StanChart's CEO gives up UK citizenship, gets Sinkie one. What an idiot!

[Papsmearer]

The above gives another take on the story.

It shows that we are not attracting the best and brighest from around the world- as these are the ones who can easily pay $9k to $12k a month.
While the the 154 likes to selectively pick odd cases like CEO of DBS and this Stanchart fella, they are the exception rather than the norm.

Those on the ground will tell you that most of the so called FT's we attract are low end types from India, China and Philippines-paying rental of below $3k a month. Many say they will rent the private apt for one family but within months you will find one family in each bedroom-with each family paying only $1k a month.

These are not the ones to create jobs, but rather steal jobs from locals and chase up HDB resale prices.

$9-$12k a month is nothing. I know people asking and getting $25K per month. The only thingthat is offsetting the lower rents is the fact that mortgage rates are so low now. High end condo owners can take less money in rent and yet carry the mortgage debt, and monthly maintenance bill.

 

[Cruxx]

It is the trend now to for sg girls to date angmo, not out of love but to show off or something. Will the same bitch who throw herself at the angmo give equal dating opportunity to the malay or indian bros? I said before i don't give a fuck about those SPGs spreading their legs to the angmos. It is how they degrade and throw themselves at them and criticising SG guys to justify their lousy behaviour that irks the shite out of me. In a way, their actions cheapen the image of Singapore.

Perhaps u r too fucking old to have many sg female friends who are in their twenties. Let me tell u something, u should bloody see how this bunch of spgs fake that phoney accent and flirt with the angmos, and how they keep telling everyone they want so badly to date angmos base on those "good stereotypes" perpetuated by the media. I have seen enough of this in Australia and it's fucking disgusting. Apparantly some of them came bk here and continue that lousy behaviour!:oIo:

You should be grateful that these bimbotic airheads are already weeded out for you.

 

[Ramseth]

It is the trend now to for sg girls to date angmo, not out of love but to show off or something. Will the same bitch who throw herself at the angmo give equal dating opportunity to the malay or indian bros? I said before i don't give a fuck about those SPGs spreading their legs to the angmos. It is how they degrade and throw themselves at them and criticising SG guys to justify their lousy behaviour that irks the shite out of me. In a way, their actions cheapen the image of Singapore.

Perhaps u r too fucking old to have many sg female friends who are in their twenties. Let me tell u something, u should bloody see how this bunch of spgs fake that phoney accent and flirt with the angmos, and how they keep telling everyone they want so badly to date angmos base on those "good stereotypes" perpetuated by the media. I have seen enough of this in Australia and it's fucking disgusting. Apparantly some of them came bk here and continue that lousy behaviour!:oIo:

I'm not bothered. I myself speak English with an accent somewhere between Singlish, British and American, and speak Chinese with an accent somewhere between Singlish, ROC and PRC. I've had girlfriends from US in the west to Japan in the east. Come on people, let's broaden our minds.

JBJ married a British wife and James Gomez married a Japanese wife. Are Brit and Jap girls reverse-Pinkertoning for Singapore Indians?

 

[shelltox]

swim away from a sinking ship

 

[Papsmearer]

It is the trend now to for sg girls to date angmo, not out of love but to show off or something. Will the same bitch who throw herself at the angmo give equal dating opportunity to the malay or indian bros? I said before i don't give a fuck about those SPGs spreading their legs to the angmos. It is how they degrade and throw themselves at them and criticising SG guys to justify their lousy behaviour that irks the shite out of me. In a way, their actions cheapen the image of Singapore.

Perhaps u r too fucking old to have many sg female friends who are in their twenties. Let me tell u something, u should bloody see how this bunch of spgs fake that phoney accent and flirt with the angmos, and how they keep telling everyone they want so badly to date angmos base on those "good stereotypes" perpetuated by the media. I have seen enough of this in Australia and it's fucking disgusting. Apparantly some of them came bk here and continue that lousy behaviour!:oIo:

U cannot blame someone for trying to better their lives, right? If given a choice between staying forever in this shithole, and finding a husband that will bring u back to his homecountry, for many girls, this is the ticket out, right? Sinkie males are also no model husbands themselves. If you marry a sinkie male, u better be prepared for him to chiong Geylang, or Phuket several times a year. It can be said that Angmos are more stay at home and spend more time with their kids and do many father son/daughter things with them.

I am not defending spg sluts who want an angmo no matter how good the sinkie guy is. But, there is some logic to what they do. In any case, the knife always cuts both ways. I have had angmo GF before, as well my brother and cousins have also dated or married angmos. So for myself as a sinkie male, I have to say I like to date and fuck angmo charbos. what does that make me? A SPG (Sarong party guy?) LOL.

