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Old Jan 27, 2007 | 1:55 am
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Originally Posted by stephem
By the way, it nearly always has a long queue (I'm not sure that means too much in Singapore, because people actually seem to enjoy waiting in line here!).
Oh no, Singaporeans hate queueing. However, they're even more mortally afraid of missing out on a deal, and since queues mean that supply exceeds demand, they'll do anything they can to get their hands on whatever it is that everybody also wants.

For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiasu

And a classic example, namely the infamous but true Hello Kitty Riots of 2000: http://archive.salon.com/travel/plan...ore/index.html
Last edited by jpatokal; Jan 27, 2007 at 1:57 am Reason: +kitty
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