ADH wrote:I raised my 8 points to try and understand WHY do people generally act like the way they do in Singapore (and not the reasons why I am leaving Singapore - the reason I am leaving Singapore is because my secondment finishes very soon).
It was not 'I think Sydney is far better than Singapore: discuss' nor was it 'these are the 8 reasons for me to leave Singapore - do you pity me?' nor was it 'compare and contrast taxis, nightclubs and trains in Sydney and Singapore'.
Well, ADH - you know that people here go off on tangents, or in this case expand on the original topic. But you do contradict yourself:
Clearly, some topics will overlap as different people raise similar topics and similar points are made
Anyway, you can't stop people from sharing their views and broaden the sphere of discussion.
Here just a few highlights of today's SMH:
Police chief calls shootings summit
By Les Kennedy and David Braithwaite
NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney has called a top-level meeting following a double murder in a Sydney street and a nearby drive-by shooting that left a family's fibro home peppered with bullets last night.
Ear bitten off in neighbour dispute
Bondi teenager's death 'suspicious'March 30, 2006 - 10:10AM
The death of a young Sydney man found on a footpath on Bondi Beach's main thoroughfare is being treated as suspicious by police.
Separate courts to deal with rapeBy Jonathan Pearlman March 30, 2006
SPECIALIST courts for rape cases should be set up to assist victims and reverse low rates of convictions for sexual assaults, the State Government has been told.
Ok, this is a bit off topic, but possibly Singaporeans are the way they are because they don't have to worry about being bashed, raped or killed at teh drop of a hat.
Maybe, just maybe one's environment dictates how you are and can afford to be.