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I take bus service 154 to Toa Payoh to get a foot massage and drink kopi.

A bottle of Martell, please!

To Aaronkwok:

Pls try to understand that for this very reason of excusing these scum/ chavs, Britain now suffers for being that backward monkey island of Europe.

AND to prove that they are jerks and idiots, one of them posted it on Youtube. Good for them, now everyone knows who they are! THEY could have not posted that clip, they could have stopped if they geniuinly felt that it was wrong. They are just sickos!

be it anywhere around the world, mocking and laughing (whether high or not) at the expense of someone else is definitely morally wrong. An undeniable fact is that he's an elderly man working to live, then shouldn't they show a basic sense of respect? It doesn't just reflect on their common sense, but also the way they carry themselves, undeserving adults. If this is the kind of respect one gets in a civilised western culture, Thanks, but no Thanks.

Of course I will agree with you that laughing at the old man is wrong. But I don't think you understood my question: are they laughing at the old man or laughing at their own ridiculous situation?

The other thing is, what sort of a demeanour are you supposed to put on when you're on one of those trishaws? What is the purpose of those trishaws? Transportation? Definitely not. It has to be entertainment, because if it's not one of these two, then it's begging. On one hand, entertainment is not the same as these guys laughing at the old man. But do you want them to look as though a funeral is taking place? You can criticise the tourists all you want for laughing but did you take into account that the trishaw driver is really an entertainer, or a tour guide?

It all goes back to what's really wrong with the picture. How is it that a poor old man is responsible for entertaining our tourists? Either they're having a good time (in which case they're insensitive) or they're being respectful (in which case they're not having a good time.) I know there are people who visit Africa to see how wretched it is but I don't think most tourists are like that.

The real problem is that our trishaw driver here has an impossible job.

compassion should not work both ways for certain people such as these. People do make mistakes and I'm pretty sure everyone here can recognise that. But some mistakes are unpardonable, and being compassionate would only extinguish that sick desire in them for a short period of time. There are invariably consequences to every action, or more appropriately, a mistake, and this is just what they deserve.

There are a lot of mistakes made by people here. I was very angry when I saw the video for the first time, but after I learnt that trishaws in UK are very different from here I saw things differently.

To be sure that we are using the word "mistake" in the same way, I don't mean mistake in that they bullied an old man they shouldn't have. I mean mistake in that they jumped onto a trishaw thinking that it was the same as back home, it could sit 3 ppl, you could go places with it, etc. The first mistake is unforgivable, but the second is not.

You can see the video, but are you interpreting it correctly? When they are laughing, is it because they are high? Is it because they're thinking "oh my god I'm riding on the wrong vehicle, I made a mistake", or is it that they're mocking the old man?

When they said, "this trishaw is so slow", did they go and ask the man to hurry up? Or did they say, "this is stupid, let's get a cab"?

When they refused to pay up, were they thinking, "he's an old man and I can bully him", or were they thinking, "I'm paying $10 for a 100 metre ride?"

I still think they're really rude and should have paid up. But if they paid up it would have been just harmless foolery. And I do think that Singaporeans are making a bigger deal of this than it deserves.

I've got a few facts that virtually everybody has overlooked.

1. The ride was around 100m. You can study the video for yourself: started at the junction between Hill St and River Valley Road, and ended before Funan Centre. 100m. I still say that they should have paid, but $10, $15 for 100m is quite expensive.

Remember the trishaw driver saying that he didn't think much about that? And that the only problem was that he didn't pay? He's right. Driving 3 giggling men for 100m is not a traumatic incident.

2. They do have trishaws in the UK. These trishaws are driven by youngsters, and can seat 3 people. Those 3 Brits probably made the mistake of thinking it's the same in Singapore.

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3. People are a little stupid when they're high.

Based on these 3 points, I think our reaction is exaggerated.

Nevertheless, this is no excuse for idiocy - three people piling onto a trishaw visibly driven by an old man and expecting him to move fast.

Drunk men can be stupid to the point of raping women when they are high, jailing them is an exaggerated reaction in your view, yes?

Be more compassionate.

I don't understand what "no excuse for idiocy" means. If you're an idiot then you're an idiot too bad for you, what can you do?

Everybody makes mistakes. Thing is, they were idiots for 3 minutes, then realised their mistake, and got off. In order to rape a woman, you need to make a mistake and persist with it. The trishaw rider was complaining about not being paid, remember, not about cycling 100m. Who's going to complain about that? I say they should have paid, but then again how much would you have paid for 100m?

I'm not saying they're not assholes, but compassion also works both ways and also applies to understanding that people make mistakes.

What in these three Brits 's mind was making fun of weak people, that why they posted the video at Youtube.Talk about great western civilization and human right which are all so false.

Trackback from MissCel:

I’d rather let karma go and visit them. I always say that good things happen to good people. I hope they realize what they did is really a disgrace not only to their country but to humanity as well....

