S'poreans are a strange lot!

[Merl Haggard]

S'poreans have a very strange behaviour, observed one foreigner who has lived here for a long time:


46 years of economic and material success have spawned some very strange behaviors among Singaporeans.

They spent so much to buy a house or flat, furnished it up like a palace, but spent their time outside, most of the time at work. And the maids are the ones enjoying the million-dollar or multimillionaire assets.

Then they pay so much, the highest in the world, for a car only to park at home. Too expensive to drive, too many ERPs and car park charges to pay. And they are encouraged to park their cars at home and
take public transport, being cheaper and more convenient.

And when Singaporeans travel, instead of seeing the places, they went shopping. The best part is that they would head for the cheapest bargains, buying stuff that they could get in Chinatown or pasar malam,
at even cheaper prices. But they are still happy that they got a bargain.

And while the heartlanders are busy trying to make a life here, being told to bust off if they are not happy, which they could not, the rich and presumably very happy & contented citizens are buying up properties
overseas just in case they need to make that escape from this paradise.

While many Singaporeans are thinking of jumping ship, or preparing to jump ship, hoards of new immigrants are rushing in to take their place in this paradise.

And to top it all up, they keep complaining about the govt and all the policies that they found unpalatable, but come every election, they will vote and return the same govt to power.

Strange Singaporean behaviour !

 

[zhihau]

Strange Singaporean behaviour !

strange indeed... but me reckoned things would be vastly different if the PAP garnered only 60% of the Parliament seats instead of over 90% of the seats they currently hold.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

And to top it all up, they keep complaining about the govt and all the policies that they found unpalatable, but come every election, they will vote and return the same govt to power.

this is the strangest behaviour........to the PAP's delight

 

[Borat]

Some owned cars that are worth as much as their homes.

 

[mollusk]

Tonychat got the answer on why singaporean are a strange lot.

 

[chonburifc]

Strange indeed. Especially on the housing part. One more to add, so many are willing to pay so much for a piece of 10 year paper call COE. I call that day light robbery.