That is very logical. IF locals are united.
Based on my understand of sinkie behavior, that is surely a big IF.
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Lor Mee stall FT dunno what Lor Mee is! (Must explain Ru Mian)
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That is very logical. IF locals are united.
Based on my understand of sinkie behavior, that is surely a big IF.
now, every thing is money talk. i had been a reservist b4. how much time, sweat i had devoted. how much scoldings, insults from my superior are endured as a part of ns/reservist life. how much disadvantages/sacrifices i have in my actual life.
just dream,wonder, if one day there was a war, and i was killed. whether my family would be chased out of the hdb becos they could not pay? and perhaps the $360 mercy for my wife and children? and the unit would be replaced by FT who do not need to serve ns/reservist? nightmare!!!!!!!!!
just dream,wonder, if one day there was a war, and i was killed. whether my family would be chased out of the hdb becos they could not pay? and perhaps the $360 mercy for my wife and children? and the unit would be replaced by FT who do not need to serve ns/reservist? nightmare!!!!!!!!!
the CCB cannot even tok english and looks at me like some autistic swine....NB...I told her learn english at least the simple one and cursed her...:oIo:
Not so bad for those PRC, we have one in our parliarment dont know mee siam got no hum one.
The high cost of doing business in this place is due mainly to high property cost/rentals, transport cost (mainly COE) , and government levies/taxes.
Labor cost is only one of the factors-and the higher labor cost itself is a direct
result of our high property and transportation cost amongst others.Who is the biggest landlord and transport operator that caused all this?
The influx of PRC is not mainly due to cost factors but a misguided plan to gain glory for the ruling dynasty-so that they can lord over a bigger population.
Labor cost is only one of the factors-and the higher labor cost itself is a direct
result of our high property and transportation cost amongst others.Who is the biggest landlord and transport operator that caused all this?
The influx of PRC is not mainly due to cost factors but a misguided plan to gain glory for the ruling dynasty-so that they can lord over a bigger population.
Hi takcheksian, I must admit that I had a very similar encounter to what you experienced, and that prompted me to register here and post my encounter as well (I've been a long time reader, first time poster now):
Once I went to a provision shop in my neighbourhood looking to purchase some drinks. I went up to the counter to pay for my purchase (no surprises, the cashier was a PRC) with an old $2 purple note.
This was the ship series note (the one with the Tongkang in front).
The PRC stared at the purple note in my hand, and told me "Zhe shi shen me? Zhe bu shi qian. Bu neng yong!" (Translated: What is this? This is not money, you cannot use this!)
I was so damned f**king pissed I stared at him and told him what the hell he was saying, telling me that my own money cannot be used in my own country.
And then the boss returned right at this moment. The PRC asked his boss whether the paper I was holding was money. The boss said "Yes la! That one can use!" And the f**ker proceeded to accept my money and return me my change.
Once I went to a provision shop in my neighbourhood looking to purchase some drinks. I went up to the counter to pay for my purchase (no surprises, the cashier was a PRC) with an old $2 purple note.
This was the ship series note (the one with the Tongkang in front).
The PRC stared at the purple note in my hand, and told me "Zhe shi shen me? Zhe bu shi qian. Bu neng yong!" (Translated: What is this? This is not money, you cannot use this!)
I was so damned f**king pissed I stared at him and told him what the hell he was saying, telling me that my own money cannot be used in my own country.
And then the boss returned right at this moment. The PRC asked his boss whether the paper I was holding was money. The boss said "Yes la! That one can use!" And the f**ker proceeded to accept my money and return me my change.
no PRC = high cost for business....dont later come here and complain again that your lor mee is $5.00 , ok ?
What logic you tok?
You never read my original post is it? The farking PRCs don't even know what lor mee is, boss need to teach them. Jobs all over Singapore kenna taken by cheapo FT who have no talent = don't benefit the business.
Some fella earlier made the comment that no FT means no rubbish removal. If u hire FT who don't know what rubbish is, oso no rubbish removal what!
FT's pay must match their actual productivity! Basic economics! If hang around chobohlan, give you fark face when u want to buy something frm them, they contribute to Spore economy?
In any case most of the percentage of costs in Singapore food courts are NOT labour. They are rent. Why you don't want to fark HDB/ Capitaland for making lor mee expensive by raising rents to world-class standards?
I eat before $6 fishball noodles in the city, also cooked by PRC. I not complain that time, coz at least PRC know what they doing. Lan lan Capitaland control the food courts rent, what to do?
