Are Singaporeans kind?

http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/STIStory_626522.html

According to this article, Singaporean students can be very kind. The mother of the autistic child compares her son's experience in an international school in Dubai to a mainstream school in Singapore.

My take on this is that Singaporeans CAN be kind. Unlike citizens of other nations, we are not constantly troubled by fears of natural disasters or starvation.We are, in fact, one of the more affluent citizens in the world with our unemployment rate in Sept 2010 being 2.1%

However, some Singaporeans can be very unkind too. The autistic child cannot communicate his thoughts clearly to the average student, thus he is excluded and left out. I have seen a case first-hand in which a student with high-functioning autism was being left out of groups and made fun of behind his back.

Ms Reema Bhatti has made a good point about discrimination against students with autism in schools. Her son is a lucky boy as he was able to find friends who do not discriminate openly against him despite his autism.

Summarizing my point, this is a problem not only restricted to that certain Dubai international school. This problem is present everywhere.