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Seven reasons why we are not 'world-class'
Mohammed Shakur
KL
2:49pm, Wed: My brain was exhausted after answering one of the most
difficult online polls (conducted by one of our local major newspaper
publications) I have ever encountered for years. Despite most of the
questions that were somewhat easy, one question was really mind-boggling,
which goes something like, "Is KL world-class?" I had to pinch myself once
just to make sure that I was not dreaming.
Is KL world-class? This is just like asking if our M-league is on par with
the Italian Serie A league.
As the answer space was limited there, I list here seven defective habits of
some Malaysians that make KL and Malaysians far from 'world-class':
Habit No 1 - Inability to use public toilet
It seems that some Malaysians can't even pee in the toilet bowl - let alone
flush the toilet after use. Take a look at our public toilet and you'll know
what I mean.
Habit No 2 - Reckless driving
If Proton and Perodua were to cut their production costs (especially with
the upcoming Asean Free Trade Agreement), I would recommend one sole
suggestion - take off the left and right signal lights off! I guess the
give-left/right-signal procedure does not even exist in some Malaysians'
dictionary of life.
Once, I nearly rammed upon an Isuzu Trooper (on the PLUS highway) after the
pakcik driving it suddenly swerved into my lane when I was travelling at
110kph. The authorities also need to realise that a person who drives
recklessly even at 60kph is more likely to face an accident compared with a
person who drives cautiously at 250kph (this is proven by German
researchers, by the way).
Habit No 3 - Sibuk (Nosing Around)
Ever tried wearing or doing something different and get yourselves stared at
like an alien? It happened to me a lot of times - the most memorable one
that was at the Los Angeles International Airport, when I had to perform my
Zuhur solat in the international departure hall. Guess what happened - while
I was not even bothered by the WASPs (white Anglo-Saxon Protestants),
African Americans, or any foreigners, I was stared at by a whole bunch of
Malaysians who looked as if they had not seen a person performing solat
before!
Habit No 4 - Practising double standards
Even though we are a so-called 'merdeka' country, there is still a colonised
bunch of Malaysians walking proud in the land. Let me narrate one of the
most recent incidents from a couple that I've been through. In my search to
find a decent piece of neckwear, I decided to visit Starhill in the Bukit
Bintang area in KL.
Upon entering a famous fashion house boutique, I was not even greeted (let
alone given a smile), even after smiling to the sales assistant. Five
minutes later, a Mat Salleh gentleman went in, and immediately, the same
sales assistant greeted the gentleman, "Good afternoon, Sir; how can I help
you?"
Habit No 5 - Imitating/Replicating
Ever come across blonde-haired woman with black eyebrows? Look further -
just take a stroll on the famous and 'chic' Jalan Telawi 2 in Bangsar and
you will come across a number of wannabe blondes. Plus, has anyone realised
how innovative we are in replicating? A look at our streets will show an
abundance of Mitsubishi Lancer (Wira) and Daihatsu Mira (Kancil) replicas on
the street. By the way, for all you guys out there, don't assume that
installing a three-inch diameter tail pipe on your Lancer/Mira replicas
permits you all to drive like Mika Hakkinen on the roads!
Habit No 6 - Cutting queues
Sometimes I wondered whether we have been taught to line up or take our
turns in anything at all. The 'queue-cutting' disease not only infected
those infamous bus stops or supermarkets, but also the classy five-star
hotels. Just go to any buka puasa buffet in any hotel in town, and you would
see how kiasu some bunch of Malaysians are even when they know the food is
more than enough for everyone.
Habit No 7 - Disorganised and uncoordinated
Have you ever come across anywhere else in the world where a four-lane
'highway' would be reduced to a two-lane road in less than 100m without any
warning signs? Or road conditions that would make even Tommi Makkinen (of
the Mitsubishi World Rally Championship team) think twice about driving with
his Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII? To experience this, please take the
Jalan Damansara route from KL to Taman Tun Dr Ismail. Then you can
appreciate how 'skilled and experienced' our engineers are in planning
construction projects.
In short, we are far from world-class standards. We can be proud with some
of the best and latest infrastructures, but it is our principles and
mentality that matter the most. Just take a look at some cities at Europe.
Although they don't have the most sophisticated buildings (most of their
buildings are hundreds of years old), they are still considered
sophisticated and world-class, for the culture and mentality of their
citizens.
I may be no better than any of you guys, but if we want to be world-class,
think about all these small but significant habits that could be changed. It
is the small changes that would eventually result to big changes - let alone
any reform in our thinking and principles that we readers have been arguing
about in our letters!
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