I was shocked by how quickly xenophobia rised during Covid. Having separate categories for dormitory workers and imported cases really fueled it I think. The sentiment was indeed palpable and judging by your comments still is.ukdesigner wrote:As the title suggests it's bye bye from me. After nearly 15 years my journey has come to an end.
Thanks to all the mods who initially helped me out all those years ago and whilst I haven't really been active these last few years on here, I did pop on occasionally to see what was going on.
Sadly watching things like FNDC fade away due to covid was sad as were all the, in my view anyway, heavy anti-foreigner sentiment that was coming through these last few years. I know it popped up every couple of years but this was the worst I had ever seen.
I have many many gripes in how I feel foreigners, and more specifically foreign taxpayers, were treated during covid, and it was a major part of why I've left. Luckily my business is transferable globally and that's what I've done.
So farewell and thanks for the help and if anyone asks about Singapore I would highly recommend they certainly visit and enjoy all that it has to offer. The same would be of this forum and I will be forever grateful for the wisdom and honest advice passed down to me.
Take care all.
I certainly do remember. You were a great help to me. I did jump through hoops. Typically that was as I grew the business and added more local staff. As I grew they made it harder to renew and kept changing the rules. Ultimately I was tired of having a carrot dangled in front of me so moved back home. Shame really. I love Singapore. It was really good to me and I love the culture, the food, the closeness to Bali and other countries and I made loads of lifelong friends.Myasis Dragon wrote: ↑Mon, 25 Apr 2022 9:59 pmWow! You probably remember me as Strong Eagle when I was active as a mod on the board, and I remember you as the individual who jumped through the many hoops put in place for an Entrepass. You led the way in showing how it could be done.
I would be most interested in hearing about your experiences, from the challenges you faced as a foreigner in starting and keeping your business running, to the treatment you received. It would certainly help me build a better picture of how Singapore is evolving.
I'm lighting a joss stick for your continued happiness and success wherever you end up.
Safe travels ukdesigner. We had had an interesting discussion on Advertising about 13 years ago ( ). Sorry Singapore didn't really work out for you but I'm sure this board will welcome your contributions anytime!ukdesigner wrote: ↑Mon, 25 Apr 2022 9:12 pmSo farewell and thanks for the help and if anyone asks about Singapore I would highly recommend they certainly visit and enjoy all that it has to offer. The same would be of this forum and I will be forever grateful for the wisdom and honest advice passed down to me.
Take care all.
I feel the way they treated EP holders, with things like requiring permission to return) was disgusting. Didn't they realise they're also residents?PNGMK wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Apr 2022 8:33 amEven local companies have had the same issues - the carbon consulting firm I work at plans not to bring any of their EP holders back (which is a loss of tax revenue) but continue to WFH. The treatment of them rankled the management terribly. There's a bit of PRC mentality in the G (just look at Shanghai today - just like the workers dorms). I like individual Singaporeans a lot but as a whole (a crowd? a mob? a murder? a sinking mess?) they are passive aggressive asswipes who think that money is class and power.
The way they handled the FWs in dorms during covid was especially eye-opening for me. Caged up like animals, without a care in the world for their wellbeing. Absolutely disgusting.ukdesigner wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Apr 2022 1:57 amIt wasn’t the locals actually and in most cases they were as shocked as I was in how the G men handled foreigners.
For a bit more detail I was personally disgusted in what happened with the dormitory workers. How can you forget, what is it, 500,000 people? Seriously disgusting. Then when it came to passes, doubling s-pass quotas overnight was a joke and then to add insult to injury making dependant pass holders apply for an EP. Dependant pass holders take up so few jobs that all they’ve done is cut another tax revenue stream. Idiotic. Then giving people 30 days to leave Singapore when it’s been their home for 14+ years, which they did to a friend of mine, I was disgusted with them.
Yup. This kind of mentality is toxic.ukdesigner wrote: ↑Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:58 pmThere’s a term they use, NIMBY - not in my backyard which exemplifies this perfectly for their attitude.
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