 

[Papsmearer]

I'm not bothered. I myself speak English with an accent somewhere between Singlish, British and American, and speak Chinese with an accent somewhere between Singlish, ROC and PRC. I've had girlfriends from US in the west to Japan in the east. Come on people, let's broaden our minds.

JBJ married a British wife and James Gomez married a Japanese wife. Are Brit and Jap girls reverse-Pinkertoning for Singapore Indians?

I believe Rajaratnam also married an angmo woman.

 

[Papsmearer]

Smart move. He saves on taxes, can now be privy to may more senstitive financial roles and being a Singapore citizen does not mean that his children will be one.

That has always been the key point - their children having to do NS.

I think u have hit it on the head. I did not realise this when I started the thread. i thought he was an idiot, but now u mention it, its a financial move. In the first place, he is earning now the highest salary of his career. In the UK, the tax on his income would be very high. And he would have been taxed on all his worldwide income including his income in singapore, expense accounts and living allowances. In addition, if he kicks the bucket, he does not pay any estate duties. If he makes capital gains here, he will also save on the taxes. In addition, he can still go back to the UK when he retires and stay there for half the year, and pay no income tax, as long as he keeps his citizenship. I bet u that is what the US billionaire is also doing.

Only the stupid PAP and SHit Times will harp these people as heroes, whereas they are only just taking advantage of our tax system.

 

[neddy]

BRITISH bank Standard Chartered's top man in Singapore, Mr Ray Ferguson, is now a Singapore citizen.

Did he give up his UK citizenship and along with it, his pension?
Perhaps, it is a good idea now that the UK is increasing his tax.
Anyway, he still has a chance to regain his UK citizenship if he wants to.

 

[wrcboi]

I'm not bothered. I myself speak English with an accent somewhere between Singlish, British and American, and speak Chinese with an accent somewhere between Singlish, ROC and PRC.

exaactly....coz sporens have too many standards in the head which we learn and hear......

 

[Ramseth]

I'm thinking of marrying an English lady and moving to London. That'd be quite a reverse from that Standard Chartered chap. I'd be frozen again in the London winter, something that I don't relish. She said she likes Singapore and it's alright for her to stay here and visit her kins and friends in England ocassionally during more accommodating weathers. But she knows (and likes) Singapore as a tourist and on short working trips only. Could she survive for long in Singapore without getting disillusioned by all these racism and lunacy? It's a headache.

 

[myo539]

..... This CEO is mentally unstable. ...I am sure there are many more of them. By the way, why couldn't this CEO have just taken PR?

BRITISH bank Standard Chartered's top man in Singapore, Mr Ray Ferguson, is now a Singapore citizen.

'My decision to become a citizen is a commitment to Singapore, which has been home for a long time for me and my family,' he said.

Yes, he is stupid to give up his citizenship to live in a former British colony. And you are very smart to leave Singapore... and become the very despised FT in another country - if you have done so already.

If you have not taken a one-way ticket on a budget airline out of the country, what are you waiting for? For the country to comb FBI or Interpol data base to check whether you have criminal records, or the country checking your credentials or whether the certificates you've submitted have not been forged? And for you to live at least 5 years before they will consider whether you have contributed enough in their country to be eligible for their citizenship? Or you have not passed their citizenship test?

Singapore has places for many more Fergusons or loyal Ah Tiongs and Muthusamys.

 

[pachinko]

f you think he is stupid , why not you be smart and take his place of being a UK citizen ? You are still staying here when you are so unhappy.

 

[borom]

Nov 22, 2010
NOT YET SOLD OUT
Posh condos still unsold
Still no buyers for 1,000 posh homesBy Esther Teo

MANY high-end condominium units are sitting unsold even after completion, as the luxury home market remains quieter than in previous years.

Twelve developments have been completed this year, each with more than 10 units still unsold as of last month, according to new data released by property consultancy CB Richard Ellis (CBRE).

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_606012.html

Another confirmation we are not attracting quality even though the 154 is trying to create impression of how attractive the place is to live .

Not only are many high ends homes (that have been sold) vacant and cannot find tenants (BT 15 Nov 2010), many (more than 1,000) as we learnt now, are unsold as well.


Why are'nt the high end well to do types that create jobs not moving into or investing in this red dot.?


Why bring in the cheap and low quality Filipinas, PRC's, Indians (from India) to steal jobs from locals and compete for public housing?

There is also the issue of misallocation of scarce resources as all these luxury homes remain vacant while locals climb over themselves to fight for overpriced pigeonholes which they may not be able to pay off till 68!