Let’s say that money can be planted and grown (through, say, investments). In this scenario, the average Singaporean would just be a subsistence farmer, and with stagnant wages, it would become more difficult for them to survive.

Thus, it is not us Singaporeans who are being choosy, but rather, it is the circumstances of the environment that we are in which are forcing us to be choosy and demanding.

Hope you understand.

Thanks.

Regards,
Concerned

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/number-u-poor-hit-record-46-mln-2010-011914758.html

If I had millions like you, and could afford a private estate, I would have agreed with you. Bit sadly, I do not. So please, try to put yourself in the footsteps of an ordinary Singaporean Citizen, one who is earning barely enough to cover his bills and mortgage, and think before you speak/write.

Thank you. Terima Kasih. ??????????????Danke Schön.

P.S. Please check a legitimate dictionary for the legitimate definition of the word “EXPATRIATE”

Read this article:- ”Singapore Lost” http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/

Can you imagine if England which has a population of 60 million has a dwindling population. Imagine it has a government which completely ignores what Englishmen want. Imagine if they brought in 30 million Romanians to settle in England, and one could not tell the difference since they are both European. Imagine if the English language use in the country continues to decline. Imagine if almost everyone in England today speaks Romanian instead of English. Imagine if Romanians in the country have no clue whatsoever of the long history, culture or democratic traditions of England. Do you think Englishmen would accept this lying down?

Imagine if Germany invited 40 million Cubans to populate Germany so that the proud native Germans with their long history and achievement is completely lost to the Cuban culture and Spanish language. Imagine if today you only see Cubans in every big German city and finding a native German is a rarity. Do you think the Germans would take this lying down? Imagine if unlike the cultured Germans, these recent Cuban imports go around spitting and gesticulating in public indiscriminately, destroying the image that Germans had as a cultured people.

Yet this is exactly what has already happened to Singapore. In 2 more years Singapore would have completely lost their native citizens, their unique character and way of life to recently arrived second rate foreigners who have no idea what Singapore was or even is. English language in the island is destroyed and in it’s place there is Mandarin Chinese. The few local Singaporeans remaining have nothing in common with these Mandarin Chinese from China who do not mingle with the locals. The few local Singaporeans remaining seek solace in other local Singaporeans while the Mandarin Chinese imports socialize among themselves. Afterall these 2 have nothing in common. .. etc etc

THIS is the issue, not competition, not excellence, not drive, not ”hunger”.

If you don’t get it, pls go away to your chalet in Geneva or Monte Carlo and stop bothering us.
We know you can afford to.

Don’t demean Singaporean youngsters who you deem lack fighting spirit.

You do not personally know their family background and the daily struggles they may be facing. People who are successful often forget that poverty exists in Singapore. We often say hardship fuels fighting spirit and burning desire. But it is also true that hardship breaks and destroys human spirit. Life can be cruel. To you, $2,500 asking pay for a local graduate may be “unrealistic” or “expensive” as compared to a foreigner asking for only $2,000 or less. Hello, this is Singapore. New 4-room HDB costs on average S$300,000 not 300,000 Indian Rupees and study loans are typically S$30,000 – S$40,000 not Renminbi. Maybe if you ask the government to lower the cost of living, housing, education and transport back to 1970s or 1980s level, the local graduates may even gladly accept $800 monthly pay!

Just because foreigners are willing to accept a lower pay than local graduates, you stereotype them “softies”? Then do you expect local graduates to keep lowering their asking pay regardless of their capabilities and contributions just so that they appear perpetually more “competitive” than foreigners? Please, the playing field is already so heavily skewed in favor of foreigners – we as Singaporeans should help our own people, to grow and prosper as a collective soul, not put them down!

Unless you were one of those kids from the lowest social
strata, please do not generalize. It’s just really unfair.

In fact, in other countries, engineering is a much more highly paid job than in Singapore. I work in the IT industry and I know for a fact that an IT engineer with relevant certification is paid much more than a person in Singapore.

Reduce the costs of living in Singapore, Singaporeans will gladly ask for a reduced pay and you will reduce the company’s overhead with more Singaporeans working for you.

To add salt to wound, in a more direct manner, you are actually saying Singaporeans who fall behind actually deserves it.

Of course foreigners can afford to get a lower pay because they have a lower standard of living when they go back to their homeland.

You are championing for them because it BENEFITS YOU, increasing your profit margin so that you can buy your extra ferrari, or another luxurious condominuim.

And please, do not look down on your own countrymen, just by listing out ONE example of a foreigner who has done well academically. Majority of them are just cheap labour here to pump up GDP artificially and of no talent.

Why not just throw your 4 year old daughter with a family in a two room flat, who has an ailing grandmother to take care of, a bedridden father, and a mother who earns $500 dollars a month working as a toilet cleaner.

I am sure shes in the perfect environment where she can be HUNGRY FOR SUCCESS and have FIGHTING SPIRIT.

With your simplistic analogy, she should not be in a “Central Park Zoo” environment that you are providing her for, but should be in “Wild Africa” fending for herself with no help watsoever from anyone.

Lets us see then if she can rise up the food chain or be slaughtered by lions.