Why did the Prime Minister make such an observation when he spoke of the common characteristics of Singaporeans? Was he merely joking and being humorous,or was he being frank in reflecting the opinion of most Singaporeans?

• 总理在提到新加坡人的普遍个性时为何有这样的一个观察，他是幽默，开玩笑呢，还是坦率说出一般人的看法?