SINGAPORE: Anyone who’s seen US-based comedian Ronny Chieng would have known that it was particularly on-brand for him to call Singaporeans “a country of small island Karens.”
who endeared himself to Singaporeans a few years ago when he made them laugh by mocking China-NBA troubles in Singaporean-accented Mandarin They are just a country of small island Karens with main character syndrome who literally think they have all the answers despite having zero perspective on the world.While IG stories, by design, disappear within 24 hours, the comedian’s post was screenshot and shared in a Reddit Singapore thread on the day it was posted, where it was widely commented on.Surprisingly, many have taken Chieng’s post’s criticism rather well, agreeing that “Karens” exist among Singaporeans.
“Well… even though I am a Singaporean, I’d say he’s not wrong. And if we take it too seriously… we are just proving him right. It’s just a statement by a comedian,” another observed.Spreading smiles in gloomy times: Stand-up comedians perform for frontline workers, Covid-19 patients
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