Tx for support, fren!
My main point is not that we don't hire FT. But that we only hire FT who know what they are doing/ who can provide value for the money we pay them. That way we don't anyhow take job from Sinkie and still get lower quality food/ productivity as a result.
Many Sinkies are just damn stingy and not quality conscious. They want to save labour cost, but the people they hire dunno what the hell they are doing. One bruder earlier give example of PRC cutting hair cockup. Well, I also 贪便宜, tried out PRC haircut. Wah piang eh, their scissors never sharpen, damn painful haircut. One side not even.
I don't want to pay $6.90 for cockup PRC haircut anymore; $10 for experienced Malay barber at least no risk of lopside. Those stingy sinkies who want to save $3.10 and kenna malu can go ahead.
Those Bangla construction worker all don't speak Hokkien/ Mandarin. Their English just as cockup as our local contractor English. Both sides cannot communicate. Like that how to have quality n productivity in construction? In the end u see Wing Tai's newly built windows dropping on other sinkies' balconies. Luckily nobody kenna killed!
If killed, who responsible? You sue $300/month Bangla worker for compensation?
You save money, productivity drop, in the end profit margin also drop. What's the point?
I farking tulan Greedy Sinkies who pay ultra low wage and sell me garbage product/ service.
Thanks for sharing this experience. Its important that Singaporeans share concerns and issues on all matters. The Singapore Press has failed us. Imagine 3 broadsheets and all owned by the same entity.
Employers are also to be blamed for not teaching their FT employees. Same goes to parents of kids with misconduct.
wan lan eh... why so long winded??
the problem is not really with the PRC staff. the problem is with the sinkie boss. the sinkie boss didn't train the staff.
the end.
U pay peanuts, u'll get monkey. If even paying PAPee ministers millions and they can still CHOR BOH LAN and JIAT LIAO BEE, what right do u have to expect your fellow Sporns to die for u for the few peanuts?
In Canada, the new migrants know their rights and will not be paid under the minimum wage. It is usually the people without papers (illegals) or malingerers (collecting unemployment benefits while working off the books) who are paid under the minimum wage.
I believe this to be the same in US, UK, OZ and NZ.
This national problem has to be put in proper context and cannot be taken lightly !!
That is why you do not need EINSTEIN'S BRAIN or ROCKET SCIENCE to deduce the reason as to why so many qualified and educated foreigners are "encouraged" to study, work and settle here as citizens and PRs.
The paramount reason is the extremely low birth rate and the increase in the number of aged Singaporeans.
The problems are exerbated by the increase in the rising number of old Singaporean singles and wretched divorcees here.
If the problem is left alone, this TINY red dot will become a GIANT old age home !!
That is why you do not need EINSTEIN'S BRAIN or ROCKET SCIENCE to deduce the reason as to why so many qualified and educated foreigners are "encouraged" to study, work and settle here as citizens and PRs.
The paramount reason is the extremely low birth rate and the increase in the number of aged Singaporeans.
The problems are exerbated by the increase in the rising number of old Singaporean singles and wretched divorcees here.
If the problem is left alone, this TINY red dot will become a GIANT old age home !!
This will not happen. Our GodLEE LEEders will exile all those who cannot afford to JB.
I tried to order Mee Pok Tar at this Republic foodcourt stall, this young PRC
looked at me blur blur, quickly grabed mee pok and mee kia with both hands and ask me which one. Soon we will be ordering food in sign language !
A few has already suggested that lack of training is one of the causes. Frankly, the onus is really on the employer to provide that training. Manning a stall in food court, you would expect the owner to at least teach them the proper names of the few dishes they sell.
I view FTs quite differently from you. Importing FTs for such jobs are a definite no-no for me. I would rather the operators pay their staff the going rate and charge the consumers accordingly. Importing of FTs should be reserved for skills that we are short of.
I returned to Singapore earlier this week after being away for 4 years. The number of FTs is not as high as I expected from reading in this forum. One annoyance though, was eating 马灯木打马 at a roti prata stall.
Malaysians have been serving in local restaurants for as long as I can remember. So, I assume there is a real challenge in recruiting local staff for them. But a roti prata stall?
On the bright side, I was dining at The Prime Society and was served by 3 different Singaporeans. Not a FT was in sight amongst the service staff. All 3 looked pretty young (A levels or University students) and were not experienced servers, but I left an additional 10% tip on top of the service charge.
Perhaps, if the economy tanked further, we'll have more of these people available to the F&B operators.
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