutting douche bag. When I was working at Starbucks back in the day I’d always instruct these line-cutting jerkoffs to get their asses back in line before the customers in line even had to make a sound or gesture themselves. Most line cutters are stupid pussies who ignore the line and stand slightly ahead of you by 10 or 2 o’clock position, as if he would naturally move up the queue along with you, kind of like the scumbag driver who merges into your lane without signaling, almost hitting your front bumper but you saved the day by braking for him and all this while the guy acts like he’s innocent to the dirty move that he’s making, in fact I think there is a very huge chance that these two are the same person.
This phenomenon happens more often in Asia, especially in Malaysia, where people literally go towards the counter like a herd of desperate reporters sticking their microphones towards an interviewee trying to get a response or two. These situations happen at virtually any place: be it at the airport boarding queues, at the Immigration lines, Post office, banks, restaurants, gas stations – basically any places that specifically instructs people to form a queue, people will ignore it. And when numbering tickets are introduced, these fucktards STILL cut it, going directly to the counter and worse yet, sometimes the clerk STILL helps him. SMFH*. Every day on the news you see these high ranking government officers saying how they’re trying to improve this country… try starting at Basic Courtesy 101 and teach your people to stay where the fuck they belong and wait their turns.
There are also these people who shit their pants when they read or hear over exaggerated information on the news without bothering to find out the actual information. In fact that’s how brainless rumors spread, unnecessary fear form, news media generate more income, and the overall intellectual level of the general population steadily decline.
Take the example of the Taiwanese food industry and its recent outbursts of illegal food additives (i.e. DEHP) issues going on, which subsequently sprung to the entire Asia for example. I mean, even though it’s ridiculous that such illegal additives have been put in use for more than 20 years, but is it that surprising to know? Personally I’m very happy to hear that such news have shocked the crap out of people, because these people are the very same reason why such additives would be used in the first place, and it is finally about time they wake up and place a second thought about the things they consume.
I get sick and tired every now and then for people to question why 2 batches of food products we produce are “slightly” different in color, scent, or texture. Whether it’s a genuine concern over production quality or another way to get discount on prices is of no interest to me, the bottom line is: The expectation for same types of food products made in different batch to be identical is what got us into troubles in the first place. How can every batch of beverages or food items EVER be the same? If I juice 2 apples today and then another 2 apples from the same tree, the two glasses of juice will NOT taste the same, but if the juice is instead placed on the counter of a supermarket somewhere they are expected to taste the same all the time. Unless you add artificial coloring, fragrance, and other enhancers in, each single food or beverage product can never be identical.
The same story goes with Swine Flu a couple of years back. Swine Flu is practically no different than common flu, yet because it is a new strain of virus the media had found its way to stir up chaos to help create higher ratings. What’s more bizarre was the fact that the government of Taiwan and Malaysia actually developed vaccines for the particular flu, which is actually okay in the first place, sadly, parents who are less informed about the mechanisms of vaccination went on and gave their infants such vaccinations, without realizing that vaccines are practically weakened viruses injected into humans to help the human immune system create enough antibodies to fight against real, serious viruses of the same strains when the time comes, the PROBLEM is, some infants have not developed strong enough immune system yet to battle even the weakened viruses (vaccines) yet, when treated with vaccines, some infants die as a result of Viral infection caused by the vaccine itself. What a pity.
I think I can continue on with the list of the type of people that I dislike, but unfortunately it is clearly a waste of time, I think the only positive effect these stupid ignorant people can bring to me is my appreciation for those who aren’t afraid to take a step further and think for others for a change. My friends and family tell me that this world is filled with injustices that we can’t control, and that it is my responsibility to adapt to the environment instead of attempting to change it. Till this day I still don’t know if I can do that…
Speaking of which, I find it puzzling on Facebook when someone talks smack about another person or situation in the form of a rant, then swarms of these allegedly friendly comments like “Just ignore that person/situation! Don’t let that person ruin your day!” …types of suggestion come into place. Why must we all ignore a person, a thing, an event, or any given situation so long as it is ruining our day? 90% of the time I see these “friends” leaving the same half-assed comments in attempt to comfort the complainer. Why can’t people cut the bullshit and look at themselves and think about WHY they are in the situations they created in the first place? Ignoring certain negative things are like ignoring a symptom of a disease, when the root of the problem isn’t resolved the same stupid bullshit will continue to come back. Of course, when the situation is gravely incurable, then there’s very little we can do about it, but more than half of the time people choose to ignore a minor problem which can be easily fixed, and the easiest way is to NOT ignore it, but look within oneself.
Anyways, I look at myself, and find that I do have a serious problem with my neurotic nature, I don’t consider myself any more intelligent than most people to call others stupid, but there really are a lot of stupid people, and I am a whole lot more sympathetic, considerate, and compassionate than most people around me. I question a lot of information that I was told because I have a need to find out the truth on my own.
I don’t expect my compassions or understandings to be reciprocated back towards me because only true, intrinsic compassions and respectfulness is what I consider valuable, other than that it all just a variation of being phony. Overall I am still more hopeful, because in my life I have met a lot of people who I can identify with and admire to and found many beautiful things I can truly appreciate, and so I guess in the end, I have to thank all these stupid ignorant mother fuckers for making sweet things ever sweeter.
Peace.
*SMFH = Shaking My Fucking Head.
Comments (2)
Even waiting in line in the US, they stand soooo close behind me like the wait will be shorter if they literally touch my back. The general chinese public 怕吃虧, so they don’t wait in line & have to do everything praised by the media (like buying salt to prevent radiation), which is also many people’s only source of information. Same in Hong Kong, just find a bunch of “specialists” to go on TV to “entertain” those who are too cool to find information on their own. In order to feel “intellectual” and “attentive”, those people like to complain and reject everything. The news are always a “string” of the same type of events that the public seems to naively never thought existed and get so shocked when they’re finally exposed, or about celebrities showing cleavage or having affairs.
In my perspective, in a developing country most people won’t have a sense of public well-being because they’re trying to make their own ends meet, so even when they’ve become wealthy enough they still have that self-defense mindset that gets passed on to the next generation. I cheat you, you cheat me. If you show even a little vulnerability you’ll get eaten…I probably won’t last a day on my own in China.
People complain on places like fb so they get “caring” comments that makes them feel they’re right and like they loved. Truth can be ugly sometimes and if they can’t handle it on their own, they turn to support. A real friend would give you a call to see what’s wrong, others are just “hi-bye” friends who comfort you with shallow comments since they have the convenience of a social networking site. Some people buy it, because both sides are “noticed” they way they intended to.
Yeah… the 怕吃虧 mentality is dubbed as 怕輸 (Kiasu) here in Malaysia and Singapore. It’s a mental protection mechanism developed in fear of losing every opportunities, which seems to be genetically mapped onto most people of Chinese heritages, well actually I guess it’s more of a cultural thing. Most native Malays on the other hand simply don’t care for such thing as lines or general courtesy, it is I who am being excessive and think that such standards apply in Malaysia… what I perceived as normal social courtesy is simply 三八 here.
China is on another level. I still haven’t been to China but I know enough. A lot of folks tell me they want to “challenge” themselves and go live in China and see what it’s like, while I’m doing all I can to get back to the States. To each his own and if they shall prevail then more power to them. All I know is that there are just something fundamentally incompatible with me and the Chinese way of mind, not saying I’m all for American culture, there are its pros and cons, but I think life is much easier for me in the States. Bottom line is, there will always be dipshits in this world and as ironic as it sounds, I’ll follow through the ancient Chinese wisdom of Confucius: 以直報怨; 以德報德.