IMHO
for those in the know in Asia's LCC world, it's not just about Tiger and Airasia nowadays. some of the other operators in philippines and korea are already gaining strength.
TD in Tiger and MB in Cebu Pacific both idolize the calculated buffoonery of Michael O Leary, however they dont have the sophistication to adapt their styles to Asia, where a lot of subtlety is required to mix with their preferred in-your-face stance, thus building widespread local resentment against them "white boys". do i think TF is racist? absolultely not. does TF sound racist how he said it? i suppose yes. do i think TF was arrogant? definitely yes, but not nearly as arrogant as TD and MB thinking their asian employees will just embrace their pushy style.