The day I got thrown off a cab by FT !!!

[makapaaa]

Coffeeshop Chit Chat - day I got thrown off a cab by FT !!!

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From: JohnJohn5025 <nobr></nobr> Aug-16 6:07 pm To: ALL <nobr></nobr> (1 of 4) <tbody> </tbody> 72887.1 <tbody> </tbody>

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strangest thing happened in a cab yesterday.

Friday, 8/16, waited at Mountbatten for a cab, and his guy came along, and asked him to bring me to Eunos, Jln Eunos.
All he knew was Eunos Cresent.

From his mannerism and voice its was clear he was a foreigner before converting to SPorean (as all cab drivers MUST be Sporean).

So I asked him "When you came to SPore?" - "I am Sporean!"

"I know you SG, but when you came here?"
"I was born here" (Clearly a lie, why he has to do that?)


"So where did you do your NS?"
"What is NS" (Gosh)


After a few more questions, he gotten very angry by then, and accused me of being a police. Asked me if I want to see his I/C, and that only a policeman can demand his i/c.


For me, its like F, all I wanted to know was when he came here and hows he liking it!!!!


Then he said, said I should get off his cab.
I said fine, drop me here then (Its was Dunman road, I think).
Told him f off, when we wanted the $5 fare on the meter. Said, its you who wanted me out, so I am not going to pay.


Was just too shocked to get the cab nmbr etc, as all I wanted was an innocent conversation with a "new citizen".


Anyone, has a sensible answer as you why they get so hostile when asked about their conversion?

 

[peppertail]

Another one-sided Stomp story?

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Goot engrish written there.

 

[t0nychat]

What so good about admitting being a Sinkie?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Taxi drivers are all sinkies.
Pink ic...born or naturalized notwithstanding.

 

[singveld]

maybe a illegal taxidriver.

 

[bryanlim1972]

the cabby was being overly sensitive or the passenger had poor communication skills.

but im not surprised the cabby was so defensive, he's probably read the shit we post here about foreigners :p

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Taxi drivers are all sinkies.
Pink ic...born or naturalized notwithstanding.

if it's a naturalized sinkie does he need to speak engrish well and serve NS?

 

[Narong Wongwan]

if it's a naturalized sinkie does he need to speak engrish well and serve NS?

Ask pap...they give out pink ICs machiam toilet paper....
If foreign driving licenses of FTs can be converted to local ones instantly without any tests for competence....
I doubt there is any 'tests' that new immigrants need to go thru....
NS is not necessary for 1st generation of converts....pap need to relax the bar to attract 'talents'.

 

[Capano2121]

Coffeeshop Chit Chat - day I got thrown off a cab by FT !!!

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From: JohnJohn5025 <nobr></nobr> Aug-16 6:07 pm To: ALL <nobr></nobr> (1 of 4) <tbody> </tbody> 72887.1 <tbody> </tbody>

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strangest thing happened in a cab yesterday.

Friday, 8/16, waited at Mountbatten for a cab, and his guy came along, and asked him to bring me to Eunos, Jln Eunos.
All he knew was Eunos Cresent.

From his mannerism and voice its was clear he was a foreigner before converting to SPorean (as all cab drivers MUST be Sporean).

So I asked him "When you came to SPore?" - "I am Sporean!"

"I know you SG, but when you came here?"
"I was born here" (Clearly a lie, why he has to do that?)


"So where did you do your NS?"
"What is NS" (Gosh)


After a few more questions, he gotten very angry by then, and accused me of being a police. Asked me if I want to see his I/C, and that only a policeman can demand his i/c.


For me, its like F, all I wanted to know was when he came here and hows he liking it!!!!


Then he said, said I should get off his cab.
I said fine, drop me here then (Its was Dunman road, I think).
Told him f off, when we wanted the $5 fare on the meter. Said, its you who wanted me out, so I am not going to pay.


Was just too shocked to get the cab nmbr etc, as all I wanted was an innocent conversation with a "new citizen".


Anyone, has a sensible answer as you why they get so hostile when asked about their conversion?

Never bother to talk to them at all!