I had a newly joined colleague who didn't know his pay was not credited, almost till next pay cycle. The natives were amazed that a guy can go a month without pay ... the guy was like "most payment is cashless so I didn't realise .. .. "PNGMK wrote:Nosey Stinkaporean: Hey you ah, what your bonus? Got increment?
Casual Expat; No freaking clue mate; I don't bother looking at my payslips.
Cue meltdown in Stinkaporean's mind.

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Re: Salary Details Publicised
Well isn't it a normal thing NOT to tell everyone your salary?
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In most of the world, yes. But this isn't most of the world. It's the Little Red Dot, where every auntie thinks they have a right to know even what colour and fabric yer knickers are, or if wearing any. I've never heard such personal questions from aunties here anywhere else in the world. I don't think people do too much sharing outside, but within a company, it's usually rampant even though the mgmt doesn't want it as such.
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well, for some 'expats', when there is a gathering, the most important discussion points are 1) Salary, 2) conversion rate for remittance and 3) How big the house is ..the lynx wrote:Well isn't it a normal thing NOT to tell everyone your salary?

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Yeah, but always in oblique terms. Let's the listener give themselves as much or as little credence to it as they desire.
Re: Salary Details Publicised
Who are these "expats" of which you speak , are they all of a certain persuasion?ecureilx wrote:well, for some 'expats', when there is a gathering, the most important discussion points are 1) Salary, 2) conversion rate for remittance and 3) How big the house is ..the lynx wrote:Well isn't it a normal thing NOT to tell everyone your salary?
I havent had the 1-3 you have brought up once in 8 yrs here.
Then I am not "expat" in the way "expats" probably consider themselves.
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Re: Salary Details Publicised
It's about the company you keepBarnsley wrote:Who are these "expats" of which you speak , are they all of a certain persuasion?ecureilx wrote:well, for some 'expats', when there is a gathering, the most important discussion points are 1) Salary, 2) conversion rate for remittance and 3) How big the house is ..the lynx wrote:Well isn't it a normal thing NOT to tell everyone your salary?
I havent had the 1-3 you have brought up once in 8 yrs here.
Then I am not "expat" in the way "expats" probably consider themselves.

Unrelated, now you have a glimpse of the after hours company I do keep, I guess

Re: Salary Details Publicised
IndiansBarnsley wrote:Who are these "expats" of which you speak , are they all of a certain persuasion?ecureilx wrote:well, for some 'expats', when there is a gathering, the most important discussion points are 1) Salary, 2) conversion rate for remittance and 3) How big the house is ..the lynx wrote:Well isn't it a normal thing NOT to tell everyone your salary?
I havent had the 1-3 you have brought up once in 8 yrs here.
Then I am not "expat" in the way "expats" probably consider themselves.

Cue: Ecureilx used the word remittance. For some reason I hear the word remittance associated with South Asian, Filipino migrant workers transferring money home. I know its stereotyping, but I have never heard whites use the word "Remit" when they transfer money home.
Also, SMS, Indians too are just as nosey as the Singaporeans when it comes to knowing salary. So I guess its an Asian thing.

Re: Salary Details Publicised
It has that quaint archaic and old-Empire sound about it. You can imagine a dusty clerks office with a gentleman surrounded by huge piles of documents and 200 various rubber stamps. You know, like a typical railway reservation office in India...Wd40 wrote: Cue: Ecureilx used the word remittance. For some reason I hear the word remittance associated with South Asian, Filipino migrant workers transferring money home. I know its stereotyping, but I have never heard whites use the word "Remit" when they transfer money home.

FWIW for small sums I 'transfer' it. It's different for significantly larger sums where (in my terminology) I 'wire' it.
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Yup Asian thing. I have seen this question asked to me in MY, SG, PH, TH, CN, etc. The only country that doesn't seem to do that is Japan - which is not a surprise.Wd40 wrote:IndiansBarnsley wrote:Who are these "expats" of which you speak , are they all of a certain persuasion?ecureilx wrote:
well, for some 'expats', when there is a gathering, the most important discussion points are 1) Salary, 2) conversion rate for remittance and 3) How big the house is ..
I havent had the 1-3 you have brought up once in 8 yrs here.
Then I am not "expat" in the way "expats" probably consider themselves.
Cue: Ecureilx used the word remittance. For some reason I hear the word remittance associated with South Asian, Filipino migrant workers transferring money home. I know its stereotyping, but I have never heard whites use the word "Remit" when they transfer money home.
Also, SMS, Indians too are just as nosey as the Singaporeans when it comes to knowing salary. So I guess its an Asian thing.
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