Serious Channel 8 News: Poor Pioneer Generation Sinkies Are Despicable Scum!

[JohnTan]

哈哈哈,今天的狮城有约,语不惊人死不休,原来人老了，低收入的老人都称为"下流老人"。下流根据汉语词典,是指不知羞耻,低级下流, 通常是贬义的意思。

当然今天的狮城有约 话题"下流老人"是指低收入者,在下流边缘生存的年长者, 不是指言谈举止下流,但是不能想出更好听的名字吗？。

Translation:

(Ha ha ha, today during the evening Chinese news on channel 8, the mainstream media used a derogatory terms to describe elderly Singaporeans who were low income. They used the term "despicable scum old people" to describe low income elderly in Singapore.

When the Chinese news used such a term to describe our low income elderly are they saying these elderly are uncouth and are despicable? Can't they use a better term to describe old people who have low income in Singapore? what a disgrace)

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1649768535299039/permalink/1818190398456...

- More at AllSingaporeStuff.com http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/ar...come-elderly-sporeans-despicable-scum-old-ppl

 

[Leongsam]

I'm not quite sure it's fair to describe them as "despicable" but they are certainly a nuisance and a burden to society.

 

[retrenched]

someone has explained that the term was first used by a jap scholar to describe elderly poor in japan. in japan xia liu does not mean despicable but when the term was adopted by other mandarin speaking countries it took on that meaning - i think it means "downstream" or "lower in hierarchy".

 

[chootchiew]

I'm not quite sure it's fair to describe them as "despicable" but they are certainly a nuisance and a burden to society.

I only dare to say "man found with hands behind" are certainly a nuisance and burden to society

 

[rocket]

This shows UN is right in saying
Singaporean elderly is not well taken of.

All come down to $$$$$$.
U old n no $$$ want die go far away.

Never think who voted his father into power.
Now treat pioneers like tissue paper used n discard

 

[rocket]

someone has explained that the term was first used by a jap scholar to describe elderly poor in japan. in japan xia liu does not mean despicable but when the term was adopted by other mandarin speaking countries it took on that meaning - i think it means "downstream" or "lower in hierarchy".

It because for jap to be despicable is normal for them.
Japs are pervert n psychotic.
This is their genes

 

[mojito]

“建国一代”怎么大选后变成”下流老人”呢？

 

[frenchbriefs]

ty,my mandarin is not good but im glad i learnt a new phrase today, 下流老人.

 

[singularity]

someone has explained that the term was first used by a jap scholar to describe elderly poor in japan. in japan xia liu does not mean despicable but when the term was adopted by other mandarin speaking countries it took on that meaning - i think it means "downstream" or "lower in hierarchy".

You guys actually bother with local MSM? Then you will luuurrve north korea.

 

[Bonut]

That's why we need FT to hold the fort

It's 下游.

 

[SNTCK]

please ohh, you all 孤陋寡闻，没有读书。

this phrase is correct.

 

[SNTCK]

http://a.udn.com/focus/2016/04/12/19923/index.html

下流老人」是日本去年出現的新名詞，日本社會學者藤田孝典新書「下流老人」近日引進台灣。
即使年輕時身為年薪5萬以上的中產階級，晚年也可能成為「又窮又老又孤獨」的「下流老人」。
月薪台幣5萬以上的中產階級，20、30年後也可能淪為「下流老人」？這不是危言聳聽，而是社會現實。去年轟動日本社會的話題作「下流老人」，中文版最近由如果出版社引進台灣。「下流老人」指的是：
無法正常度日、被迫過「下流（中下階層）」貧困生活的高齡者。
此一名詞由一直在援助高齡者第一線工作的社會學家藤田孝典創造。他累積多年觀察寫成的「下流老人」去年出版，暢銷逾20萬冊。聯合報日前獨家報導「蝸居老人」專題，證明「下流老人」現象在台灣同樣存在。

 

[SNTCK]

[video=youtube;YnNo0Mtg2NE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnNo0Mtg2NE[/video]

 

[SNTCK]

下游

紧接中游下段。其特性是河床多在冲击平原之上，底坡小，水流缓慢，泥沙多淤积，沙洲众多，在平面上河道多蜿蜒曲折，断面复杂，多呈复式断面形状。

http://baike.baidu.com/view/186491.htm

 

[SNTCK]

if you all do not want to be 下流老人， please save more money now.
hahahahaha

 

[johnny333]

You guys actually bother with local MSM? Then you will luuurrve north korea.

Between the GE we rarely hear from our PAP leaders. So if you really want to find out what they are thinking about it has to be via the local media. I find it surprising that the "lesser mortals" of Spore don't know how the "natural aristocrats" really feel about "lesser mortals" because this is the term they have used to describe Sporeans.

We are just digits & working units. Now that Sporeans are old, the PAP wants to discard & replace them with new Sporeans.

 

[Protector Cromwell]

In another words, the media here copied the Japanese concept and transplanted it in their program, without realizing that it has the potential of hurting the feelings of the Pioneer Generation......This further illustrated that the standard of Chinese media in our land had dropped to new low. Damn!

 

[singularity]

Between the GE we rarely hear from our PAP leaders. So if you really want to find out what they are thinking about it has to be via the local media. I find it surprising that the "lesser mortals" of Spore don't know how the "natural aristocrats" really feel about "lesser mortals" because this is the term they have used to describe Sporeans.

We are just digits & working units. Now that Sporeans are old, the PAP wants to discard & replace them with new Sporeans.

And why do you care about what they think or say? You are a retiree. Pay attention to your own well being instead.

 

[johnny333]

In another words, the media here copied the Japanese concept and transplanted it in their program, without realizing that it has the potential of hurting the feelings of the Pioneer Generation......This further illustrated that the standard of Chinese media in our land had dropped to new low. Damn!

The truth sometimes hurts. What if the interpretation is correct about how the PAP sees the old of Spore

It was a PAP MP who called Sporeans "lesser mortals" There was also the case of the mole faced daughter of MP Wee that looked down on all unfortunate Sporeans.

 

[johnny333]

And why do you care about what they think or say? You are a retiree. Pay attention to your own well being instead.

I am still waiting for them to return my CPF. I also live in Spore & indirectly paying GST taxes. water tariff, electricity tariff,....etc
They control the policies of the country & are being paid a ridiculous amounts by the tax payers of Spore.