Took public transport to town last 2 days, i noticed the Fts outnumber the local in the train and bus ... you can tell for yourself, chinese, india, bangla, philipino , vietnam, burmese , the train cabin had more FTs than locals , the bus i took was cramp with indian , you know how it smell la..  I am just trying to say are all the rich sg pple driving car , only the poor FT and poor sg citizen like me still taking the public transport?

I think I did a calculation before that near to half the labour force is foreigners.

I'm thinking more on the line that perhaps more sg pple are in the sales/shopping centres area where they start much later, perhaps from 10am onwards?

hello... FTs also need to take public transport too.

We cannot blame them. Our government welcome them with open arms. What else can we do?

Compared to early 2000, the SMRT standard has dropped drastically while the fare hike has gone the opposite direction.

Pathetic.

dun pray pray hor...FTs are driving our public transport too

 

hello , i am not blaming them , just think ing aloud , are the poor pple are relegated to public transport like bus mrt, with taxi more ex now , I swear  5 years ago you dun see so many Fts and labourer on bus train, of course morning peak hours still alot sgrean took mrt to work at town area la

Originally posted by seancannot:

 

hello , i am not blaming them , just think ing aloud , are the poor pple are relegated to public transport like bus mrt, with taxi more ex now , I swear  5 years ago you dun see so many Fts and labourer on bus train, of course morning peak hours still alot sgrean took mrt to work at town area la

I agreed.

I am being squeezed like sardine every morning and evening during peak hour. But what to do?

I dun like my country to be overrun by foreigners but there is nothing we can do. Sad to say, they are here to stay.

I also noticed that the number of foreigners in my neighourhood has being steadily increase since 2000.

I welcome foreigners to Singapore if they can contribute to Singapore. But their sheer number just turn me off.

dun pray pray hor...FTs are driving our public transport too

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Originally posted by stupidissmart:

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They're at the petrol stations whether you like it or not.

Originally posted by stupidissmart:

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the times they are a-changin'

the less educated singaporeans should be (very) worried.

 

What do FT stand for?

Originally posted by Beautiful951:

What do FT stand for?

i think it is foreign talent.....correct me if im wrong....

Originally posted by Fs4751:

i think it is foreign talent.....correct me if im wrong....

Hmm I have the feeling that the TS means Foreign "talent". Correct me as well. If i'm wrong.

Originally posted by Beautiful951:

Hmm I have the feeling that the TS means Foreign "talent". Correct me as well. If i'm wrong.

can't correct you because I myself not sure whether I'm correct...hehe.....

sometimes while in the public i will ask myself, am i in sg?

it is time for all singaporeans to move out.

Originally posted by fishbuff1:

it is time for all singaporeans to move out.

that's the dumbest thing i've heard

Originally posted by fishbuff1:

it is time for all singaporeans to move out.

And i'll miss sgforums.com.

sniff

Some foreigners are not that talented.... They just get hired because they are cheaper labour compared to locals.

Did you actually ask whether they are singaporean? If not, then you cannot say they are FT...

Originally posted by deathwish:

Some foreigners are not that talented.... They just get hired because they are cheaper labour compared to locals.

Why?? I get hired because I'm cheaper than FTs and I don't complain as much as they do.

 

Actually most of them are just overqualified but lacks talent.

 

OH depends on nationality of the foreigners ba.

 

Caucasians will generally fall in the category you mention. For those from Phillippines, Myanmmar, PRC or even India, they are usually paid lower then locals with equivalant qualifications.

try going to those banks' IT depts, 99% of the staff there are ah nehs. once u have an ah neh in some managers' positions, u will see how the dept under his charge slowly transformed to a ah neh shop soon.

Originally posted by fishbuff1:

try going to those banks' IT depts, 99% of the staff there are ah nehs. once u have an ah neh in some managers' positions, u will see how the dept under his charge slowly transformed to a ah neh shop soon.

 

I guess after living in Australia for a few years, you are starting to speak and think like a white racist banana.

I presume that if 99% of the banks IT dept are white ang mohs, you will feel that your job will be more glamorous huh?

Me ish FT.

Originally posted by seancannot:

Took public transport to town last 2 days, i noticed the Fts outnumber the local in the train and bus ... you can tell for yourself, chinese, india, bangla, philipino , vietnam, burmese , the train cabin had more FTs than locals , the bus i took was cramp with indian , you know how it smell la..  I am just trying to say are all the rich sg pple driving car , only the poor FT and poor sg citizen like me still taking the public transport?

There are 2 issues in your problem.

1. Smell

2. Too many 'FT' or 'FW' cramping up our public transport.

1.Smell

This can be quite a serious issue, which was why our delicious 'king of fruits - durians' are banned on MRT. Unfortunately, we cannot ban other smells. I am no 'olifacist'. Smells permeates within different exotic cultures. It is a common trait amongst human for they have sweat glands that play havoc espacially in our hot tropical climate. It wasnt an issue back then, but with aircon transportion, it became a problem within confine and enclosed places.

There are all kinds of smell - sweaty honest outdoor working people, active recreational sportsmen and women, over scented beautiful office workers, schoolkids boys and PMS girls, heavy smokers, butter and steak overdosed foreigners, alcohol fumes exhaling men, etc.

As public transport is very much cheaper than owning a car, and more practical on our small little island, at some point we would encounter such 'smells', and it can be intolerable if the journey last more than 10mins.

Solution:-

a) bring along a small bottle of eu de toilette/perfume, and dab it under your nose. It would bring temporary relief to last the journey.

b) Entrepreneurs either to develope or market battery charged handheld ionizers that ionised the air around 1 person, breaking down odours to retain a fresh surrounding air. Better yet if it can be incorporated into handphones as everyone carries one.

c)More practically, with the increase in usage of public transport, companies should fix heavy duty ionizers in every cabin.

 It can quite rude to get up from your seat and move away when one is seated next to another with an exotic smell, but fully understandable should tolerance be breached.With such measures, it would ensure less discomfit with public transport.

2. Too many 'FT' or 'FW' cramping up our public transport.

There are 2 sides of the coin. The more people taking public transport means the company would have sufficient funds to operate it in public interest, without increasing price fares. or to put up more services. Lesser people means either to charge higher fares or fold up.

Secondly, with more people on public transport, it frees up our limited roads for those that really need cars to buy time to conduct their business. It is no longer a social status owning a car in Singapore or taking public transport. We are a pragmatic nation and would spend only if there is a need. Should we need a car for recreation, it is still affordable, either rent or weekend plate.

Solution:-

High ranking officials and their families MUST take the public transport during peak periods and weekends at least a minimum of once a week or month to understand how its' customers adapt. Failure to do so will only lead to a distancing between management and its customers, leading to more greviances that could have been easily settled long ago.

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