Case Study: How to throw a bitch fit

You are to read the following case study very carefully before you attempt the questions that follow. Answer each question in continuous prose. Each answer should not exceed 250 words. You have 48 hours to complete this assignment.

You should type out your answers on A4 or Letter sized paper, 1 inch margins all round, 12 point Times New Roman font. You may submit your answers online in the comments column following this post.

You are reminded not to repeat your points in different answers. You are reminded of the need for clear and concise writing.

Scenario

I was shopping for a new rice cooker when a Chinese PRC woman started kicking up a big fuss at the store.

She accused the service staff of being rude to her; some snarky remark was involved, or so it seemed. Ms PRC shouted at the service staff for not answering her question on how good a pot she was interested in was and also pointed out that the side comment that was made about her type was not appropriate.

Ms PRC then started screaming. In addition, she took to banging and kicking the items at the store.

Questions

1. What did Ms PRC do wrong?

2. What should Ms PRC have done?

Reflections

1. If you were Ms PRC, how would you have reacted in this situation so you can extract maximum benefit from the stall?

2. Do you think it is ethical to extract maximum benefit from the stall? Why?

Role Play

1. Imagine you are a shopper in the store who thinks one of the two women is out of line. Write a retort to show how you could take the side one of the women and start hurling insults back at the "bitch".

2. If you are the manager of the store, explain how will you resolve this issue.

Higher Order Thinking Skills

1. In our social context where we are trying to attract foreign talent to contribute to our workforce and population, how do you think you will help these foreign talent integrate themselves into our society?

2. Do you think soft skills, such as child bearing, child rearing, fighting, quarrelling, screaming, shouting, accusing and insistently talking loudly everywhere, should be part of the criteria for admitting foreign talent? How would one test such skills?

National Education Quiz 2: 2000s: Decade of Singaporean Women

Looks like Singaporean women are making news headlines for this decade. The list below consists of women worthy of 'honourable mention'. Can you name the women involved?

1. SARS super spreader [more info]

2. first to be killed in a terror attack [info]

3. first female minister [info]

4. first NGO group whose spat awakened the social consciousness of Singaporeans [info]

5. world's pioneer feminist mentor [info]

6. first team to make succesful Everest summit in first attempt [info]

7. first Swine flu patient [info]

Crocodile

Oh my god! As I was taking a close look at the lyrics, I realised the two lines below:

I saw a boy on Oahu isle
Floatin' down the bay on a crocodile

I wonder if in the US, or Hawaii, crocodiles are also used as a slang to describe flamboyant playboys.

I noticed this because this is what Malays and Peranakans use to describe lascivious guys - you know, the buaya.

In my Hokkien tongue, crocodile is used to describe people with thick hide and are shameless.

Invitation open to all who want to tell me the significance of word "crocodile" in their culture?

You can die laughing...

Fatal hilarity refers to death resulting from the physiological effects of laughter. Use of the phrase was first recorded in 1596.

A group of crows

What do you call a group of crows? I remembered reading about this some months back but when I faced this question last Sunday, I was suddenly stumped.

Ok, to help all of us along, choose the correct answer from below.

What do you call a group of crows?

(A) kidnap
(B) gang
(C) party
(D) murder
(E) bandit