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Post by nakatago » Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:04 am

offshoreoildude wrote:Well, life is cheaper in Asia. I have yet to see anyone gloat over a death IRL or even that much online though.
Aside from spatial awareness and common sense, empathy seems to be also in very short supply.
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Post by revhappy » Fri, 14 Sep 2012 7:03 pm

offshoreoildude wrote:
zzm9980 wrote:
offshoreoildude wrote: i think the useless opposition is working that out - hence the sudden finger pointing and shouts of xenophobe at anyone who dare questions the almost unchecked migration.
Do you read the comment sections of Blogs and Facebook pages locals frequent? The xenophobia is not made up.
Maybe - but is it justified? Perhaps... if I were a Sinkie I'd be screaming 'freak Off We're Full' as well!
You seem to be doing that already. You are long time PR rite? You seem have assimilated yourself very well :P

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Post by urbanjungle101 » Sat, 15 Sep 2012 8:08 am

I had to do a second take and remind myself that I am not in TREmeritus !

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Sat, 15 Sep 2012 1:40 pm

revhappy wrote:
offshoreoildude wrote:
zzm9980 wrote: Do you read the comment sections of Blogs and Facebook pages locals frequent? The xenophobia is not made up.
Maybe - but is it justified? Perhaps... if I were a Sinkie I'd be screaming 'freak Off We're Full' as well!
You seem to be doing that already. You are long time PR rite? You seem have assimilated yourself very well :P
Touché
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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Post by offshoreoildude » Sat, 15 Sep 2012 5:13 pm

sundaymorningstaple wrote:
revhappy wrote:
offshoreoildude wrote: Maybe - but is it justified? Perhaps... if I were a Sinkie I'd be screaming 'freak Off We're Full' as well!
You seem to be doing that already. You are long time PR rite? You seem have assimilated yourself very well :P
Touché
Absolutely - I pine very much for the old days when an 'expat' was something and not some jumped up back office bank clerk or IT code monkey.

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