emigration is not easy

last SG · 2007-09-05T18:04:18+00:00

Tried already.....presently not in Sillypore....just waiting to cash out all my CPF How about you? You not going to try? Or you one of those that will be mo...

will4 SG

Local should take note of this article especially those owning HDB flats gour room to five room n got intention to migrate.

Interest rates for US housing has plunged again. Attractive.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071024/ap_on_bi_ge/economy;_ylt=AndxA_7d1GyWrj1gIDWsT8bv5rEF

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071024/bs_nm/usa_economy_mortgages_dc;_ylt=Am9Il_PJ4gdPV5JD6N3Qp4Dv5rEF

fymk SG

Obviously you didn't get what I said. You don't need to lecture me on rates - I know what they are - maybe better than you.

Like I said earlier, Australia is a continent island. Australia makes a great hideout for some criminals because of its vastness. Geographical factor does impact on crime rates. Larger the population - of course crimes will happen more because of the opportunity and the land mass ( more hiding places). It is a random event ,not a set event where you can use a set scale. Crime also happens on other factors. Just because Singapore has low crime rate doesn't mean that if you implant the Singaporean government in Australia - Australia will have a low crime rate as well.

So differing factors but does that mean that Australia is worse than Singapore ? No. In Singapore , there is always a crowd somewhere because it is a tiny country . It is mainly urban - streets are well lighted everywhere , easier for police to patrol , unlike Australia where there can be 20km square of the area of wilderness and one small town with maybe 4-5 police men. Some rural areas - the next neighbour can be 5 km down the street even for farmers.

Low crime also doesn't mean no crime. Crime happens on opportunity.

America is divided into north and south. If you are referring to USA ...you must have flunk geography in terms of continents and size .

Gazelle SG

fymk, are you making up your own theory about crime? Mr. Green

Arapahoe SG

is in the culture.

fymk SG

Why should I? Those are just facts.

udontknowme SG

walao...who said america is a continent huh???

WHO ARHHH???????=(

Gazelle SG

As we all know majority of the land in Australia are desert which are not inhabited by human being, so your theory of Australia being a big country, is also not accurate. And furthermore, do you really think that criminal do hide in desert? Laughing

Furthermore, having a big country doesnt mean that will result to higher crime, infact, if people are scattered across the country, it will be more difficult to commit crime isn't it?

Contrary to what you said, most crime happens in area with higher population density, (please do check on statistic report) that is because crimes are usually related to drugs, gangs, prostitution racism etc.

As we all know australia are known for their liberal approach towards drugs and I am surprise that you didnt even mentioned this as one of the reason for the high crime rate in Australia?

Somehow you just remind edme of the 90.5 radio TV commercial about the tennis coach speaking to his student's father.

Gazelle SG

North America and South America are both continent.
United States of America (USA) is country not a continent.

will4 SG

This article pointed several reason why local want to migrate to other countries. It also included the percentage of PR taking local citizneship.

http://www.singapore-window.org/sw06/060226st.htm

fymk SG

If you actually look at the geography of Australia - towns and cities are around the coast. The middle is a huge vast mass of nothingness. So your high density theory is smack there. Then again ....you have indigenous and non-indigenous people living in the vast mass of nothingness.

Yes , Australia have gangs , organised crimes , drugs but racism - not that much. Not denying it . But laundering can happen in every single country even in Singapore.

And even if Australia implements the Singaporean rule of thumb regarding drugs - do you seriously think it will be successful? So how do you propose that they can implement a good police force to enforce the law in a large geographical mass which can be efficient , Mr Bright idea?

Daddy!! SG

i think this house near melbourne is nice

http://realestateview.com.au/cgi-bin/view.pl?OID=1018750&rev=on&s=89258188&Sub=&BeL=0&BeH=9999&PrL=0&PrH=99999&Surr=&IKW=&PT=&PTr=&CS=&OrderBy=&OrderStr=&Con=&SearchPage=&Bkmk=_&OFI=&OFIDays=&BS=10&Thu=&Qui=#

will4 SG

The no of empty houses in US has increased. If the Fed decided to cut interest rate, it is good for local planning to migrate there to buy houses.

House prices in California might drop further into next year. California is the biggest sought after place for immigrants.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071026/bs_nm/usa_economy_homes_dc;_ylt=AncMHtzIm_P6x3YnK_OwoRKyBhIF

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071030/us_nm/kbhome_california_dc_1;_ylt=AqHkTSm7xu5k.9T7S39TcJ2b.HQA

will4 SG

This article show cities in US which has plenty of them left unsold.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20071030/bs_bw/oct2007db20071024022437;_ylt=AnAjB.2hp_V5VwH6xQU7IbaBGLMF

fishbuff SG

nice.
there are quite afew singaporeans that are holding PRs here in Oz and they had expressed that they will not go back to singapore except for holiday or visitation.

there are many hongkongers, malaysians that are doing very well here. even one HKer that i know that has his own biz of installing water tanks, couldnt cope with the overwhelming business demands. so if u are willing to work, u wont starve.

another thing is the children's tertiary education. when u get a pr, u get local rates for the education. my sg friend had to fork out $100,000 for his son's education here. I dont have to worry about coughing out that humongous amount of $$$ for my son's future education. phew!

Daddy!! SG

i understood from a friend recently that a survey was done in 2003/04 election time in sidney and melbourne and the results showed that 60% of the whites want australia to be 100% whites and these whites wanted the asians and all the other non-whites out of the country. this is shocking.

fymk SG

Surveys can be biased, sampling could be crap and results can be reported in a sensational manner thus skewing a perspective.

So your point exactly? Each time a newspaper pops up a story about the bad bad racists in some country , are you going to scream "thank god I am in Singapore!".

John So made it through the white policy era to become the Mayor of Melbourne. He won the elections to be Mayor. So what does that tell you?

kramnave SG

Its just a matter of preference. I won’t be surprised its the same for every other country.

fymk SG

Actually it is a matter of who the majority is. In Singapore, it is the Chinese. In Australia , it is the caucasians.

Ask the minority groups in Singapore especially the indian-singaporeans if they encountered some form of racist remarks or behaviours. I am sure that a few would tell you that they get called bangala or mangali.

Daddy!! SG

when someone told me australia is racist. i would think, ya ya ya, should not be that bad. till recently a friend of mine told me that a politician called susan used racial sentiments to push for her election, she nearly won! she lost the election not because the voters did not agree with her racial lines, rather it was because of her proposed policies. well, thats what i heard. no smoke without fire u know.

i nearly stepped over to australia, looking for a house. Now i think, USA has less racial problems because of a recent blacks' revolution, something like that. the americans, if racial, are more concerned with the blacks and not the chinese.

kramnave SG

Exactly. Self-righteous Aussies would welcome you with open arms but vote against you. Same as Singaporeans. Sometimes its not just about race itself but the perceived threat to personal livelihood. Asians are viewed as recent immigrants and so are the FT that have been coming to Singapore. Same scenario even though both countries are filled with immigrants. Imagine the feelings of the Malays and Aborigines.

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