Hi guys,

Take a look at the following article in Daily Mail:

Brits in Singapore mocked aged rickshaw driver (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=490946&in_page_id=1770)

Basically, here's how the story goes: Three British tourists in Singapore hired and sat on a rickshaw ridden by a 67 yr-old rickshaw driver Lee. The rickshaw is actually meant for at most two passengers. Throughout the journey, the tourists were mocking at Lee who is struggling to pedal the rickshaw. After the journey, the tourists refused to pay the initially agreed price of S$15 and ran off in a cab. The tourists filmed the whole process and posted it up on youtube.

This incident caused an uproar among Singapore netizens. One of the tourists, Bo Davies, later claimed during an interview that "they are insensitive but they are not bullies."

Now, since this forum has people from many different countries, I would like to hear your views on this incident:
1. Do you think the tourists are just being insensitive, or are they really bullies?
2. Is this a case of cultural/value differences between a western and eastern country? Say, if this incident happens in UK, would it creates a similar uproar? Or will the people just treat it as a harmless joke?
3. If this incident happen to your fellow countrymen, how would you feel about it?

Let's have a civil discussion on it. Please refrain from any attacks on nationality or race.