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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->'SORRY, I do not speak English.' How many times must we hear this?
Recently, I went to Harvey Norman to buy an electronic item. Having looked over the range of items, I decided between two and asked one of the staff about its specifications and other information. Instead of having my questions answered, I got this now typical reply: 'Sorry, I don't speak English', accompanied by the usual blur look and hands tossed in the air.
I walked away and vowed never to return to Harvey Norman again. I will spend my hard-earned money in a store where I can get my questions answered.
Not long after this, I wanted to take an SBS bus to a destination but was unsure which one to take.
I therefore hopped on a bus and asked the driver how to get to my destination but got the reply: 'Sorry, I don't speak English.' I had to hop off the bus and wait for a driver who did speak English.
The Government tells us that foreigners should be hired only for jobs that cannot be filled by Singaporeans, but clearly these are two that can.
How can jobs that Singaporeans could fill in these tough times be given to foreigners who cannot even do them properly? Conon M. Weaver
[email protected]
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->'SORRY, I do not speak English.' How many times must we hear this?
Recently, I went to Harvey Norman to buy an electronic item. Having looked over the range of items, I decided between two and asked one of the staff about its specifications and other information. Instead of having my questions answered, I got this now typical reply: 'Sorry, I don't speak English', accompanied by the usual blur look and hands tossed in the air.
I walked away and vowed never to return to Harvey Norman again. I will spend my hard-earned money in a store where I can get my questions answered.
Not long after this, I wanted to take an SBS bus to a destination but was unsure which one to take.
I therefore hopped on a bus and asked the driver how to get to my destination but got the reply: 'Sorry, I don't speak English.' I had to hop off the bus and wait for a driver who did speak English.
The Government tells us that foreigners should be hired only for jobs that cannot be filled by Singaporeans, but clearly these are two that can.
How can jobs that Singaporeans could fill in these tough times be given to foreigners who cannot even do them properly? Conon M. Weaver
[email protected]
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