I eavesdropped on the conversation in the table next to me during lunch in McDonalds; they were speaking loudly and the topic of their conversation was banal enough to provide adequate distraction as i munched away.
Boy: "I prefer Burger King because i can sit there for hours and drink as much as i want; free refills maah."
That got me thinking: are Malaysians that cheap?
During our Ministers' Raya open houses each year, we see people going with their tupperwares and plastic bags, filling them up with the free buffet spreads. How pathetic. People stacking up their plates with a ton of food, too much for any one person to consume, only to leave them unfinished. The flies (and sore eyes) are feasted on such wastage. The people who visit those promo booths we find in supermarkets to sample the free food. Then, they go around the aisle, and come back for more. And again, and again, shamelessly.
Its shameful, pathetic and very much part of the "loser" mentality that is plaguing the Malaysian mind, the mentality of greed and gluttony, the very reason why our leaders are susceptible to "free lunches" and the "biasalah" attitude generally directed towards corruption and excess. Why are we like this, is the question i pose to you.
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