Singaporeans are educated, but they have poor upbringing.

That was the title of a blog post written by local deejay Anna Lim, reported Chinese daily Lianhe Wanhao.

Published last week, Anna admitted that the entry has the potential to offend many, but said that there was a pressing need to discuss the issue.

She told the newspaper: "Singaporeans reserve seats with tissue paper packets and they leave trash behind after gatherings. On the MRT, they do not give up their seats to the needy, neither do they allow alighting passengers to get off before squeezing their way into the carriage."

In her post, she pointed out that such behaviour was also evident in young children.

Students compete both academically and in the sporting arena, "every one of them more fiercely competitive than the other", she said.

"It certainly makes us afraid and it saddens their teachers," she said.

She also mentioned how two coaches were engaged in a fierce verbal tussle when one side lost in a badminton match.

Commenting on the case, she stressed the importance of a good upbringing - It is perfectly acceptable to lose a game, but not one's values, she said.

A blogger, who has also published a similar commentary online, said: "This is the harshest critic of Singaporeans I have heard. Compared to 'not having a good upbringing', words like 'kiasu' and 'selfish' seem much milder."