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Signs of a Singaporean




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# 1: Sign of a Singaporean



  There's nothing wrong with
putting chili sauce on everything
              you eat.
# 2: Sign of a Singaporean



Wait for instructions from people
   in authority before doing
             anything.
              Always.
# 3: Sign of a Singaporean
A good night out means having
      dinner at a hawker
   Centre and then going to
  another hawker centre and
         eating again.
# 4: Sign of a Singaporean

  It is a no-no to criticise your boss or
people in higher positions even if they're
                  wrong.
# 5: Sign of a Singaporean

Buys a $20 product (that he don't need) for
                 $10 just
           to save the money.
# 6: Sign of a Singaporean

  It's okay to have only one meaningful
             choice on a ballot.
# 7: Sign of a Singaporean

 Every task you take on and every group
    you form is incomplete without a
 mission statement and a cheesy slogan
# 8: Sign of a Singaporean
 Most or all of these acronyms make sense
       to you: NUS; NTU; ERP; SDU;
 PAP; MRT; LKY; GCT; PRC; TIBS; SBS;
 SMS; JB; JBJ; AMK; AYE; PIE; ECP; ISD;
  ISA; 5 C's; CPF; CHIJMES; SPG; CWO.
# 9: Sign of a Singaporean
    You think that
  nothing makes a
    person more
  attractive than to
        dress
     exactly like
 thousands of other
girls and guys who
        dress
exactly like girls and
  guys in the malls.
# 10: Sign of a Singaporean

    $100,000 is a
reasonable price for
a Toyota Corolla and
    $1 million is a
reasonable price for
 a bungalow, but $5
  for a plate of fried
     noodles is a
barbarous outrage.
# 11: Sign of a Singaporean


  You justify every
 argument with the
phrase "in order for
      us to be
 competitive in the
   21st century".
# 12: Sign of a Singaporean




   Everything should be
       "topped up"
# 13: Sign of a Singaporean



  Western food is
incomplete without
  baked beans.
# 14: Sign of a Singaporean
You see nothing unusual about an organization of
             trade unions spending
 more time owning and operating supermarkets,
         drugstores, amusement parks,
 and financial services outlets than planning the
                   next strike.
# 15: Sign of a Singaporean

 Durian and belachan no longer stink to you.
# 16: Sign of a Singaporean

    You're not confused by a street naming
        system that locates streets like
  Clementi Road, Clementi Street, Clementi
     Crescent, Clementi Lane, Clementi
 Drive, Clementi Way, and Clementi Avenues
        1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 all within
        walking distance of each other.
# 17: Sign of a Singaporean
 You get irritated if you don't see a sign telling you
how long your wait's going to be for a bus, a train,
      or the expressway to take you where
                   you want to go.
# 18: Sign of a Singaporean
 You think that no vegetable should ever be eaten
                raw for any reason.
              Except for cucumbers.
# 19: Sign of a Singaporean



  You forgot
 what chewing
  gum tastes
     like.
# 20: Sign of a Singaporean
    You say
 "handphone",
not "cellphone"
 And you think
there's no such
      thing
       as a
   handphone
 that's too thin.
# 21: Sign of a Singaporean


 You're not bothered by
the fact that government
cares whether you know
  how to use a toilet or
     urinal correctly.
# 22: Sign of a Singaporean
 You're sure that the best way to
   change social behaviour is
      through consistent and
  comprehensive government-
   sponsored campaigns that
  permeate as many aspects of
 daily life as possible. And when
they don't work, you never speak
            of them again.
# 23: Sign of a Singaporean

You've become a fan of either Arsenal, Man. U., or
 Liverpool. None of the team is from Singapore.
# 24: Sign of a Singaporean

You think a bus is incomplete without a TV.
CTE or CITY
    I always get puzzled..when the taxi driver
 says....we go by city??.... i always wonder what
he's talking about. This whole country is a city so
      you mean theres a province?????????

