Today's video: Singapore fumes over video of Brits mocking, stiffing elderly man


	Today's video: Singapore fumes over video of Brits mocking, stiffing elderly man

BobbyDelray

11-2-2007 1:23 PM

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british men, mocking, stiffing, elderly man, taxi, slow, lee shee lam, b0davis

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11-2-2007 5:18 PM

kkcapricorn

This is just cruelty. Not one bit funny. I feel bad for the driver.

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