Where did you get the figure 8.3k from?rajagainstthemachine wrote:8.3k is a decent enough salary in Singapore, a lot of people overlook the fact that Singapore is an island country with little resources so do not expect to live in accommodation that is lavish. condos here do not live up to their name, I would call it private apartments nothing more! You may get some extra facilities in condos compared to the govt housing scheme called HDB's but I feel its definitely not worth the price on offer.
Hence I decided to stay in a HDB, stay centrally yet have enough to blow my cash on other things like booze, food , etc.
see his 2nd post, he mentioned 8.5kWd40 wrote:Where did you get the figure 8.3k from?rajagainstthemachine wrote:8.3k is a decent enough salary in Singapore, a lot of people overlook the fact that Singapore is an island country with little resources so do not expect to live in accommodation that is lavish. condos here do not live up to their name, I would call it private apartments nothing more! You may get some extra facilities in condos compared to the govt housing scheme called HDB's but I feel its definitely not worth the price on offer.
Hence I decided to stay in a HDB, stay centrally yet have enough to blow my cash on other things like booze, food , etc.
The OP is offered 6k, which is pathetic, if you are coming from the US. If you are from developing world and ready to just "survive" here, then its ok.
But if you have choice, stay in the US.
That is his salary in US man!rajagainstthemachine wrote:see his 2nd post, he mentioned 8.5kWd40 wrote:Where did you get the figure 8.3k from?rajagainstthemachine wrote:8.3k is a decent enough salary in Singapore, a lot of people overlook the fact that Singapore is an island country with little resources so do not expect to live in accommodation that is lavish. condos here do not live up to their name, I would call it private apartments nothing more! You may get some extra facilities in condos compared to the govt housing scheme called HDB's but I feel its definitely not worth the price on offer.
Hence I decided to stay in a HDB, stay centrally yet have enough to blow my cash on other things like booze, food , etc.
The OP is offered 6k, which is pathetic, if you are coming from the US. If you are from developing world and ready to just "survive" here, then its ok.
But if you have choice, stay in the US.
I posted that reply while doing 3 other things like i normally doWd40 wrote:That is his salary in US man!rajagainstthemachine wrote:see his 2nd post, he mentioned 8.5kWd40 wrote: Where did you get the figure 8.3k from?
The OP is offered 6k, which is pathetic, if you are coming from the US. If you are from developing world and ready to just "survive" here, then its ok.
But if you have choice, stay in the US.
Well, you're 2 months in. Give it around around a year and i expect you'll turn into a '''hater''' like the rest of us ;-Duscate wrote: The people here seem to be for the most part exceedingly polite and helpful - could be something to do with my being able to laugh at myself when I commit the occasional dumb move....people may be laughing at me in Singlish, but heck - it's human nature to do so, and really, so long as I get a polite facade, that's really all I can ask for. Interestingly enough, I've found some of the Caucasian expats in my building to be more stand-offish/rude than the people I've met on the streets or in the markets / SMRT, etc. So I wouldn't take the other posters' comments on the Singaporean population as a global truth.
I duuno about that. Eight years in and I was tiring of some of the BS. But for the most part, people are what they are. There are nice people, and I am nice. There are rude people, and although my spousal unit doesn't like it, I appreciate the rude people because it gives me an opportunity to exercise my passive aggressive tendencies. You walk into me because you were glued to texting on your handphone? You will definitely notice that you walked into me.JR8 wrote:Well, you're 2 months in. Give it around around a year and i expect you'll turn into a '''hater''' like the rest of us ;-Duscate wrote: The people here seem to be for the most part exceedingly polite and helpful - could be something to do with my being able to laugh at myself when I commit the occasional dumb move....people may be laughing at me in Singlish, but heck - it's human nature to do so, and really, so long as I get a polite facade, that's really all I can ask for. Interestingly enough, I've found some of the Caucasian expats in my building to be more stand-offish/rude than the people I've met on the streets or in the markets / SMRT, etc. So I wouldn't take the other posters' comments on the Singaporean population as a global truth.
It is an interesting point you raise about other expats. From my own experience, just because someone gets in a lift with me, and has the same skin colour, does not mean I'm inviting a conversation. I mean, do you talk with complete strangers in lifts back home?
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