Why s'poreans comprain so much about transport fares?

[bakkuttay]

Australia's one-single trip ticket is $5.20 lor. "Fares on Queensland's transport operator Translink will rise by 7.5 per cent on Monday, taking a single-trip, peak paper ticket in one zone to $5.20, up from $4.80." - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...73741826.606753656034473&type=1&stream_ref=10

Singapore how much only? We pay 4-6cents more per trip...not that bad compared to other countries.

If I may borrow what Leongsam said before, "The comparison isn't apples to apples. For example the cuppuccino in Sydney costs AUD3.75 at a roadside takeaway kiosk. In Singapore, SGD6 is for a cuppuccino in a fancy boutique cafe or a hotel coffee house.

I have lived in both Sydney and Singapore and I can assure that Singapore living expenses are far lower simply because there are so many cheap options if you want to save money. In Sydney, there is no $1 coffee or $7 taxi ride or $5 lunch. You pay $4 for a coffee, $40 for a short taxi trip and $12 for a measly sandwich."

wow!!!!!!!!!!! selective comparison

 

[Agoraphobic]

Complaining is a normal human trait. I call it the citizen's "Right to Gripe."

In most cases for Singapore and Singaporeans, the ruling party wants the people to feel that whatever they have it good, or as they call it "world standards," it is because of the good and capable leadership, and whatever they have as bad, it is normal, or the people's fault, or at least NOT the gahmen's fault. This is further promoted by The Straits Times. I think the gripe is mainly about this.

Cheers!

Australia's one-single trip ticket is $5.20 lor. "Fares on Queensland's transport operator Translink will rise by 7.5 per cent on Monday, taking a single-trip, peak paper ticket in one zone to $5.20, up from $4.80." - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...73741826.606753656034473&type=1&stream_ref=10

Singapore how much only? We pay 4-6cents more per trip...not that bad compared to other countries.

If I may borrow what Leongsam said before, "The comparison isn't apples to apples. For example the cuppuccino in Sydney costs AUD3.75 at a roadside takeaway kiosk. In Singapore, SGD6 is for a cuppuccino in a fancy boutique cafe or a hotel coffee house.

I have lived in both Sydney and Singapore and I can assure that Singapore living expenses are far lower simply because there are so many cheap options if you want to save money. In Sydney, there is no $1 coffee or $7 taxi ride or $5 lunch. You pay $4 for a coffee, $40 for a short taxi trip and $12 for a measly sandwich."

http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?172024-Huat-AH!-Singapore-is-more-expensive-then-Sydney!

 

[samanthachen]

Fare hike don't complain you want compliment?

 

[xdecepticon]

TS, as your name suggest. Your thread make me wanna zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......yawn......zzzzzz

 

[bakkuttay]

TS, as your name suggest. Your thread make me wanna zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......yawn......zzzzzz

hahahahha.... sammyboyforum has indeed turn to be a good lullabye

 

[cockie]

Australia's one-single trip ticket is $5.20 lor. "Fares on Queensland's transport operator Translink will rise by 7.5 per cent on Monday, taking a single-trip, peak paper ticket in one zone to $5.20, up from $4.80." - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...73741826.606753656034473&type=1&stream_ref=10

Singapore how much only? We pay 4-6cents more per trip...not that bad compared to other countries.

If I may borrow what Leongsam said before, "The comparison isn't apples to apples. For example the cuppuccino in Sydney costs AUD3.75 at a roadside takeaway kiosk. In Singapore, SGD6 is for a cuppuccino in a fancy boutique cafe or a hotel coffee house.

I have lived in both Sydney and Singapore and I can assure that Singapore living expenses are far lower simply because there are so many cheap options if you want to save money. In Sydney, there is no $1 coffee or $7 taxi ride or $5 lunch. You pay $4 for a coffee, $40 for a short taxi trip and $12 for a measly sandwich."

http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?172024-Huat-AH!-Singapore-is-more-expensive-then-Sydney!

