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Expats - Don't shop at Hawker Markets
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whether watermelon or tailor-made trousers.. it always pays to laugh off the first price quoted.x9200 wrote:Isn't it a bit about the comfort of shopping without a constant need of 'knowing' and analysizng the prices? I bet majority of Western tourists have no clue what should be the right price even if it gets down to buying a watermelon.
i'm sorry to hear about your experience...
my wife's east asian (not china). she has lived here for a good many years and can switch to a local'esque accent when ordering food, especially when using short singlish words.
she sometimes experiences the same "discrimination" when buying from various non-chinese (?) stores, especially when the salesperson is not singaporean and/or chinese.
so what you experienced is NOT unique to non-asians. and it doesn't only happen in singapore.
eg, she once bought indian food from a stall in little india - $15 for takeaway rice and 1 serving of fish and veggies. she scoffed and left in a huff to the stall next door.
vote with your wallet and know that supporting small business is not the same as getting ripped off.
my wife's east asian (not china). she has lived here for a good many years and can switch to a local'esque accent when ordering food, especially when using short singlish words.
she sometimes experiences the same "discrimination" when buying from various non-chinese (?) stores, especially when the salesperson is not singaporean and/or chinese.
so what you experienced is NOT unique to non-asians. and it doesn't only happen in singapore.
eg, she once bought indian food from a stall in little india - $15 for takeaway rice and 1 serving of fish and veggies. she scoffed and left in a huff to the stall next door.
vote with your wallet and know that supporting small business is not the same as getting ripped off.
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