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To: microhoogle! who wrote (60861)	1/3/2013 7:26:15 PM
From: pcstel	Respond to of 71588

Really? Grass is greener on the other side of the planet, eh!!! Unemplyment Rate 1.9% Reader's Digest claims Singapore as one of the four happiest cities on earth. rd.com Singapore With one of the highest population densities in the world and denizens known for being workaholics, it’s hard to imagine the city-state of Singapore having one of the happiest populations on earth. And yet in a recent survey, 95% of them said they were either very happy or quite happy. They give their city high marks for cleanliness and safety—subways are pristine and unfailingly arrive on time, and police are seen as helpful and good at their jobs. What’s more, they feel they can count on their neighbors—all 5.1 million of them. As Ahmad Nizan Abbas, a lawyer from Singapore, explained, “We used to live in fishing villages where we pulled together to help each other…. If something happens to a Malay household, the whole Malay community will be there to lend support.” <You won't be able to purchase a home> ¿Really, I have friends that have property in Singapore? <You won't be able to bear any arms (had to put that in there)> Don't have any now... Don't really need them in the locations where I have houses.. You mean NO ONE HAS A GUN except some law enforcement? Sounds Ideal. <Owning a car will cost you both arm and a leg combo> You mean I won't be able to buy a 1978 Pinto Wagon or some other jalopy that spews burning oil. I have plenty of money to buy a new car in Singapore, and pay for the COE to purchase a car.. But, with clean efficient and helpful taxi drivers.. Why drive? <Spitting chewing gum at wrong places might land a cane on your butt> Well I don't chew "chewing gum" or spit.. Neither can anyone else... And you somehow find this to be a NEGATIVE? <Ask Michael Fay the brat who learnt the hard way what happens to vandalize and steal stop signs> Exactly.. Same thing should happen everywhere.. He won't do that again in Singapore... You keep bringing up the good points of Singapore.. You've keep pointing out the POSITIVIES.. When are you going to get to something NEGATIVE. >As I said, I personally like Singapore, however any right leaning person who holds Singapore as a model is sadly mistaken.< I don't know about that.. You keep pointing out the good traits and claim that are bad traits.. Jeezus.. My neighbor's kid's car had a dead battery the other day and asked for a ride to Wal-Mart to get a replacement since he had to pay for it and his parents were in the Caribbean. So I took him to Wal-Mart and he got the battery and we were waiting in line at the check out. There was a older Mexican woman in line in front of me with some VISA prepaid cards in her hand. She told the cashier that she wanted to load money on seven debit cards, but she spoke broken English. So I offered to help translate. She said she wanted $1,000, and I told the cashier that it was going to be for $1,000 as the Mexican woman was clutching a wad of cash in her hand. The Cashier said she would get the manager for that amount. I initially thought "This is going to take a while, so we should find another line". But, I thought it would be good to help out the lady. When the Manager arrived the cashier took the seven VISA prepaid cards and asked her how she wanted the $1,000 divided on the cards. She said. No, No.. I want $1,000 on each card... I asked her to repeat again what she said. She then repeated. I need 7 cards with $1,000 on each card, and she showed by a wad of $100 dollar bills about the size of a soda can. I then got a bit panicked and started looking around for the people carrying the hardware, as I realized I was smack dab in the middle of a money laundering operation taking place in broad daylight at a Wal-Mart checkstand. I quickly excused myself and said that I had forgotten an item and left back into the store with the neighbor kid. The neighbor kept asking me what was wrong. We waited for about 10 minutes for the lady to leave with her Debit Cards, and we went back and checked out. Upon leaving the store, I inquired with the store manager about the transaction. She said. "Happens Everyday". PCSTEL