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ry-makersprancearoundwiththelightsandtheirclotheson.

fortunately,wealsohavehigh-browedstufflikeplays,balletsandmusicals.tonight''srallyisheldhereiteadoftheusualkallangtheatrebecauseigavewayto"misaigon".

buttherearega
   however,therewerealsoareaswherewecouldhavedonebetter.iwillmentiononlytwo,justtoremindsingaporeanottobecomplacent.

ourservicestandardscanbeimproved.ournewaperscarrymanycomplaintsofpoorserviceinourshoandrestaurants,bytaxi-drivers,andeveninourhoitalsandbanks.

wecanalsobemoregraciousandcoiderate,athomeandinothercountries.

forexample,somejohoreahavedescribedchinesesingaporeaas"haolian"or"show-offs".theyclaimthatsingaporealovetoeedandbeattrafficlightswheninmalaysia;behaveasiftheyare"abc"or"american-bornchinese";andlovetoshout"verycheap,verycheap!"whileshoing.

iwouldaddthatwearetoo''kiasu''.forexample,atbuffets,wepileoystersonourplatesashighasmounteverest.

ithinkourlethangraciousbehaviourisbecausewehavebecomeaffluenttooquickly.oursocialgraceshavenotkeptpacewithourmaterialprogre.letusbehumble,courteous,andgraciousinourbehaviourandattitude.letusmakefriendswithourneighbours,eeciallyjohorea.

morechallengingenvironmentahead
   thenexttenyearswillbetougherthanthelastten.

ouroperatingenvironmenthaschangedtremendously.wearenowinanewphaseofglobaldevelopment.thereisonlyonepre-eminentworldpower-theus.neverthele,theuscaotignoretherapidemergenceofchina.

us-chinarelatio
   indeed,theus-chinarelatiohipwillbethedefiningfactoringlobaleconomicsandpoliticsinthecomingdecades.ifitgoeswrong,asiawillsuffer.theusseestremendousoortunitiesinchina''seconomicgrowth,butatthesametime,itworriesoverchina''sgrowingpower.

howus-chinarelatiowillevolveisstilltooearlytosay.presidentgeorgew.bushoketopresidentjiangzemingonthetelephonerecently.accordingtopresidentjiang,"althoughitwasnotavideophonewhereicouldseehisfacialexpreion,fromhisvoice,icouldfeelthathewasapresidentwecandobusinewith."ih

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