Matriculation score: Old Malaysia: 9; New Malaysia: 1


AN in-class experiment conducted in one of my university classes a lifetime ago seems to have stuck with me for quite some time.

The experiment involved giving each individual a simple choice involving said individual and a stranger sitting beside him or her.

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