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Gotta make something super clear. I love Singapore... I even considered getter permanent residence. I return there regularly and have many Singaporean friends.

by Daub 2y ago

Gotta make something super clear. I love Singapore... I even considered getter permanent residence. I return there regularly and have many Singaporean friends. I was motivated to make my comment in response to a noticeable decline in the quality of life I saw at many levels of society. I have married friends without children who both hold down decent jobs, yet who are compelled to take in lodgers just to make ends meets. I saw grandfathers taking delivery jobs just to help out their adult children. I have seen it become almost impossible to get an affordable apartment, and rent security is non-existent. Booze: Yes, after 9pm you can buy booze in a bar, with all the mark-up that implies. But most Indian workers do not drink in bars. Frankly, I feel infantilized if I am forbidden to buy a bottle of wine after 9pm. Corruption: Yes SG is not per-say corrupt. A few weeks travelling through S E Asia will certainly demonstrate that. But, as I stated, in the publicly funded institutions I worked with, I saw multiple low-levels instances of self-interest placed before the common good. So many I could write a book on it. Cars ownership: I stand by my comment. Car ownership skyrocketed around 2008-ish (Im bad with dates). I know for a fact that this has been discussed as a problem at the highest levels of government. Ease of travel is one of the key quality of life factors. Refused service by taxis at change shift period: this happened to me routinely. I am amazed that it has not happened to you.

jesterson 2y ago
I wasn’t particularly addressing your feelings towards singapore, whether they are positive or negative. Was just merely stating facts. Rent security is one of the highest ive seen in many other places. Landlord can’t just kick you out. There are some notoriously bad ones, who are disciplined by small claims court easily. honestly i can’t care less where indian workers can get booze. they are not allowed because they do stupid things after. and in singapore it’s punishable to do stupid things, as you know. Those who want to get a drink, can have it almost anytime. And again, noone stops anyone from stacking on it and enjoying anytime. Cars - government does regulate amount of cars via COE supply. they can shrink or expand it as they please. Quality of life - hard to disagree here. It’s tanking. Disparity between rich and poor people went up substantially, especially within last 5 years.

by Daub 2y ago

jesterson 2y ago

I wasn’t particularly addressing your feelings towards singapore, whether they are positive or negative. Was just merely stating facts. Rent security is one of the highest ive seen in many other places. Landlord can’t just kick you out. There are some notoriously bad ones, who are disciplined by small claims court easily. honestly i can’t care less where indian workers can get booze. they are not allowed because they do stupid things after. and in singapore it’s punishable to do stupid things, as you know. Those who want to get a drink, can have it almost anytime. And again, noone stops anyone from stacking on it and enjoying anytime. Cars - government does regulate amount of cars via COE supply. they can shrink or expand it as they please. Quality of life - hard to disagree here. It’s tanking. Disparity between rich and poor people went up substantially, especially within last 5 years.