There are more dogs than humans in Singapore

[caroline3sg]

Below are netizens' responses to the Swiss's remarks.


Worth reading is the last 3 responses from angmohs.

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There are several different categories of response to her comment. The most common ones were simply direct angry response:

hammer head: Go back to your so-called swiss B****** !!!

SAYNO2FT: Who gave them permissions to speak about our Country in the first place!!! Pls ask the both to buzz off to their own countries & work!

Then we have netizens questioning why they are here taking up jobs which can be perform by locals:

Benjamin Lim: Syngenta, why don’t you hire Singaporeans instead of putting 2 ignoramuses in charge of PR? What a huge mistake!”

Penny Koh: We have here two FTs who have taken JOBS away from Singaporeans…correct? Why doesn’t Syngenta hire Singaporeans for their jobs? Something’s not right with this whole picture.

Winston Tan: I have been looking for a job for 1 year now, with no success. Luckily for me, the rest of my family are helping me. Jobs in Singapore are so hard to get now, that these foreign women who are lecturing us…me, about jobs, show how insensitive, intolerant, snobbish and cruel they are. What can someone like me do, when I cannot get a job? I have been sending out well over a 100 resumes, so far no luck. Do these women know how expensive it is to live in Singapore? Of course not. These women have no money problems. Just talk rubbish about “no one owes anyone else a living; you cannot say you are entitled to jobs in your country”. I am trying to find a job, but so far, there are none. Why don’t one of you give up your job for me?

Michael T SY: One Swiss, one British, take our jobs, get the big money, talk rubbish about Singapore people, then go home. Ridiculous.

Go Home: Just look at their faces, you can see how spoilt they really are. Cushy lives, with cushy jobs, fly all over the world, and come here and tell Singaporeans that we are not entitled to jobs in our country! of course not!!! you 2 idiots have our JOBS.

Amanda: Connections is how you got to be where you are Ms Dalli and Ms Zimmermann. If everyone has equal opportunites for jobs, etc – we would have your jobs. Syngenta, why don’t you hire me? I am a Singaporean, I have a degree from NUS in Business Admin. I am looking for a job. I was let go from my last job with Sintel.

Others question if their own country would be open to influx of foreign workers:

Intelligent: Nobody is entitled to jobs in their own counry BUT they should be entitled to be treated differently from PR and foreigners like Zimmerman in their own country. If you go to Switzerland, u will find out how hard is it for foreigners to compete with the local Swiss, who are well supported by their government.

Switzerland open floodgates: Why doesn’t she say that Switzerland should open the flood-gates to any foreign trash too, especially those from the Third World countries?

Jojo: And for foreigners to work in Switzerland? Not even the french and italians have found a way to get a permit there.

Non-EU Citizens: For non EU members it is more difficult to get a work permit. An employer has to prove that the job on offer could not be filled by a Swiss worker or an EU national. The employer has to send an offer of employment and then apply for a residence permit in the canton’s local police section for foreigners. If this is successful, the non-EU national will receive a pre-authorisation of residency (Zusicherung der Aufenthaltsbewilligung or Autorisation de Séjour). When the employee arrives in Switzerland to begin work, this must be shown at the local Cantonal Population Office (OCP) when application for a residence permit is made. The whole process of obtaining a work permit can take many months and there is no guarantee that a work permit will be issued (http://geneva.angloinfo.com/countries/switzerland/employ.asp).

Some talked about the sacrifices of our own locals and why Singaporeans should be taken care of first:

citizen: (She) knows nothing of how we came this far. Where was she and her likes when we went through turbulent times?

I serve NS not to have a right: I don’t have entitlements in my own country? My compatriots and I servce NS and ongoing annual mobilisations, risk life and limb, train under heavy artillery fire (try to be near to Arty firing range or deploy close to guns) to keep my country safe, sound, and prosperous and THEN for you to walk in, get a comfy job, lecture me and my compatriots on our rights??? Get real lady.

Poor Retiree: To say we are not entitled to jobs in Singapore after helping to build up this country from scratch, paid our taxes over the years, served in NS etc is downright insolent, insulting and arrogant. Would she dare say the same thing back home if it were invaded by hordes from third world country and many of her people jobless?

Some are puzzled by why a PR person will make such insensitive comment:

Superiority Complexd: It is a joke that they both hold a job relating to public relation affairs and yet displayed such an immature attitude.

payout: Very inappropriate for a pr officer to make these comments when the ground is sour. Anyone contact her company for clarification?

