Have you ever looked at someone and summarised what you thought of them in 5 seconds flat?
I bet you have.
I bet you've done that more than once.  More than twice in fact.
Whether you  said it out, or not.
 
But then, have you ever summarised YOURSELF?
 
In other words, as you stereotype others, have you done the same to your very own being?
 
I'm Dumb. I'm Stupid. I'm Fat. I suck. I'm a Loser.
 
I bet we all have gone through that Self Stereotyping Phase once. But thats not the point of my post.
 
Do you realize that our society likes to bring one down? How in some communities, they call their child "Wok" as in the short term of "Buruk" which in Malay, means ugly. Why do you ask? Why call a child you have not even seen grow such a word? Such a literally ugly word? Oh, they say its to make the child not grow ugly when it's older.
 
For some strange reason, we all think bringing one down, is a good thing, it shows that you are "being humble". But really, malaysians do stereotype others, and themselves for the worse.
 
Have you realized that sometimes when we stumble over a long lost relative in a mall or a cafe, the first thing they do is
a) ask what your education status is now
b) comment on how you gained weight
 
I'm not going to stereotype this post into saying its short and uneventfull, eventhough I think it is. (Refer to post below)
I'm not going to say how horrid i feel today.
 
Heres my theory anyway.
I am my worst hypocrite. And you are yours.