Trackback from Princess Sabrina - Just memories...:

I’d rather let karma go and visit them. I always say that good things happen to good people. I hope they realize what they did is really a disgrace not only to their country but to humanity as well....

Trackback from Princess Sabrina - Just memories...:

Geez. Heard of the Chinese saying - "jing lao zhun xian" (translation - respect the elderly)?...

Trackback from Military Photos.Net Forums - Off-Topic and Humor:

Discussion thread in an international military enthusiasts forum. ...

Trackback from emigrestudio.com:

A British tourist and his 2 friends made a video of themselves taunting an elderly trishaw man while on holiday in Singapore. ...

That coward has totally removed his account.

Trackback from Please forgive these British Hooligans!:

I found it difficult to believe human beings can behave this way, they were worse than animals. .......but after thinking about it for a few weeks, I urge everyone to forgive them.....why?...

Trackback from Anarchy from the uk:

They can keep their rude mannerisms at home in their country. Likewise, Singaporeans who act bossy and big headed overseas, expect no sympathy when their country set their lynch mobs upon you. Deserved it. Asses and faggots....

Trackback from Weikiat.NET:

I do not endores the Brit’s immature behavior. But Singapore’s behavior is shameful as well. Everyone complaining and kao-peiing without even holding the issue inside their brains for a little more than 0 seconds. Please think....

Trackback from Blinkymummy:

(4) To add salt to the insult, our elderly didn't get paid for it. Not a single penny... ...

Dear Bo Davis & Pals, Being out on Holiday away from home doesnt give you the right to do as you please. Your so called INSENSITIVITY cannot be accepted & will not be tolerated. We love our elderly folks & have great respect for all the people in our region. I HOPE all in asia dont do the same elsewhere, speak for yourself & go out of your way to help a needy if you see this sorta things happening in its different forms.
Stop condemming the 3. Instead GO CONFRONT one such ...... when you come across them in the streets & stop this bullying. Mr Davis I'm sure if is your parent treated like this, you'd call it bullying too. With regret you're being called names.

Trackback from Brits in Singapore took aged trishaw driver for a ride but sparked anger over YouTube clip:

Am I the only one noticing that traditional journalism is now catching up with "citizen journalists" more than ever for the latest scoop on things?...

Trackback from Brits behaving badly set off Singapore 'net furore:

Three British tourists who posted a video of themselves laughing at their elderly trishaw driver in Singapore have set off a firestorm of criticism and abuse in the net savvy nation....

Trackback from Making an old uncle cycling a rickshaw with 3 grown man is NOT bullying:

This incident is actually a very good example of how some people could behave badly when they are tourists......

Trackback from ba*stards bullying singapore ah pek:

it's each country's own problem to solve, and i don't think there's a need to mix up the ridiculous bullying of an old man with other societal problems. having poor people living in a rich country doesn't give anyone the license to laugh about it anyway....

See Wildstallion's version of reality in the forum comments. Great to know such "genius" exist!

Trackback from A Sad Day:

sorry, i'm going to have to agree they didnt really bully him. They offerd him $5 and he refused? They'd had a few drinks, thought 'to hell with this i could walk faster' (which i wouldn't expect be it a tourist ride or not)...

You go fuck yourself

Trackback from scums of the world:

That poor old man was having a hard time peddling the trishaw with three full grown freaks squeezing in that small vehicle, but all they did was to mock at him and even tried to haggle the price. Jesus. What is the world coming to nowadays...

Trackback from bullies:

these young punk ang mohs need to be taught a lesson........

Trackback from The Online Citizen:

According to Asia One’s report on the incident, the tourists left the trishaw uncle, 67-year-old Mr Lee Shee Lam, “without paying a single cent” after he had taken them to their destination...

Trackback from sgforums:

ang mohs bully old trishaw uncle....

Trackback from ang mohs bully trishaw rider:

Clip was contributed by B0Davis, yes, that (insert whatever you deem fit) still login to YouTube....

Trackback from Who is Lee Shee Lam?:

The old man....

Trackback from Simply Me: So it was real (trishaw man being bullied by 3 Britons)…:

The Britons should really be ashamed of themselves. How could they bully someone who was already trying so hard to make a living... Hello? It’s a trishaw, and there are 3 of you on it!...

Bobdavis - “I am sorry for the offence caused, and for being disrespectful to the elderly. But I think it's been blown out of proportion. Yes, I think we were insensitive but not being bullies.”

Doesn't sound like a sincere apology to me.
I wish that i can slap you and say, " I think my hand acted out of reflex. Its totally unintentional."

I think we should post our comments as well on the Daily Mail article. And let them know our FURY and what we think abt this atrocious behaviour of their young men!

Trackback from Identify and shame the three bastards!:

If these three clowns want to be famous by posting such a video on Youtube - let’s help them achieve their goal and make them notorious instead....

Congrats to Mr Bo Davis and his 2 friends. They made it on The Daily Mail, Britain 2nd biggest selling daily newspaper.