And some expats working in Singapore certainly do not agree with her comment:

Laurine Toner: Their insensitive comments don’t represent the many foreigners who work and live in Singapore. Thank You!

Taylor L Wilcox: I work in Singapore as well. These remarks were certainly out of line, and unwarranted. Singapore and the people of Singapore are wonderful people. You know, they probably “mis spoke”??? Quite unfortunate.

Boyden Gray: …and from the mouths of rich and priveledged babes, Zimmermann and Dalli lectures the people of Singapore about jobs. This is the level of intelligence and ideology of rich FTs we have to show for in Singapore? God help every job-seeking Singaporean. ps: not all angmohs are created equal either.

http://www.tremeritus.com/2012/03/27/angry-response-from-netizens-towards-expats-comment-that-singaporeans-not-entitled-to-jobs-in-singapore/

[Edureach]

See people talking about fts taking away jobs at the expense of locals. Anw, whether these fts are really talented are debatable. Two things are in their favor, namely a degree from a recognised uni plus good communication skills. Our next generation just hve to work hard academically and continue to improve on their communication skills to remain internationally mobile.


To avoid being in an awkward situation when you are in yr forties and fifties which are vulnerable to retrenchment especially in private sector, just avoid these two comittments: 30-yr housing loan and 10 yr car loan. If you are committed to these, sorry you are destined to be a slave for life!

[newuser]

真是一波末平，一波又起。we r just easily targets for FTs.

[verykiasu2010]

you can choose not to be of victim-mentality

[gladyschan]

zmonster1969:

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_782120.html


Now, we have another case, this time a student from Nanyang Polytechnic.

Not again!

[verykiasu2010]

zmonster1969:

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_782120.html


Now, we have another case, this time a student from Nanyang Polytechnic.

the names look local, looks like targeting foreigners


A polytechnic student's derogatory post about Indians on social networking site Twitter has gone viral and stirred angry reactions from netizens.

In an expletive-laden post, the Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) student known as Shimun Lai wrote on her Facebook and Twitter accounts that Indians need their own form of transport or to be in separate cabins from others.

She also likened them to dogs.

Ms Lai, believed to be a diagnostic radiography student in NYP's School of Health Sciences, has deleted both her Facebook and Twitter accounts.

[caroline3sg]

The Nanyang Poly case is posted by a Singaporean. She has deleted the post and apologised.


Another case after the Swiss case is by Brian Tan (Director) from Fairmont Hotel. He supported the Swiss's remarks claiming Singaporeans are weak & lazy. Fairmont Hotel was alerted and posted that they do not support Brian's stand and is looking into it.


http://temasektimes.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/fairmont-hotel-to-investigate-brian-tan-cheow-engs-derogatory-comments-about-singaporeans/

[verykiasu2010]

before the internet age, all the swearing, cursing, and rantings are in coffee shop and nobody cares


now with internet age, totally different effect

[concern2]

verykiasu2010:

before the internet age, all the swearing, cursing, and rantings are in coffee shop and nobody cares


now with internet age, totally different effect

As more people are cramped into small, limited space, likelihood of conflict rises. Like putting too many fishes into a small aquarium, and fishes will start attacking each other. This is made worse when the people is not from homogeneous background, but from different parts of the world. Cramping all people into close proximity is simply asking for trouble. Looking around at the numerous high-rise housing emerging and one sees the tendency of conflict could only get worse. No wonder politicians are looking into zoology

So basically, human beings are not very different from animals, so what's more important than to learn your way through and to survive? Let the fire burn inside us and may we channel that energy into doing something for ourself - to survive, to continue to believe in ourselves, despite the worst words coming from our grandfather about our inferior genes ( and if you believe that to be true, to prove that DNAs do change! )

[Chenonceau]

By end of June 2011, Singapore’s population stood at 5.18 million with 3.8 million citizens and 1.4 million non-resident foreigners… While the Singapore Department of Statistics reports overall population figures for Singapore (4.48 million in 2006).


At one time I read that the population target was 6+ million. Flats are smaller. Stress on public transport. Schools cannot cope with numbers. This might be a stupid question… but why do we need 6 million people here on this island that cannot expand in the way American metropolises can?

Just wondering aloud.