[@BrokenPromise] Well, all I can say is: in any place we go, we will definitely meet different people with a multitude of personality types - some pleasant and helpful, some straightforward and blunt, some just plain rude. We just have to take those hostile ones with a pinch of salt, and try not to go head on with them to avoid making the situation even worse. For me, unless my patience is running dangerously low, I just ignore those trying to rile me and focus on the more constructive things, rather than wasting my time to stoke their horrible ego.

In a way, this forum has thickened my skin so much that lately I need to file down that thickness before I go back to school. XD I don't want to get into some dumb trouble for accidentally swearing excessively in class.

[@The Harbinger of Ferocity] Thank you for sharing your insight on how the US media portrays shootouts between the law enforcers and the civilians, which is very helpful to help me better understand the topic, especially from the perspective of the people who are living there. I am now certain that my local media reports on the shooting incidents are mostly copying-and-pasting from the US media rather than actually reporting from an objective viewpoint. Which is ironic, since Singapore often prides itself in many things including the media striving to be the best informative source for us, but it's no different from the US media where it's used as a tool to show things that would benefit the media rather than the people.