Are Singaporeans allergic to smile :)

urpick2004 · Post by **urpick2004** » Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:11 pm

Hi There,
Not exactly a newbie as i have been here for about 2 months now. I somehow feel people here in Singapore dont like to make eye contact or being greeted with a smile. Is it just me?
Well if u dont mind a stranger greeting u with smile or like making new friends drop me a note on [email protected]. M 31 here.

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:33 pm

Have Master or not?

Post by **nakatago** » Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:37 pm

This can shed light to certain aspects:

http://gizmodo.com/5805312/this-is-why- ... le-at-them
http://www.good.is/post/women-find-happ ... an-grumps/

urpick2004 · Post by **urpick2004** » Wed, 08 Jun 2011 1:06 pm

Not sure, here it seems to apply for guys as well

Waelan · Post by **Waelan** » Wed, 08 Jun 2011 3:15 pm

well maybe they think u're a sales person, so they just avoid u

urpick2004 · Post by **urpick2004** » Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:46 am

digian · Post by **digian** » Sun, 19 Jun 2011 1:07 pm

i think it depends on who u were smiling to....

if it is in the mornings, maybe they are all still sleepy or rushing to work....little time for smiles :p

anyway, hi and welcome....

*SMILES*

urpick2004 · Post by **urpick2004** » Mon, 20 Jun 2011 9:40 am

Yeah and by the evening they r too exhausted

Waiting4Skyrim · Post by **Waiting4Skyrim** » Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:51 am

I am local..

..after a day in the Office, I will only make eye contact with the person who is walking a dog (such as retrievers, samoyeds..)

JR8 · Post by **JR8** » Sat, 25 Jun 2011 1:58 am

Of course, why wouldn't you?

the lynx · Post by **the lynx** » Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:50 am

JR8 wrote:Have Master or not?

sushil86 · Post by **sushil86** » Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:12 pm

Waelan wrote:well maybe they think u're a sales person, so they just avoid u

Sales people are TOO aggressive in Singapore!

Its really annoying! I hate being rude to them....but i cant help it :S

Ryan_ · Post by **Ryan_** » Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:22 pm

and they will block your way too LOL

deepsea13 · Post by **deepsea13** » Wed, 06 Jul 2011 1:40 am

Hahaha...personal experience...i don't think Singaporeans are too friendly with foreigners...a friend of mine here told me that basically the only reason why MANY singaporeans don't like foreigners is coz of the fact we take all their jobs

look around..see the number of expats in this country...its a rising number!

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Wed, 06 Jul 2011 6:50 am

deepsea13 wrote:Hahaha...personal experience...i don't think Singaporeans are too friendly with foreigners...a friend of mine here told me that basically the only reason why MANY singaporeans don't like foreigners is coz of the fact we take all their jobs look around..see the number of expats in this country...its a rising number!

You've pretty much got your head up a very dark place, don't you? Most of the jobs taken up by foreigners are jobs Singaporean don't want or cannot do. Most Singaporean shun service jobs as waiting on others is against their culture (so they think).

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