Thank you for taking part in “The Rude Malaysian” Contest
PETALING JAYA: The rudest habit that Malaysians have is driving inconsiderately.
This is the finding, after five days, of The Star’s “The Rude Malaysian” Contest.
The contest has 16 “rude” situations and participants were asked to rank which one “is the rudest.”
The other traits that drive people up the wall are jumping the queue and spitting in public.
Litterbugs annoy people, as do Malaysians who do not give up their seats to the elderly, disabled or pregnant women.
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Surprisingly, however, the much talked about habit of using the handphone inside the cinema hall was only considered “mildly rude”, coming in 10th among the 16 situations.
Malaysians also do not think badly of the greedy practice of taking excessive food from the buffet line.
Other habits considered to be bad manners were the disregard for public property, taking other people’s things without seeking their permission and cutting in on other people’s conversation.
The contest was conceived following the launch of the Government’s five-year long Budi Bahasa dan Nilai Nilai Murni (Courtesy and Noble Values) campaign by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday.
Abdullah had said that the five-year campaign was to ensure that the people would not only be highly skilled and educated but also possess the right values.
Among the values that he cited were transparency, trustworthiness, integrity, fairness, honesty and accountability. The contest received entries from people of all ages.
At the close of the contest at 6pm yesterday, 15,977 entries were received. (Refer to above graphic)
A total of 13,960 entries were sent online while 2,017 came by fax.
The top three participants whose top seven choices match the Readers’ List will receive a hamper worth RM300 each.
To everyone who took part, a big thank you from us.
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