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What I would do, I think, is to approach either an engineering firm or faculty of a university (say NTU) since it seems what you need is an expert witness. If there is any consumer protection/advertising standards body here they may be in a position to advise you or even help provide funds, if this ...

And, this kind of anonymous hiding of women is, in my opinion, a bizarre religious practice that has no place in an open and free society. It's OK in Singapore though, surely? :wink: While I have reservations about veils myself, I feel that an open and free society ceases to be such when it starts ...

Well, there was a couple of years ago when the Ministry of Education banned Muslim head coverings from primary schools, but the local Islamic authrorities supported the decision. However, the local Muslim women usually cover their hair but not their faces: the full veil seems to be more of an Arab t...

I'd say Israel has to do this sooner or later. Hezbollah captured two soldiers this time, so in that light it might seem an overreaction, but that was only the latest in a long series of attacks. No country would tolerate sharing a border with Hezbollah for long, if there was something they could do...

The British economy has so far struggled along despite the Welsh, Cockneys and Geordies. The point is, that most of the arguments you see against Singlish here are economic: that no-one will trade with them if they don't speak "standard English", whatever that is. I was merely observing that other ...

I don't see that there is necessarily any conflict between Singlish and 'standard' English being taught in schools. The main misapprehension I see here is the assumption that people only speak one register of English for all purposes. In fact, people can and do vary their speech according to setting...

Althought the origin at the top is almost certainly false, the rest of this is pretty funny. If you think Singlish is bad, it's worth remembering that other cultures also have nonstandard versions of English. http://www.slurb.com/rfrancis/ebonics.html It's rather funny, but it's not another culture...

Althought the origin at the top is almost certainly false, the rest of this is pretty funny.

If you think Singlish is bad, it's worth remembering that other cultures also have nonstandard versions of English.

http://www.slurb.com/rfrancis/ebonics.html

Not sure what the explanation is, but I'm reminded of Get Smart episode when he's in South America somewhere, and he notices something odd about the town. He asks a local about it. "A few days a go, some bandits came through and took all our women" "Yeah? well, why don't you go after them?" "you eve...

honestly??? what mosquitos? I think I have been bitten about twice in my 5 months here. The thing I miss most is a nice cool breeze, and that fresh feeling that comes with it. But hey, give me endless summer! Well, we live in a rather jungly bit of the island, which is nice in some ways (see more w...

I find it pretty uncomfortable, and I'd die without aircon.

I'm sort of used to it now, but I still need a shower after a short time outside. Definitely the humid, mosquito-filled air is not my favourite aspect.

I didn't find it full of horror, just an interesting glimpse of life in a war zone. When all you see in the media is guns, bombs and fanatics, it's good to be reminded that ordinary people are trying to live lives in the midst of all of it: studying, working, celebrating birthdays etc. It did cross ...

Ecka Dimmock, you need to browse around here more......:mrgreen: If you look through the "Where is this...." thread you will see that we've been using Google Earth for many months already. Started with the 1st beta now on the 2nd or 3rd. Welcome back! sms Whoops, missed that.. Mea maxima culpa. Tha...

Have you ever tried Google Earth? It's fascinating. It allows you to focus in pretty much anywhere (some places seem to be blurred out, I guess because of military installations) Have a look at places you used to live, St. Peter's basilica, Red Square, the Forbidden City and take a look at the stree...

Strange, isn't it, the generalizations applied to plusses and minuses of different races, nationalities etc? Lots of these are self-perpetuated. For example:- British traits..... Good..........Stiff upper lip, eccentric sense of humour, Bulldog mentality (We're here, and staying put, back off etc) ...