Who opened the floodgates to immigrants?
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dovetail:
Hai yah. like that oso want to complain.These days, there are many prc's serving in food court stores. Once I ordered Chendol but that woman put so much ice until it was more like ice- kachang. :slapshead: Tasted lousy too. Another time, ordered Korean BBQ chicken set for my dd but it looked like it has chili. Told the woman perhaps she got it wrong, that I wanted BBQ version. She stared at me and asked me what is BBQ. :stupid:
Why do you think they don't quite like to integrate with the local Chinese? I often feel that they are quite aloof and tend to put on their guard when they talk to the locals. We are after all, the same race, right?
Lao Goh says that if there is no PRC serving at food court then food court prices go up because local don't want to do this job...
I don't want 2.50 ice kachang leh... -
I was at a bank. The customer in the next counter is a PRC youth (22 years old). He wanted to apply for some debit card, I think, but could not understand a word of English. Naturally, he could not fill in the application form. The teller kindly helped him to fill in his particulars of name, birth date etc, using his passport. But when the teller reached the part on “highest educational level”, she did not know how to translate that into Chinese and so asked PRC youth in English “你的highest educational level是什么？The PRC youth shook his head. The teller look left, look right for help, so I ventured to help translate into “最高学历“。 The PRC man replied “大专”. Later I heard the teller asking the PRC youth very softly, 为什么你读到大专却不会英语，那你怎么在这里工作?
On another occasion, on a bus, a PRC woman asked another passenger (a local) where to alight to get to the community hospital in Toa Payoh. The passenger was not sure, so she suggested that the PRC woman ask the bus driver, but the PRC woman said she couldn’t speak English and the bus driver is a Malay.
Yesterday, I had my lunch at a small eatery in Chinatown. The next table was a big group of PRC uncles, talking loudly in their Beijing accent. The stallholder who made my bowl of laksa is also a PRC. Next to the eatery were 2 other stalls selling 麻辣面， 刀削面。
I believe I am not alone in this feeling, that I am a foreigner in this country that I had fondly called home in the past. It is now quite an alien home, no wonder, many of my friends are making plans to retire overseas. -
talking abt food courts…I think it is good Kopitiam tried to hire more Singaporeans instead of PRC.
The cleaners aunties at Kopitiam Compass Point are very hardworking and fast. Their culteries are well washed too. -
You are right Joule, I shouldn’t complain. I have a choice. These days, there’s not much value for money from the cooked food outside. Must try to cook at home more often.
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Pangyx,
Your long post was very interesting.
The rentals in Singapore are so high, it's no wonder the stuff from the retail store are so expensive.
Singaporeans really pay thru' their nose for stuff. My hubby got me a CBTL coffee maker for Xmas. It was on discount, even then it's like $100 more expensive than if you buy in US plus shipping. You buy here only for the warranty, I guess. The owner of CBTL are Singapore people some more, so bad :razz:
Nowadays, I buy more things online. My Nordic fish oil cost HALF the price I get from retail store here. I get many dollars of discount from buying books online too. -
Anyone seen the news on the bus driver go on a trip of 2 hours with the passengers guiding the way back to the right route?
So how they are charged? Hope not charge as per distance. -
Oppsgal:
the passengers should be compensated for the 2 hours loss because what if they were on the way to work/school/important appointments??Anyone seen the news on the bus driver go on a trip of 2 hours with the passengers guiding the way back to the right route?
So how they are charged? Hope not charge as per distance. -
dovetail:
You are right Joule, I shouldn't complain. I have a choice. These days, there's not much value for money from the cooked food outside. Must try to cook at home more often.
You always got a choice, besides, don't blame these immigrants, they are here to escape their own country....if you want to blame, blame the people that allowed them to be brought in....in 2016 you have another choice, make it a good one...
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pepper spice:
You are never alone to feel that wayI was at a bank. The customer in the next counter is a PRC youth (22 years old). He wanted to apply for some debit card, I think, but could not understand a word of English. Naturally, he could not fill in the application form. The teller kindly helped him to fill in his particulars of name, birth date etc, using his passport. But when the teller reached the part on “highest educational level”, she did not know how to translate that into Chinese and so asked PRC youth in English “你的highest educational level是什么？The PRC youth shook his head. The teller look left, look right for help, so I ventured to help translate into “最高学历“。 The PRC man replied “大专”. Later I heard the teller asking the PRC youth very softly, 为什么你读到大专却不会英语，那你怎么在这里工作?
On another occasion, on a bus, a PRC woman asked another passenger (a local) where to alight to get to the community hospital in Toa Payoh. The passenger was not sure, so she suggested that the PRC woman ask the bus driver, but the PRC woman said she couldn’t speak English and the bus driver is a Malay.
Yesterday, I had my lunch at a small eatery in Chinatown. The next table was a big group of PRC uncles, talking loudly in their Beijing accent. The stallholder who made my bowl of laksa is also a PRC. Next to the eatery were 2 other stalls selling 麻辣面， 刀削面。
I believe I am not alone in this feeling, that I am a foreigner in this country that I had fondly called home in the past. It is now quite an alien home, no wonder, many of my friends are making plans to retire overseas.
I remember i went to watch NDP parade nearby and surrounding me were majority from China and India. What hurted me very badly was during the saying of pledge? I was proud to recite the pledge but just have the kind of mix feeling, is this still my home?
Anyway, after that incident, I prefer to stay home and watch.
I enjoyed the election rallies a lot because at least most of the crowds there are true Singaporean that give you the home feeling. -
tutormum:
Just want to :stompfeet: :mad: :rant:
Was in Chinatown and wanted to go to Bras Basah Complex. I asked the bus driver of No. 33 if the bus goes there as I thought it does but wanted to be 100% sure. He is definitely from China and noting that, I repeated my question in Chinese as I know the Chinese name for BBC. Instead, he kept saying that he's going straight. It seems that all he knew is the bus route :faint: If they can't speak English, the decent thing to do is teach them the Chinese names of landmarks and roads. If taxi drivers are tested on their knowledge on Singapore roads and landmarks, why bus drivers aren't? Gone are the days when we can just hop on the bus and say \"Uncle, I want to go to XXX\" and he would tell you when to alight. :nunchuk:
Haha! I have exactly the same kind of encounter as you before. Another time even funny, I asked him how much was the fare to the end of the terminal interchange in Mandarin, he answered ＂不是很贵啦＂and full stop!! :mad:
Didn't the bus company give them basic training??
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