Tetsuconek :
What he said in his FB post... Long read ...dunno why cannot post the fb link.The news is not that nasi lemak, chicken rice or cha hae mee is U$D16 to 18, in Mid Town New York. The frontpage news is that it's $4 in Singapore, one of the richest, most developed and most expensive city in the world..(think million dollar 99yr HDB public leasehold flats and 110k COE). Hawker food business in Sg is not sustainable, don't kid yurself.
To the one-kind souls who penned comparison stories btwn Manhattan and Bukit Merah prices as if it's a Jupiter landing by Elon Musk, you should have that thought checked. Our Urban Hawker hawkers, uprooted, braved new market and laws, regulations, licenses and culture half a planet away- carrying our food flag and seeking greener pastures to do business. We should be proud and happy for them. You are merely jealous of them.
Just because your salary had been stuck for too long doesn't mean the hawkers, who dug deep into their pockets, work their bottoms off, took the risk and offered our fare to Manhattan at fair Manhattan prices (a salad with grilled chicken next to them goes for U$D17), doesn't mean they have to be in a rut like you.
And if you are well paid to pen those musings, then you should be ashamed of yourselves. There's no pride in your soul nor do you support fellow singaporeans or small business folks looking for better opportunites around the world.
Just wait till you achieve some form of hard work success....then meet people like yourselves on and offline.
Best you go enjoy your $4 meals in Singapore before the industry realises something is wrong and eveyone shuns the trade.
https://forums.fuckwarezone.com.sg/...nrealistic-expects-it-to-be-17-18usd.6823918/
