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GOOD REASONS FOR BEING A HONGKIE

1. We are Hongkies not Chinese.

2. We can talk and shout and nobody gives a damn.

3. Jackie Chan is our icon.

4. We can live in 5 ' x 5 ' cubicle and call it a luxury apartment.

5. We get to blame everything on Feng Shui or Tung Chee Hwa or on the mainlanders.

6. Gambling is more interesting than sex.

7. We produce a lot of Miss Hong Kongs to the enjoyment of the rich and famous.

GOOD REASONS FOR BEING SINGAPOREANS

1. Everyone hates us except ourselves.

2. Famous for Orchard Road. 

3. We pay $5 for cappuccino, but scream at paying extra 5 cents for transportation.

4. Proud of our world class airport, world class MRT, world class airline, world class telecommunication...

5. We know how to enjoy vacation in Malaysia - keep a few RM50 notes before you enter the highway - can throw anything, anytime, anywhere and always wash our cars at the resort.

6. Never fear of getting lost in our country – a $25 taxi ride will get you anywhere.

7. We'll never have to worry about finding Mr. or Mrs. right because the Govt will find one for us.

8. Govt knows everything and they take care of everything - remind you to flush the toilet, when to marry, how many children to give birth to...

GOOD REASONS FOR BEING INDONESIANS

1. We live in the biggest country in South East Asia.

2. No pirates in Indonesia water if you exclude the Navy and Coast guards.

3. Everything is cheap, even our salaries.

4. We can blame everything on Suharto or Habibie or Gus Dur or Megawati.

5. Only in Indonesia can you get involved in real demonstrations daily  for different causes and see no results.

6. Our Rupiah is like a Yo-Yo, it can go up and down just because IMF says so...

7. We burn everything and nobody gives a damn.

8. We don’t need fire fighters as our neighbors will provide...

GOOD REASONS FOR BEING MALAYSIANS

1. World tallest building, best F1 circuit, biggest pewter mug, highest standard of university admission...cause ‘ Malaysia Boleh !’

2. We can be driving, picking our nose, cursing another driver, talking on the hand phone, adjusting radio and bribing the cop at the same time.

3. Teh Tarik & Roti Canai is the favorite supper.

4. We can blame everything on the haze or George Soros or Keadilan.

5. We can save a lot of electricity because our TV shows are so crappy.

6. Resourceful City Council – with one person to drive the van, one to carry the ladder, one to change a street bulb and three others watching.