1) We have clean drinking water
Is this conversation between a Singaporean and a tour guide familiar to you?
Singaporean - "Can I drink the water from the tap?"
Tour guide - "Cannot. I recommend you buy bottled mineral water and make sure it’s properly sealed."
Singaporean - "Oh, why ah? In Singapore we can leh."
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2) We have electricity supply
We complain about not having enough power points to charge our latest iPhone, iPad, Kindle and 3DS all at the same time. Meanwhile in other parts of the world……
3) We don’t have kids or families living in a slumps
We complain that our house is too small, not near MRT, the house is too big, we need 2 wireless routers. Meanwhile, again, in other parts of the world …
4) We don’t have epidemic
We have easy access to healthcare so we don’t die of common cold or Lau Sai
5) We have Peace
So peaceful, we use our bomb shelter as a store room and never think that we will use it for the purpose for which it was built for.
6) We are relatively pollution free
Granted that once a year, we get haze from neighbouring countries, but many of us can afford to buy an air purifier. For those who can’t, the govt will take care of them by giving them food, medicine and N95 masks.
7) We have racial harmony
We can sit at a coffeeshop with our Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian friends to lim kopi and eat kaya toast together without any awkwardness.
8) We have quality education
We complain that it’s stressful but other countries want to copy us. We must have done something right, right?
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9) Famine is not a term we are familiar with
Another familiar conversation ...
Friend A - What do you want to eat?
Friend B – Donch know….Chin Chye la
Friend A – Chin Chye is very difficult leh. You must choose one. You want French, Chinese, japanese, Vietnamese or ang mo? Want to go food court, hawker or restaurant?”
We have too many choices.
10) We are a safe country
Have you heard this joke?
A man wearing Rolek, walked out of his Mercedez. A robber came along and chopped off his hand. The man screamed “Help!!!! My Rolek!”
Donch worry. This won’t happen in Singapore
