And now for a short break from bus talk- we turn to a weather
report:
Windy_hates_B10TLs (in Sydney according to profile) said to
SilverKris
The uniform maybe? stinking hot and humid singapore would be
more like it.
It's interesting even the climate is a reason for derogatory and
snotty language, especially where Singapore is concerned. It's
almost as if one is expected to be able to change
equatorial/tropical weather, or weather anywhere in the world. One
rarely hears Sydneysiders complain about summer with such hostility
during my decade there- even though there are long, sweaty,
consecutive hot days of 38c, or the big and fat flies which compel
one to perform the Aussie wave....in fact many look forward to the
beach in 3-4 months of summer weather and other relaxing pursuits-
humidity or no humidity.
Two Norwegian friends who have grown up in cold climates all their
lives, esp. with short days and long nights in winter talk about
depression, the bitter cold with cracked and dry skin, burst
plumbing and sewerage pipes, increase in suicides during winter,
and their anticipation of long warm holidays in Singapore.
People in other countries accept their regional weather
matter-of-factly...whether in London where it rains and is cloudy
regularly, or Australia where the high UVB exposure has given
Australians the dubious distinction of having the highest skin
cancer rates in the world. Even those who live in (and enjoy)
climates with four seasons in Europe have fatal heat waves to
contend with in summer (e.g. the more than 5000 French nationals
who died from the summer heat wave in 2002), and snow storms in
winter.
No one is ever happy with the weather, not Aussies with year long
water restrictions, floods, drought and hail ...or Singaporeans who
bear with the high humidity. Singaporeans can perhaps choose to
look at the positive side of things- no typhoons, snow storms, heat
waves, hail or dangerous icy roads.
While it is highly bizzare to talk about the climate with such
animosity, it is perhaps a reflection of one's dysfunctional
mindset.
If I may impulsively
articulate my thoughts on this: Singaporeans who live abroad and
complain about the weather back home have perhaps developed an
inexplicable superiority complex, and think themselves too good for
the climate here. It is then just a common psychological
illness -bashing things
Singaporean. Foreigners who do so are just oblivious to the
unpredictability and risks of weather in their own region.
Hmmm, your nick is a little too close to mine for comfort
I have no problems with your nick, and you are quite free to use
another nick if you think it's too similar to mine for your liking.
And now...back to bus talk. 
