Speaking of which, not everyone who was a victim can remain as calm and chee-by-lised (pun intended) as I was. Just now during lunch (and you know how crazy the lunch crowd can be in Raffles Place), I was on my way to the fruit stall in The Arcade when suddenly a woman in front of me stopped in her tracks and screamed 'Aiya!!! KNNBCCB!!!'
I was mildly surprised as it has been ages since I heard such classic Hokkien vulgarity been uttered in its full glory... People nowadays usually use CCB instead, maybe becuz they will be quite out of breath if they have to use all 7 syllables each time they swear...
I figured she could been stepped on the toes or pushed by someone from the back. But then she seemed a bit mentally unsound. Cuz she stood still and was mumbling to herself for a while before she walked off. And of cuz, many people stared...
Sigh... no wonder Lao Lee is worried about us not being a gracious lot...