tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post7340500558847516311..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Myth 186 Foreign talent and cosmopolitan cityChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-57286169358720293892008-07-26T09:53:00.000+08:002008-07-26T09:53:00.000+08:00singaporeans are working towards their second inde...singaporeans are working towards their second independence. to be rich and become citizens of the world. the rest, good luck.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-79268900205747315802008-07-25T01:41:00.000+08:002008-07-25T01:41:00.000+08:00I reckon the melting pot model is widely acceptabl...I reckon the melting pot model is widely acceptable in the US insofar as they have institutionalized comprehensive welfare and unemployment benefits to incumbent Americans before they open the gates to the foreign workers. Their state system extends monetary support to displaced Americans, willingly. Also, they didnt use terms like "foreign talents" to justify their policy to embrace foreign Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-43447232867217256502008-07-24T16:11:00.000+08:002008-07-24T16:11:00.000+08:00'If we want our city to be as vibrant as New York,...'If we want our city to be as vibrant as New York, we need to consciously attract the europeans here'<BR/><BR/>Do we have the western style democracy to attract the europeans? <BR/><BR/>Our style of democracy is suitable only for labourers/workers from asian countries, who probably have not even heard of vibrancy or x-factor. In fact there is no problem in attracting them here, take on 2 jobs, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64875274037616847312008-07-24T11:52:00.000+08:002008-07-24T11:52:00.000+08:00new york or other american cities are vibrant beca...new york or other american cities are vibrant because the bulk of the migrants were from the higher intelligent european stock. and even the asian stocks were the better ones that got there to contribute to the vibrancy. <BR/><BR/>the kitchen boys and cooks don't add that much to the vibrancy. so were the south americans or the mexicans.<BR/><BR/>if we want our city to be as vibrant as new york, Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-16768775848703113662008-07-24T11:06:00.000+08:002008-07-24T11:06:00.000+08:00Some Singaporeans are already living the American ...Some Singaporeans are already living the American Dream. Spend, spend, spemd. why worry about tommorrow. The problems will always come after tommorrow, like what the Americans are experiencing now. But who cares?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-2291766629200576902008-07-24T10:56:00.000+08:002008-07-24T10:56:00.000+08:00i doubt Singapore will ever be able to achieve the...i doubt Singapore will ever be able to achieve the same level of vibrancy and creativity that flows in New York.<BR/><BR/>It's a certain X-factor about New York that makes it thrive. It's certainly this X-factor which Singapore is so sorely lacking in.Mockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-15734502203920422462008-07-24T10:53:00.000+08:002008-07-24T10:53:00.000+08:00Old man should take a look at what is happening in...Old man should take a look at what is happening in Britain. Britain is host to a large number of eastern europeans due to EU rules. Britons are leaving in large number as they see the country is no longer theirs. Just ask any Briton you encounter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com