Singapore should open up.

• ochriso

  8 Dec 05, 12:56

  Look and compare with the USA. Singapore on the whole is too conservative and not open.
• FireIce

  8 Dec 05, 12:56

  in this case, why not ask USA to go conservative?
• Salman

  8 Dec 05, 12:58

  When I look at USA, i see a lot of mess, no thanks.
  
  When you talk about open up, what exactly do you mean? Be specific.
• Fatum

  8 Dec 05, 13:05

  Originally posted by ochriso:

  Look and compare with the USA. Singapore on the whole is too conservative and not open.

  Have you lived in the USA ? ...
• ochriso

  8 Dec 05, 13:05

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  Have you lived in the USA ? ...

  I am a US citizen
• Fatum

  8 Dec 05, 13:23

  Originally posted by ochriso:

  I am a US citizen

  then what's your problem with a little red dot like us then ? ...
• sgdiehard

  8 Dec 05, 13:26

  Originally posted by ochriso:

  I am a US citizen

  Which part of USA have you stayed?
  
  Pls tell us where we should open up.
  
  Thanks.
• meleagent

  8 Dec 05, 13:28

  Originally posted by ochriso:

  Look and compare with the USA. Singapore on the whole is too conservative and not open.

  Thats a very general statement. Please give more details and we can have a more frank and open discussion
• dragg

  8 Dec 05, 13:56

  we should open up, but not to the extent of what US is doing.
  
  
• dreameryb

  8 Dec 05, 14:20

  Comparison is odious. There is no reason why Singapore must emulate another country's system, political or social. Singapore should do what is best for itself. And I believe it has done a good job in this regard. There is room for improvement, of course. But this is true for every nation. Again, any necessary improvement must be made with objective assessment of what is optimally beneficial for its own situation.
  
  

  Originally posted by ochriso:

  Look and compare with the USA. Singapore on the whole is too conservative and not open.

• kaka_22

  8 Dec 05, 14:54

  I am not a Singaporean though. But I love Singapore!

  Foreign talent...
• no_1_idiot

  8 Dec 05, 15:07

  HA ,FT will become sporeans nxt time lah
• FireIce

  8 Dec 05, 15:09

  Originally posted by no_1_idiot:

  HA ,FT will become sporeans nxt time lah

  dun forget where our forefathers come from
  
  since history, we are made up of FTs.......
• meleagent

  8 Dec 05, 18:21

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  dun forget where our forefathers come from
  
  since history, we are made up of FTs.......

  I wonder if u will be so forgiving if your job was taken away by a foreign talent
• stellazio

  8 Dec 05, 18:29

  open up and accept people like u?
• vito_corleone

  8 Dec 05, 22:19

  Originally posted by ochriso:

  I am a US citizen

  what's your social security number? you can't say merry christmas or display christmas items in the US but you can blast christmas songs about how great jesus is and how holy christmas is in singapore...who's freeer now eh? and oh yea..you cant openly hold up an exposed beer bottle in the US but you can drink in front of the cops here in singapore..you have to be 21 to gamble and dirnk in the US..all places conduct ID checks in singapore you only have to be 18 to drink..land of the free home of the brave my arse.
• LazerLordz

  8 Dec 05, 22:23

  Originally posted by vito_corleone:

  what's your social security number? you can't say merry christmas or display christmas items in the US but you can blast christmas songs about how great jesus is and how holy christmas is in singapore...who's freeer now eh?

  Haha, read a lot about poor kids who cannot wear political tee-shirts to school too.And christmas decorations taken away and replaced with "happy holidays'
• dragg

  8 Dec 05, 22:23

  Originally posted by ochriso:

  I am a US citizen

  Upper Serangoon?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  9 Dec 05, 01:41

  Originally posted by ochriso:

  Look and compare with the USA. Singapore on the whole is too conservative and not open.

  Citizens are open-minded, but government is conservative.
• Ito_^

  9 Dec 05, 01:44

  Originally posted by meleagent:

  I wonder if u will be so forgiving if your job was taken away by a foreign talent

  its fated.
• Marcus_Aurelius

  9 Dec 05, 01:54

  our leaders have said that we not ready yet for western style democracy. so please listen to them