Pessimistic Remarks By Cabby Could Etch Negative Impression
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she damn bo liao..
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I bet one weekend off, if the writer had to register a forum account using her NRIC, she probably won't be airing her views in the first place.
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ok, you guys might think that I'm some noob or idiot when you read this. But seriously, I think you are right. I mean its the old half glass full or half glass empty argument; when you get robbed, you can start cursing and swearing and blar blar blar, or you can be really appreciative about being still alife. Its subjective. The comparison across the globe however, is objective or facts. Fact is, material wise speaking, most Singaporeans, the taxi Uncle included, are very much better off than most of the rest of the world.Originally posted by dragg:if everybody see things the way you do who has a reason to be unhappy?
lets assume you got robbed and beaten up. you complained about the pain and the money lost. but was told, "why complain? there are people more unlucky than you. you are very lucky to be lying in the hospital bed with air-conditioning. over in africa women are gang-raped and left in the wild to die."
so, again you have no reason to be unhappy.
you get my point? if you compare yourself to the rest of the world of course you cant complain. afterall even thought you arent the best you wont be the worst.
Of course this doesn't mean that we should be content and worship our government like God, after all, there will always be room for improvement. But at the very least, when we complain, could our tone not protray ourselves like we are the worst suffferers in the world or like we completely doesn't appreciate our government at all? I mean, sure there are lots of stuff that these dudes can improve on, but they are not so bad that we have to tell it to them in such a jerky way, rite? -
She calls it pessimistic, I call it reality.
I'd rather the world not see us as a wayang state.
Why prop up some old man's political belief for so long? -
IMF/WB = just another day at the office..Originally posted by mistyblue:IMF, World Bank = lots of Ang Moh.
its these pesky govt chaps that make it like it's some international glamour event.
Most nations don't want to wish for it, but we give them the golden angkat..its so sickening to see all these ads for the IMF meets.. like it's some big hoo-ha. -
Okay. Tell me which 3rd world do u find cab drivers with real university degree. Moreover this trend is increasing. Their talent and skill is not put to good use at all. U do not even need a degree to drive. The university grads has studied for the past 20 yrs, racking up hundred of thousand in education in the end they have to drive a cab. This group of people surely have all the rights in Singapore to complain for its the government who have a significant influence on the pave of education.Originally posted by wisefool83:ok, you guys might think that I'm some noob or idiot when you read this. But seriously, I think you are right. I mean its the old half glass full or half glass empty argument; when you get robbed, you can start cursing and swearing and blar blar blar, or you can be really appreciative about being still alife. Its subjective. The comparison across the globe however, is objective or facts. Fact is, material wise speaking, most Singaporeans, the taxi Uncle included, are very much better off than most of the rest of the world.
Of course this doesn't mean that we should be content and worship our government like God, after all, there will always be room for improvement. But at the very least, when we complain, could our tone not protray ourselves like we are the worst suffferers in the world or like we completely doesn't appreciate our government at all? I mean, sure there are lots of stuff that these dudes can improve on, but they are not so bad that we have to tell it to them in such a jerky way, rite?
I expect now that u are going to point out the fact that the guy is an Uncle so the chance of him being a uni grad is low. Please do hot forget the hike in cab rental fare or $20. The cab rental is around $90. With rising oil prises oil for a single day can go up to $60. In 3rd world u are able to own a cab with a few thousand dollar. So cab driver in which country will be happier? -
I believe the person has not mastered the ultimate knowledge: never talk to taxi drivers.
Just keep quiet.
'Yes' , 'No' , 'I want to go to...' are the only phrases you should ever utter inside a taxi. -
Seriously, what's her problem?
She has the right to her own opinions; so does the cabbie. Just because the cabbie voices out his own negative opinions about the government doesn't mean that it's the end of the world. It doesn't mean that tourists are going to start shunning Singapore and all our hotels are going to crumble to dust.
If that's the case, then I suppose if I step into a cab in London and listen to the cabbie spouting anti-Blair rhetoric, I'm going to think badly of the UK? Kaoz.
