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Monday, August 30, 2010

I realised that we all have stereotypes.. and stereotypes can be classified into people and actions (if not more classifications)..

people stereotypes describes our prejudicial impression against, well, people.. perhaps of foreign workers being dirty and smelly; of smokers being uncivilised and vulgar; of foreign students being impossibly anxious at everything..

and action stereotypes describes our biased expectations of actions of certain people.. perhaps when hongli calls, you expect an impending arrow; or when this person signs into msn, you'll expect a lengthy msn conversation over her favourite maplestory character; or when this friend asks "how is your day", the question is actually one that leads into the person sharing about THEIR incredible day..

but not all stereotypes are bad.. stereotypes are there to warn us and to prevent us from entering life's pitfalls over and over again.. like when this drunkard tell you to lend him $50 to go home, you know that it's an excuse for him to get another drink..

and we all have such stereotypes in our minds.. and rightfully so!! because humans learn from experiences.. if we do not form such stereotypes, then we can be said to have not learnt our lessons..

but we need to distinguish whether a stereotype is good or not.. and when it's not, DON'T FUEL IT..

when you see a foreign worker getting onto a bus, don't assume he's gonna be smelly until you actually smell it.. when someone calls, don't assume you're gonna get arrowed until you really get it.. that's my way of dealing with life, happily.. because in life, there are always two sides to a coin (and to a situation).. we can always think of it on the bright side or on the negative side.. the outcome is going to be the same for everybody else, but ourselves.. by thinking on the bright side and not fueling our negative stereotypes of other people, we can enjoy a happier life altogether =D

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