A man was subjected to racial abuse by a private-hire driver recently, for allegedly “being late” for his pick-up. The incident was recorded and posted to subreddit Singapore Happenings on Tuesday (Oct 10). The clip begins with the driver insulting his...
A man was subjected to racial abuse by a private-hire driver recently, for allegedly “being late” for his pick-up.The clip begins with the driver insulting his passenger:"Such a rubbish Indian that I have to wait so long! Then you tell me what route to take?"
He then questions why the driver had brought race into the argument, accusing the latter of"being racial". "Have me where?" the passenger questions, clearly conscious of the xenophobic comment."Disappointing to have me where?" In the comments, many netizens – though not all – were appalled by the blatant racism exhibited by the driver.
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