An estimated crowd of some 4000 people gathered at the speakers corners at hong lin park to protest against the white paper endorsed by the parliament a few months ago, and the protest saw people turning up in all age ranges, even in the light drizzle. From this, i can tell that Singaporeans resent the idea of a country saturated with foreigners, and I too, disagree that we should have too many foreigners in our country. This is so as with the increase of immigrants and foreigners, there will be cases of culture disrespect and lack of acceptance. The 2005 curry incident was a valid and legit example. There was an instant uproar when a local newspaper reported that one Chinese family, recently arrived from the mainland, had taken offence at their Indian neighbours' dining habits. The family resorted to mediation because they could not stand the smell of curry, and the local Indian family, who were mindful of their neighbours' aversion, had already taken to closing their doors and windows whenever they cooked the dish, but this was apparent insufficient doings in the Chinese family's opinion. the unnamed Chinese family eventually took their neighbours to Singapore's Community Mediation Centre for a ruling on the matter, and the final ruling says that the Indian family could only cook curry when the Chinese family was not at home.
The judgment incensed Singaporeans, many of whom have eyed a recent flood of mainland Chinese immigrants with some disdain. Singapore's native Chinese population have been particularly upset by the newcomers, as most of them too, do not speak English, which remains Singapore's national language. Many netizens online argued heatedly on this issue, exclaming that the PRC family should be the ones adjusting and adapting to Singapore's way of life, not tell the locals to adjust to the foreigner's way of life instead. The differences between