let me first clarify something.renault wrote:
Kinda shameful and sad to find some one like you. Guess Singapore should have screen you before letting u or ur spouse in here for work in the first place
this is another issue that was raised in this thread. doing NS is a very personal matter, law or no law. while I don't see NS as a very big issue, I find the compulsory bit a bit icky. I like how, for instance, Germany gives german boys a choice: community service or NS. some boys/men are just not cut out for NS. I don't mean physical fitness. I mean many other things that go under the radar - psychological health (clinical depression, etc), for instance. some boys suffer from it but dare not voice it out when they are enlisted, as it will stay on record and might hurt his future career.sundaymorningstaple wrote:There aren't many, but there are a number who have done so. Including one of my mates son. He's finished his NS several years ago now. There are more and more who, like yourself, see Singapore as a better option than returning to their own country (e.g., US or UK) due to the declining moral authority of those governments. However, he won't be "singled out" because of being a Ang Moh so there are no worries there. While there are occasionally some razzing here it's not like in our military at home (my home is the US) and listening to ksl, it's the same in the UK.
My son is currently 19 and on deferment until he finished his tertiary education but then he'll be going into NS as well.
True this is good in my opinion, however it also causes problems as the healthcare system is now overly reliant on NS people to push beds through hospitals, drive ambulances (that must be fun!), work in old folks homes etc. and it leads to market distortion and lower wages for trained full time staff in these sectors. From an Economic point of view this is quite a problem (sorry, I am an Economist and can't help it).nushk wrote: ...I like how, for instance, Germany gives german boys a choice: community service or NS.
How do you know that? I am gobsmacked.sundaymorningstaple wrote:...With Singapore men not being able to preform in the bedroom...
Neither one fo the two. I am thinking they might overstate the number of times they "get some" as once a fortnight doesn't sound very thrilling and rather depressing. So you make it once a week instead. Also they might ask how many times a week do you "get on the steam train":sundaymorningstaple wrote:You mean you think Singaporeans make the number smaller thinking the closer to 1 was best?
Or do you figure only people from other countries exaggerate.
But wouldn't it follow suit that the probability factor of the percentage of those that overstate/understate would be the same across the spectrum of countries and only vary by gender?littlegreenman wrote:Neither one fo the two. I am thinking they might overstate the number of times they "get some" as once a fortnight doesn't sound very thrilling and rather depressing. So you make it once a week instead. Also they might ask how many times a week do you "get on the steam train":sundaymorningstaple wrote:You mean you think Singaporeans make the number smaller thinking the closer to 1 was best?
Or do you figure only people from other countries exaggerate.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. more than three times.
If you only "do the dance" once a fortnight you will then tick a. as it is the closest answer, yet you are actually overstating by 100%
That's why most of the NS/PR threads are in the "Strictly Speaking" forum as that is the only moderated forum that must stay on topic (for this very reason).nushk wrote:amazing how fast threads in this forum go off-topic, lol.
Why would you understate the number of times? When it comes to this topic I do not think that would happen by a great margin?sundaymorningstaple wrote:
But wouldn't it follow suit that the probability factor of the percentage of those that overstate/understate would be the same across the spectrum of countries and only vary by gender?
Or return to my second proposal earlier.
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