Wednesday, April 26, 2006

A trip to Food Hotel Asia exhibition make me notice an ugly side of human beings.

What's wrong if students are visiting your booth? So what if you are not making any business from the students? Does that give a reason why booth helpers are not willing to give samples for students to try. Or maybe, like them try, but in a cold manner?

Maybe not all booth helpers are like that. But those who did, should be shameful of themselves. Not matter what, although we are students, we are still customers/guests. What for discriminate us like some aliens?

First, me and my friends were at a booth, that promote their korean ginseng tea. The person asked us, we were university or high school. My friend replied 'polytechnic'. Maybe the korean man don't know what is polytechnic. Because the term may be only used in Singapore. But I wonder, what is the reason that make the friendly face that was on his face, to go away. Is it he don't know what is 'polytechnic' Or is it, we are not some university students, and he thought 'polytechnic' is a low-educated or what-so-ever?

Second. I didn't realise this. But my friend said that, some of the people who serve the samples, wanted to serve samples for us to try. But it seems that when they saw the word 'STUDENT' on the tag we had, they seemed not wanted to serve us.

Third. Me and Jiawen were looking at this machine. This machine has the function of placing the satay sticks into the meat. We did not know that initally, and were talking among ourselves, asking each other 'What is this used for?'. The guy who happened to be beside me, just took some meat and placed on the machine and let the machine 'demo' to us. No friendly smile, no eye-contacting with us. Nothing. Simply ignore us and continue to talk to the other customer who is a business man I suppose. I nearly rolled my eyes. I went 'What the hell' inside my mind. He was so rude.

So what if we are students? Students = aliens? Or do they feel that, they will be wasting their time/food on students since we will not be buying or get their companies as sponsorship? If that's the reason, I think they need to reflect on themselves. They are adults. MATURE ADULTS I supposed. Doing sales, I believe they shouldn't discriminate their customers. It's simply so rude.

Because of this, it fears me to stay around the booth to look at the things they had, or ask question. Fear for that kind of attitude they might give.

But lucky not everyone are like that, some even talked to us, and told us to try more. My day in expo will not be spoiled by THOSE type of people. Haiz.

They shouldn't have give us a tag with one word 'STUDENT'. It look so plain. They should do this instead

Shanlyn Chew Xiang Ying
Temasek Polytechnic
Diploma in Applied Food Science & Nutrition
Student

At least the tag look nicer and has more words in it! HAHAHA.
Just kidding..