Am I supposed to shun Taiwan if I board a taxi in Kaohsiung and the cabbie spouts anti-DPP rhetoric?
So what she's saying is that the only thing the cabbie's allowed to say is nice things about the government? But isn't that as good as making him say only the things which she wants to hear? If she's truly educated, then doesn't she know about the need to listen to several viewpoints, including those which aren't corresponding to her own?
'Nuff said. I'm getting sick at all this political immaturity. -
Indeed I cannot find any cab driver in the 3rd world with a University degree. In fact, there's a majority of pple in the 3rd world w/o a degree or even any form of education. Again the argument here can be put to the half glass full or half glass empty view point. You can see it as a governmental failure that a univeersity graduate cannot find a job here and have to "resort" to cab driving. But on the other hand, is it not to the credit to the government that the general population of Singapore are much more educated than people from the 3rd world.Originally posted by NewAge:Okay. Tell me which 3rd world do u find cab drivers with real university degree. Moreover this trend is increasing. Their talent and skill is not put to good use at all. U do not even need a degree to drive. The university grads has studied for the past 20 yrs, racking up hundred of thousand in education in the end they have to drive a cab. This group of people surely have all the rights in Singapore to complain for its the government who have a significant influence on the pave of education.
I expect now that u are going to point out the fact that the guy is an Uncle so the chance of him being a uni grad is low. Please do hot forget the hike in cab rental fare or $20. The cab rental is around $90. With rising oil prises oil for a single day can go up to $60. In 3rd world u are able to own a cab with a few thousand dollar. So cab driver in which country will be happier?
I am unsure of the numbers of cab drivers in Singapore with a degree and the nature of their degree. But with the increasing number of graduates, this is the expected trend if they are not exported out. I mean, seriously, there are only so many "managers" available and we are having so many grads coming out each year, surely the Singapore job market cannot accomodate them all.
You were right in saying that we spend hundreds and thousands in education, in fact a closer estimate would be about close to a million per student's education from pre-primary to degree. A good deal of this million is subsidised by Singapore. And armed with this education, they can easily find a job in another part of the world, subjected to the nature of their degree.
People need to realise that there's a limit to the number of "good" jobs that can be created here in Singapore, but put any Singaporean on the world map, he/she is likely to be more qualified than someone else on the globe. There's a few expanding economies that would gladly give jobs to qualified Singaporeans, Australia, New Zealand and China...just to name a few.
With regards to whether a cab driver here or in 3rd world would be happier. Well, one have to really do a general survey to find out. But based on the factors that you have listed, you seemed to have not included non-tangible terms such as comfort and safety. Cab drivers in 3rd world and in certain first world are more likely to be subject to get mugged or simply shot in the head. From what I recall, cab driving in Singapore was a rather lucrative job. I am not too sure about the condition at the moment, how much exactly does an average driver earn and such. But considering that one of my uncle and my friend's father, both are cab driver, and both being able to not only support their family of four and see both children tru university education; the monetary payment should be close to satisfactory. I am not too sure that a cab driver in some 3rd world country would be able to do the same even with the current conditions that you have mentioned. -
For one thing, taxi drivers in singapore who hold degrees need to be at least 30 years of age, and at least a year of driving experience. So if you tell me there is this young lad of 26 who just got his BEng(Hons) from NTU, and is a full time cabbie, I don't buy it.
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did't u read the 2 para.Originally posted by ditzy:For one thing, taxi drivers in singapore who hold degrees need to be at least 30 years of age, and at least a year of driving experience. So if you tell me there is this young lad of 26 who just got his BEng(Hons) from NTU, and is a full time cabbie, I don't buy it. -
in reply to wisefool83:
For a male to venture out of S'pore to work is hard due to the paper work needed and also the amount of deposit needed not everyone have the luxury.
In 3rd world though there are many intangible but the earning is high.
In the past driving a taxi might be profitable but at current situation its otherwise just ask yr father friend.