180 Degree Different

Freedom of speech in the land of freedom causes everyone to keep their
thought to themselves. Isn't it a mockery?

In a country where two political parties take turn to run the country, the
citizens do not speak up their minds in the open. They keep their very
thought to themselves. On the other side of the blue planet, in the
Bolehland where one ruling party runs the country for the past 50+ years, I
dare say, with 95% confidence, that everyone talks politics in the open.

To make the cold climate colder, there is not much buah mulut between
individuals in this far away land. Topics that float in lunch meetings or
occasional pantry chit-chat is none other than the weather, the Superbowl
baseball and the children or grandchildren. Weather-talk is kind of
essential because there is simply nothing else common to talk about if
you're neither a baseball fans nor a parent. On the contrary, in
Bolehland, can you imagine people talk about how blue the sky is?

Back to the main question as to why politics is not a table topic. Let's
ask yourself this question: would you openly criticize Party A when there's
a 50% chance that your audience is the supporter of Party A? Worse still,
if your manager supports Party A. Hence, people shut their big mouth.
When time comes, they cast their votes early in the morning and go to work
like usual. In Bolehland, everyone talks politics everywhere. When
Election Day comes, people celebrate the one-day public holiday.

Got vote or not, tak tau lah. Boss, teh tarik kurang manis lagi satu!