The salary in Oz land is @ least 2 X in SG..... A normal engineer annual salary is 100K compare to SG being pay 50 to 60K

 

[garlic]

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It's rare, very rare.. but it's available at all 7-11s.

Australia's one-single trip ticket is $5.20 lor. "Fares on Queensland's transport operator Translink will rise by 7.5 per cent on Monday, taking a single-trip, peak paper ticket in one zone to $5.20, up from $4.80." - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...73741826.606753656034473&type=1&stream_ref=10

Singapore how much only? We pay 4-6cents more per trip...not that bad compared to other countries.

If I may borrow what Leongsam said before, "The comparison isn't apples to apples. For example the cuppuccino in Sydney costs AUD3.75 at a roadside takeaway kiosk. In Singapore, SGD6 is for a cuppuccino in a fancy boutique cafe or a hotel coffee house.

I have lived in both Sydney and Singapore and I can assure that Singapore living expenses are far lower simply because there are so many cheap options if you want to save money. In Sydney, there is no $1 coffee or $7 taxi ride or $5 lunch. You pay $4 for a coffee, $40 for a short taxi trip and $12 for a measly sandwich."

http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?172024-Huat-AH!-Singapore-is-more-expensive-then-Sydney!

 

[bakkuttay]

yes 7-11 sell fresh ground coffee for A$1 in melbourne

 

[yinyang]

The salary in Oz land is @ least 2 X in SG..... A normal engineer annual salary is 100K compare to SG being pay 50 to 60K

Also there's such a thing as Big Mac index, for comparative purchasing power across borders

http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index

http://www.statista.com/statistics/274326/big-mac-index-global-prices-for-a-big-mac/

 

[zhihau]

vote the PAP out!!!

 

[escher]

vote the PAP out!!!

Everyone of those motherfuckers in white must be out
Not a single of those pusfilled rotten bastards PAP maggots cockroaches be left in to fester in our country

 

[tonychat]

Because sinkies can only complain and that is all these ball-less cowards can do.

 

[sethdemitri]

Don't want complain then don't Suka Suka increase cost of necessities... Knnccb understand?

 

[po2wq]

Why s'poreans comprain so much about transport fares? ...

wen u haf a gahmen who pay demselves astronomical salaries n who boasted demselves as haven-sent talens 2 save sinkielan fishermen n oso a prez who boasted about his ability 2 win any battle wif any perfect storm, u definitely want 2 haf results datz mucher n morer betta dan wat dose fellas get in oz ...

otherwise ze sinkielan gahmen n prez rooks so s2pig ... pocket so much moni stil cannot beat oz ... oz folks r laffing @ ze sinkielan gahmen on their s2pigity ...

sinkielan fishermen r helping their gahmen 2 save face ...

 

[Microsoft]

Raise price say raise price...y aw wanna defy gravity...raise tax to help poor...raise price so million pay less...oni papies can put dis kinda stunt...truly deserve million $ pay...:oIo:


车资调高3.2%
百万人将付更少



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[Microsoft]

 

[Jlokta]

wow!!!!!!!!!!! selective comparison

Finally!!! Its selective comparison indeed.

 

[escher]

Don't be so ngiao about a few cents lar. By paying a few more cents, our low wage workers, poly students, nsfs get better benefits. You can't have it all right? You give some, you take some.

There is a fucking unflushed toilet bowl empty of its resident.

YOUR FUCKING HEAD

Go stick your fucking head in that toilet bowl below the waterline and meditate there on how great smear of shit on sole of shoe LKY be when he become a fucking corpse

I am actually very civil to that PAP bastard pillowtalk
I rather talk to him with a piano wire but that is too fast and too good for him

Sticking his fucking head in toilet bowl will be much better

 

[chootchiew]

Looks like favourite horse ran last

 

[McDonaldsKid]

Where was this image taken from? looks very familiar!