that's not the prime minister,
there're a lot of fake video with fake-Berlusconi:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... woman&aq=0
that's not the prime minister,
then who are those ppl in the video?adione wrote:that's not the prime minister,
there're a lot of fake video with fake-Berlusconi:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... woman&aq=0
HiJayCee wrote:One thing I really hate about Singapore is the amount of people with bad hygiene, particularly in my office
SMS, I gather that you work in HR, are there any guidelines that you know of regarding this in Singapore? It's great that Singapore is multiracial, multicultural etc... and the differences between us all are great and should be celebrated. However, it's not so great when you're sat next to a guy who smells like a sumo wrestler's jockstrap because he hasn't bathed all week and you don't know how to approach the subject for fear of it being twisted into a 'race' issue when race is nothing to do with it
I beg to differ...I've travelled on public transit and been amongst the 'locals' in a good many countries (including the UK) but nowhere have I encountered the BO at the same rate as I have here. I'd be willing to allow that it has a lot to do with the weather here, but there is a certain demographic among which it is particularly common... And I don't think it's a race thing either, I think it's a) failing to wash the body and/or clothes and b) wearing clothing inappropriate to the weather.treacle_sponge wrote:HiJayCee wrote:One thing I really hate about Singapore is the amount of people with bad hygiene, particularly in my office
SMS, I gather that you work in HR, are there any guidelines that you know of regarding this in Singapore? It's great that Singapore is multiracial, multicultural etc... and the differences between us all are great and should be celebrated. However, it's not so great when you're sat next to a guy who smells like a sumo wrestler's jockstrap because he hasn't bathed all week and you don't know how to approach the subject for fear of it being twisted into a 'race' issue when race is nothing to do with it
This is my first post, so bear with me. Just like to point out, that it isn't a particularly Singaporean thing, the amount of people with bad hygiene. The great unwashed also exists in the UK (and perhaps every country), and there is nothing more offputting than standing behind/in front of an unwashed person in the queue, or sitting next to them on the bus. More often than not, they are also morbidly obese, so the reek is definitely more pronounced.
Indeed I'm not discounting anyone's experiences, nor comparing degrees of offensiveness, merely saying that instances of bad hygiene is not an exclusive Singaporean domain. I remember having to stand on the bus in Singapore, and having the misfortune to be short (I'm 5'4") I was at armpit height to the tall Sikh national serviceman next to me. He was still in uniform, and pungent does not quite describe the smell, more nose blistering, and I don't think I was able to smell anything else after that for a few hours.poodlek wrote: I beg to differ...I've travelled on public transit and been amongst the 'locals' in a good many countries (including the UK) but nowhere have I encountered the BO at the same rate as I have here. I'd be willing to allow that it has a lot to do with the weather here, but there is a certain demographic among which it is particularly common... And I don't think it's a race thing either, I think it's a) failing to wash the body and/or clothes and b) wearing clothing inappropriate to the weather.
I guess you hanen't spent much time in France?poodlek wrote:I beg to differ...I've travelled on public transit and been amongst the 'locals' in a good many countries (including the UK) but nowhere have I encountered the BO at the same rate as I have here. I'd be willing to allow that it has a lot to do with the weather here, but there is a certain demographic among which it is particularly common... And I don't think it's a race thing either, I think it's a) failing to wash the body and/or clothes and b) wearing clothing inappropriate to the weather.
Could it be possible that since the subjects were timed the Singaporeans didn't want to get left behind?carteki wrote:Here's one to set the cat amongst the pigeons - Apparently in 2007 Singaporean pedestrians were measured as the - wait for it ..... drum roll .... the Fastest Pedestrians in the World
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