because its culture values: “the importance of status differences and hierarchies”
(Connor, 1996, P102).
The working out of complex authority and status relationships has characterized
Asian society for at least two thousand years (JoAnn Meriwether Craig, 1993).
Singaporeans treat special groups of people with special respect and courtesy.
Honoured guests, elders, parents, teachers, bosses and leaders must treat with
deference. For example: