Uniquely Singaporean traits

• kipmei

  14 Jun 06, 23:42

  Hi there I'm currently working on a project and would like to know what you guys think are "Uniquely Singaporean" traits.
  
  So far I've got "chope-ing" seats with tissue
  kiasu-ism
  Singlish
  
  Cheers,
  kipmei
• mhcampboy

  14 Jun 06, 23:58

  still got meh choping seats with tissues?
• Wind6

  15 Jun 06, 07:19

  Sg people c show when someone is beaten up in the street. nobody will lift a finger as they scared the attacker might turn on him/her instead . i think tat will fall in the group of "kiasi"
• BillyBong

  15 Jun 06, 08:32

  Originally posted by kipmei:

  Hi there I'm currently working on a project and would like to know what you guys think are "Uniquely Singaporean" traits.
  
  So far I've got "chope-ing" seats with tissue
  kiasu-ism
  Singlish
  
  Cheers,
  kipmei

  Visit this website: signs of singapore
• ShutterBug

  15 Jun 06, 09:44

  Because here, we don't have Human Rights, our government doesn't believe in wellfare for the people, everyone left to fend for themselves, therefore, a people of self-centeredness.
  
  Hearts are largely narrow here. Specially those who are just getting by day to day - which makes for a large part of population.
  
  Sums it up for this topic.
• ahtansh

  15 Jun 06, 09:48

  Uniquely!
  
  Spending money for naming of Budget Terminal and Marina Bay. Building a Hornet's eye or "Durian" which cost alot of money to maintain.
  
  
• Mospeada

  15 Jun 06, 10:07

  Originally posted by kipmei:

  Hi there I'm currently working on a project and would like to know what you guys think are "Uniquely Singaporean" traits.
  
  So far I've got "chope-ing" seats with tissue
  kiasu-ism
  Singlish
  
  Cheers,
  kipmei

  chope-ing seats with tissue does not only occurs in singapore lah...
  
  very common in places like HK and Japan also lah
• Ito_^

  15 Jun 06, 10:26

  Originally posted by kipmei:

  Hi there I'm currently working on a project and would like to know what you guys think are "Uniquely Singaporean" traits.
  
  So far I've got "chope-ing" seats with tissue
  kiasu-ism
  Singlish
  
  Cheers,
  kipmei

  watch me throw your tissue on the floor.
• aRcTiC_sTaR

  15 Jun 06, 10:31

  3 common traits
  
  kiasu (scared lose)
  kiasi (scared die)
  kia heng-lue (scared pay money)
  
  If you hang out in a group of friends, there will be some people who avoid paying for the rest first. There's a cause one la, 'cos usually you pay first, sometimes damn hard/troublesome to get back money. Some ppl will say they got no cash, then some say no change. Sibei ma huan one.
• Ito_^

  15 Jun 06, 10:31

  Originally posted by ahtansh:

  Uniquely!
  
  Spending money for naming of Budget Terminal and Marina Bay. Building a Hornet's eye or "Durian" which cost alot of money to maintain.
  
  

  don't forget the zoo's new logo.
• FireIce

  15 Jun 06, 10:56

  kiasu-ism is NOT uniquely singapore.
• sgdiehard

  15 Jun 06, 16:14

  Originally posted by kipmei:

  Hi there I'm currently working on a project and would like to know what you guys think are "Uniquely Singaporean" traits.
  
  So far I've got "chope-ing" seats with tissue
  kiasu-ism
  Singlish
  
  Cheers,
  kipmei

  what kind of project is it? are you singaporean, staying here or overseas?
• kipmei

  22 Jun 06, 11:31

  thanks for your replies everyone! sounds like our traits are all negative!! Sigh!
• poon cho tang

  22 Jun 06, 11:34

  whining
• humjipeng

  22 Jun 06, 15:51

  Originally posted by aRcTiC_sTaR:
  3 common traits
  
  kiasu (scared lose)
  kiasi (scared die)
  kia heng-lue (scared pay money)
  b]

  I don't think that the 3 common traits are [b]UNIQUELY singaporeans.
  For example,
  Being kiasu, meaning fear of losing out is just plain human nature. One can also notice this behaviour in other countries as well. For example, when i was in australia, there is always huge number of people who will also rush for bargains when there's a sale. After the sale, housewives often brag how cheap they have bargain the stuffs they have bought for. Except that in Singapore, this act is more prominent.
  It is human nature to achieve the best and fight for what they think they deserve and also human nature to evade what's destructive and hazardous to them(kiasi).
  For kia heng-lue, i think it's just plain selfish human nature which happens around the world. Not something that only singaporeans do.
  
  
  [/b]
• vito_corleone

  22 Jun 06, 21:33

  when you go to another country you complain about how inefficient and dirty they are
• ceecookie

  22 Jun 06, 21:41

  Originally posted by kipmei:

  Hi there I'm currently working on a project and would like to know what you guys think are "Uniquely Singaporean" traits.
  
  So far I've got "chope-ing" seats with tissue
  kiasu-ism
  Singlish
  
  Cheers,
  kipmei

  one unique singapore trait is that taxi drivers think they're the king of the road
• jaydunkfull

  24 Jun 06, 22:57

  complaining. this no good we complain, that no good we also complain
  
• FireIce

  24 Jun 06, 23:11

  sg guys whine about NS
• kopikid

  25 Jun 06, 04:59

  sg girls who whine about guys who whined about NS
  
  lmao lol..dont ban me pls
• LazerLordz

  27 Jun 06, 02:50

  Originally posted by kopikid:

  sg girls who whine about guys who whined about NS
  
  lmao lol..dont ban me pls

  all you bloody whingers.