Yes I was also under the impression, there was around 1 million, although i am quoting what's in the paper, of which we can take with a pinch of salt! We all know what's in the papers may not be true.Gilly wrote:Really? I thought there were more like 1M expats in Singapore.
HSBC"S head may have quoted the figures based on bank accounts, which may limit the field quite a lot, I've no idea if there are limitations on opening bank accounts, for those on low wages.
I suspect the bank will only be interested in targeted income levels of 30.000$ a year and above, which may have an influence but I don't really know!
There is also an article on the reserving tables with tissue paper, which is amusing, my only rant about tissue, is that I may throw it in the bin actually thinking its waste.
I can see the point with reserving a table, if one is alone at lunch break, how to do it, maybe a commercial venture for someone enterprising and creative enough!
There is nothing worse than purchasing your food, and having no place to sit, which quite often happens in the fast food places, although I don't hesitate in complaining, if it's school children, taking the seats. Otherwise I try to avoid the busy places, it's a nightmare sometimes in the shopping malls on Orchard Rd...and I don't have the patience, when the food is nothing special anyway.
So personally i don't mind the reserving of tables, if they are buying food, I would be quite angered if they hadn't even arrived, but I suspect most are in the queue, so that's fine.
I mean even when me and my wife go to eat, one reserves a place, while one buy's food first, then the other one goes up and buys food, a little inconvienant, but, that is the layout of the food stalls, more than anything, if you are not eating the same food. I can live with it! Although I also know many bigots, that couldn't! Although it is a choice after all, isn't it!