Originally posted by AndrewPKYap:
It sounds like English but only those living in Singapore
can know the real meaning.
When you are paid "Peanuts" you expect $600K per year
"Peanut" salaries must be $600K per annum and above
The rest of the world considers "peanut" salary as equivalent to
the cost of a bag of peanuts.
"Help" is take, like increase in GST is to "Help" the poor (take
from the poor)
"Poor" can be rich, like increase in GST is to help the "poor"
(help the rich by cutting Corporate tax)
Foreign = Local and Local = Foreign when it is convenient
like:
Invite Foreign workers in so Locals have jobs (Invite foreign
workers in so "Foreigners" have jobs)
[b]This thread is open for contributions of other words with
uniquely Singaporean meanings.[/b]
Agree....... it will be very funny if it is not true.....
