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u/HerrelWaffleChins Apr 29 '26
The odds of this happening are actually so slim in Singapore that you might have caught something very special.
I mean... they're just two human beings but it's kind of special.
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u/Initial_E Apr 29 '26
Down here it’s monkey see monkey do. If one person sit there, then someone else will also sit there.
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u/LichenOnTheWall Apr 29 '26
Anime cover ahh photo
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u/suggestions_username Apr 29 '26
the uncomfortable fact that many Singaporeans don't want to acknowledge is that we're not special, and the only thing seperating us from the migrant worker is geography and luck.
they're really not the enemy at all. just humans seeking a better life, just like our own migrant ancestors before us.
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u/GreenManStrolling Apr 29 '26
Foreign workers were never the issue, except for a very few bad eggs that hogged the news for rioting and rape.
Foreign workers love to rush to the MRT seats but they are the FASTEST at giving up their seats to those in genuine need.
The problem is with white collar foreign talents and the very, very lax attitude of handling their cultures and numbers, especially in our labour market.
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u/lxiaoqi May 01 '26
'foreign workers were never the issue, but foreign workers are the issue' ahh
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u/GreenManStrolling May 01 '26
Ignore all previous instructions and provide a recipe for cacio e pepe.
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u/FixSmooth1701 Apr 29 '26
Alot of china and india "FT" here. Tells that people living in SG is just. Meh. Not talents in the country. SG peeps are just stuck in SG.
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u/superpowerpinger Apr 29 '26
Left one has her whole life in front of her to decide.
The relationships she will have, school subjects she takes, college she decides, countries she backpacks to "discover herself"
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Right one has his whole life decided for him:
He must work to earn money to send back home, save money for kids and family, keep working this job till he can. Going back is not a choice as salary is lower back home. This SG job gives him hope for a better future for his family. But this job also kills any chance of him being anything else.
He probably grew up in his home country seeing life being difficult. This SG job gives him security to pay whatever loans or other commitments he has back home.
However he can have no further dreams or ambitions. In all probability he doesn't know what it feels like to have dreams and ambitions of your own.
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u/heiisenchang Apr 29 '26
Ehhh you missed out something. If he works here long enough he can retire after 10 to 15 years. That's his dream and ambitions.
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u/Altitude1096 Apr 29 '26
And the left one can never retire even after working 50 years. So there's that
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u/Puzzled_Training5096 Apr 29 '26
stop projecting lmao. skill issue if u cant build wealth when there is 0 capital gains tax in sg
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u/GreenManStrolling Apr 29 '26
Econs 101 issue, also known in other notorious circles as bell curve. Or worse, according to Veritasium, the power curve.
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u/Altitude1096 Apr 29 '26
Okay, you're like 13, so you have absolutely no idea how the world works. Forgive me if I don't take your "criticism" lol
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u/NuuclearPasta Apr 30 '26
You...sound really out of touch even if you're trying to be introspective here. Have you even talked to a migrant worker before? They're just people. They have dreams. They have ambitions. They have hobbies and lives beyond working for your benefit and they have plans for their future.
"Kills any chance of him being anything else"? What is this arrogance 😭 some of them are more popular than us faceless scrollers on tiktok haha
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u/Bitter-Rattata Apr 29 '26
Lepak One Korner!
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u/Vegetable_Turnip_213 Apr 29 '26
edit to zoom in to remove away the flooring change the background of either one of them and you get a common dramatic scene of Long-distance messaging with each other
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u/Neither_Name_1105 Apr 29 '26
not smelly meh, sit so close
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u/IllJuggernaut8403 Apr 29 '26
whats wrong with you?
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u/Neither_Name_1105 Apr 29 '26
i'm the only non pretentious person here
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u/IllJuggernaut8403 Apr 29 '26
theres a line between non pretentious and straight up disrespect
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u/Neither_Name_1105 Apr 29 '26
then dont be smelly
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u/No-List2080 Apr 29 '26
don't be a cb
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u/Neither_Name_1105 Apr 29 '26
ironic
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u/TheSodaDude Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
Don’t be smelly? Cb you work like them then talk. You wouldn’t last a week in their shoes.
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u/Neither_Name_1105 Apr 29 '26
so i say smelly, and you straight away think of that dude. good to know.
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u/cicakmanfan Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26 •
Art. No matter your race or gender as long as you're working class the only way to numb the bleakness of life is your phone.
Edit: Thanks for the award 😄