Swiss costs (and russian standards) of living?

[tonychat]

In countries like Australia with minimum wage law, a high school (Junior college) teenager can earn more than S$3000/month by working part-time in fast food outlets like MacDonald.

My friend who graduated from NUS engineering is told to be grateful for a full-time engineering job which pays him S$2700/month (and he has to work OT).

Imagine that – a student on part-time job flipping burgers in Australia makes more money than a fully qualified engineer working his ass off day and night in Singapore! And my friend went through a grudging 4 year engineering course at NUS for that?!

To add salt to the wound – A 8 yr old Ford Falcon costs only around S$3000 in Perth. There is no COE or what 10 years nonsense – you can drive it as long as it can go. Many good looking 15-20 yr old cars on road.

I was in Australia for 4 years. My friends all worked during school holidays for Mac to buy their 2nd hand cars. Almost all uni students drive to school.

Yet in Singapore, my engineer friend still has to wake up early to squeeze MRT with Bangala workers/PRCs here. Not to mention having to do the same after a long tiring day at work.

This is a joke – do you see the disparity in the standard of living and quality of life?

Not to forget that a landed, freehold, fully-furnished property (with drive-in auto-garage and swimming pool) in Perth costs only around S$500K – cheaper than a pathetic HDB shoebox which is only 99 yr leasehold and comes naked!

Yet gov still shameless enough to call it “Subsidisied housing”!

PAP said that Minimum Wage law is no good for Singapore – yet at the same time, they are paying themselves millions – the highest paid politicians in the world. Talk about double standards – their duplicity and hypocrisy is boundless.

 

[Ash007]

My intern at work, 2nd year uni student earning min wage, sits around all day and just apply leave all the time. Also get that much. Don't even have to work at maccas.

 

[tonychat]

My intern at work, 2nd year uni student earning min wage, sits around all day and just apply leave all the time. Also get that much. Don't even have to work at maccas.

is the owner of the company earning profits?

 

[Ash007]

is the owner of the company earning profits?

Its due to our unique funding model. We strive for zero profits every year. All "additional fundings" goes to our pay and expensive servers to play with.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

We got so many sinkie overseas students....
Did they all migrated?
Can't be they come back to Sg and yet their votes only account for 30%.....

 

[frenchbriefs]

Would be good if I can go out do a days work and make 200 bucks.jusst realise if I go out and work two jobs twelve hours a day,six days a week,plus get allowance from parents and ns allowance I would barely make $120 a day,not even a mcdonalds worker in australia....if I work overtime in australia I will be pulling at least $200 a day.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

is the owner of the company earning profits?

owners n govt ripping off others

 

[MaximiLian]

In before erotica69

 

[Ash007]

Would be good if I can go out do a days work and make 200 bucks.jusst realise if I go out and work two jobs twelve hours a day,six days a week,plus get allowance from parents and ns allowance I would barely make $120 a day,not even a mcdonalds worker in australia....if I work overtime in australia I will be pulling at least $200 a day.

Don't forget centrelink payments as well! Some families have like 5-6 kids gathering close to 2K a month from government alone, plus under the table jobs for around 3K a month. That's 5K a month tax free! 60K a year!

 

[krafty]

s'pore is indeed expensive. i was browsing thru aussie dell website yesterday and found that prices of laptops are better priced than singapore's dell. i compare the specs and find that aussie dell is cheaper.

 

[Ash007]

s'pore is indeed expensive. i was browsing thru aussie dell website yesterday and found that prices of laptops are better priced than singapore's dell. i compare the specs and find that aussie dell is cheaper.

I don't know anyone using Dell here.

 

[krafty]

I don't know anyone using Dell here.

i prefer cheap laptops and can dump it after 1 to 2 years use.

 

[Ash007]

i prefer cheap laptops and can dump it after 1 to 2 years use.

good things are not cheap, cheap things are not good.

 

[winnipegjets]

Don't forget centrelink payments as well! Some families have like 5-6 kids gathering close to 2K a month from government alone, plus under the table jobs for around 3K a month. That's 5K a month tax free! 60K a year!

Minimum income is a good social programme.

 

[winnipegjets]

good things are not cheap, cheap things are not good.

That's not universally true. A cheap casio is as good as a Rolex in telling time.

 

[winnipegjets]

I don't know anyone using Dell here.

Of all the computer manufacturers, Dell provides the best after care support, IMHO. That's why we own many units of Dell.

 

[krafty]

in s'pore, i bet you can't find a can of coke for $1. in here, i drink coke zero daily and it's $1 per can. it's even cheaper than kopitiam in s'pore.

 

[Ash007]

That's not universally true. A cheap casio is as good as a Rolex in telling time.

True, however, a cheap casio doesn't retain its value like a Rolex. There are more things then just functions.

 

[Ash007]

in s'pore, i bet you can't find a can of coke for $1. in here, i drink coke zero daily and it's $1 per can. it's even cheaper than kopitiam in s'pore.

Sometimes $15 for 24 cans at woolies here. Less then 30cent a can.

 

[krafty]

Sometimes $15 for 24 cans at woolies here. Less then 30cent a can.

i am referring to those served cold in the fridge not the carton kind from supermart. s'pore is really expensive, come to think of it.