 Um... just in case you really didn't understand,
 he's saying CTE (see tee ee), aka the Central
                   Expressway
Thank you for watching!
    Signs of a Singaporean


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Signs of Being Singaporean: 24 Unique Traits

  • 1. Signs of a Singaporean Brought to you by http://voteleh.com
  • 2. # 1: Sign of a Singaporean There's nothing wrong with putting chili sauce on everything you eat.
  • 3. # 2: Sign of a Singaporean Wait for instructions from people in authority before doing anything. Always.
  • 4. # 3: Sign of a Singaporean A good night out means having dinner at a hawker Centre and then going to another hawker centre and eating again.
  • 5. # 4: Sign of a Singaporean It is a no-no to criticise your boss or people in higher positions even if they're wrong.
  • 6. # 5: Sign of a Singaporean Buys a $20 product (that he don't need) for $10 just to save the money.
  • 7. # 6: Sign of a Singaporean It's okay to have only one meaningful choice on a ballot.
  • 8. # 7: Sign of a Singaporean Every task you take on and every group you form is incomplete without a mission statement and a cheesy slogan
  • 9. # 8: Sign of a Singaporean Most or all of these acronyms make sense to you: NUS; NTU; ERP; SDU; PAP; MRT; LKY; GCT; PRC; TIBS; SBS; SMS; JB; JBJ; AMK; AYE; PIE; ECP; ISD; ISA; 5 C's; CPF; CHIJMES; SPG; CWO.
  • 10. # 9: Sign of a Singaporean You think that nothing makes a person more attractive than to dress exactly like thousands of other girls and guys who dress exactly like girls and guys in the malls.
  • 11. # 10: Sign of a Singaporean $100,000 is a reasonable price for a Toyota Corolla and $1 million is a reasonable price for a bungalow, but $5 for a plate of fried noodles is a barbarous outrage.
  • 12. # 11: Sign of a Singaporean You justify every argument with the phrase "in order for us to be competitive in the 21st century".
  • 13. # 12: Sign of a Singaporean Everything should be "topped up"
  • 14. # 13: Sign of a Singaporean Western food is incomplete without baked beans.
  • 15. # 14: Sign of a Singaporean You see nothing unusual about an organization of trade unions spending more time owning and operating supermarkets, drugstores, amusement parks, and financial services outlets than planning the next strike.
  • 16. # 15: Sign of a Singaporean Durian and belachan no longer stink to you.
  • 17. # 16: Sign of a Singaporean You're not confused by a street naming system that locates streets like Clementi Road, Clementi Street, Clementi Crescent, Clementi Lane, Clementi Drive, Clementi Way, and Clementi Avenues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 all within walking distance of each other.
  • 18. # 17: Sign of a Singaporean You get irritated if you don't see a sign telling you how long your wait's going to be for a bus, a train, or the expressway to take you where you want to go.
  • 19. # 18: Sign of a Singaporean You think that no vegetable should ever be eaten raw for any reason. Except for cucumbers.
  • 20. # 19: Sign of a Singaporean You forgot what chewing gum tastes like.
  • 21. # 20: Sign of a Singaporean You say "handphone", not "cellphone" And you think there's no such thing as a handphone that's too thin.
  • 22. # 21: Sign of a Singaporean You're not bothered by the fact that government cares whether you know how to use a toilet or urinal correctly.
  • 23. # 22: Sign of a Singaporean You're sure that the best way to change social behaviour is through consistent and comprehensive government- sponsored campaigns that permeate as many aspects of daily life as possible. And when they don't work, you never speak of them again.
  • 24. # 23: Sign of a Singaporean You've become a fan of either Arsenal, Man. U., or Liverpool. None of the team is from Singapore.
  • 25. # 24: Sign of a Singaporean You think a bus is incomplete without a TV.
  • 26. CTE or CITY I always get puzzled..when the taxi driver says....we go by city??.... i always wonder what he's talking about. This whole country is a city so you mean theres a province????????? Um... just in case you really didn't understand, he's saying CTE (see tee ee), aka the Central Expressway
  • 27. Thank you for watching! Signs of a Singaporean Brought to you by http://voteleh.com