I just received a weird sms around 1pm. Read it.
Please note that this is the original message and no alterations have been made due to the author’s consent.
Things to know:
St- Streething.com is a site that keeps up with the hottest shoes, style and anything that has to do with pop culture.
Begin SMS
>Unknown SMSer: Guys... Im yar mate from St.. Does Da n95 8gb stil available..?
Me: Yup!
>Whre u located ya? R u Chinese? How was da condition.?
Me:Condition is 8/10. 7 months old. I like (live) in kl, nearby klcc.
>R u Chinese? Mind to ask for pic? But will be tonite, cuz im workin rite nw... Da price stil negotiable ya..?
Me: Nah, im malaysian. The lowest I can go is 1k. And im workin too. I will send u the pic soon.
End of Smsing.
Now what is wrong here? Yes I wanted to sell my phone and I used Streething as the place to do it. And despite my mistake in the sms, WHAT do you really see here? The guy was more concern WHETHER I’M CHINESE or not! Not that it’s any of my business but WHAT in the BLAZES does that have to do with the phone? It is totally irrelevant and it kept me thinking so what if I’m Malay or Indian or American or whatever? Is that gonna result in me losing the chance of selling the phone to him? Is he afraid of getting swindled? What’s the deal yo? I mean if we have come to a point where people buy stuff based on the colour and ethnicity of the individual, then racism has taken another low point in Malaysia.
Maybe next time I’ll just walk into a store and ask the shopkeeper “Hey that is a nice looking Ming Vase. Is it Hungarian? Huh it's not? No thank you then".
Please note that this is the original message and no alterations have been made due to the author’s consent.
Things to know:
St- Streething.com is a site that keeps up with the hottest shoes, style and anything that has to do with pop culture.
Begin SMS
>Unknown SMSer: Guys... Im yar mate from St.. Does Da n95 8gb stil available..?
Me: Yup!
>Whre u located ya? R u Chinese? How was da condition.?
Me:Condition is 8/10. 7 months old. I like (live) in kl, nearby klcc.
>R u Chinese? Mind to ask for pic? But will be tonite, cuz im workin rite nw... Da price stil negotiable ya..?
Me: Nah, im malaysian. The lowest I can go is 1k. And im workin too. I will send u the pic soon.
End of Smsing.
Now what is wrong here? Yes I wanted to sell my phone and I used Streething as the place to do it. And despite my mistake in the sms, WHAT do you really see here? The guy was more concern WHETHER I’M CHINESE or not! Not that it’s any of my business but WHAT in the BLAZES does that have to do with the phone? It is totally irrelevant and it kept me thinking so what if I’m Malay or Indian or American or whatever? Is that gonna result in me losing the chance of selling the phone to him? Is he afraid of getting swindled? What’s the deal yo? I mean if we have come to a point where people buy stuff based on the colour and ethnicity of the individual, then racism has taken another low point in Malaysia.
Maybe next time I’ll just walk into a store and ask the shopkeeper “Hey that is a nice looking Ming Vase. Is it Hungarian? Huh it's not? No thank you then".
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