Originally Posted by
CenturionIM
Wow, you are the first HK person I know that dislikes HK. Most people I know from HK are always like "HK food is soo much better, HK shopping is soo much more convenient, HK water tastes sweeter, man I sure wish I am in HK right now rather than [Fill in US city]", blah blah.
Hah... actually it's true to a certain extent. There's definitely stuff most Singaporeans will miss despite our constant whining. Guess it's pretty a matter of "grass: always greener on other side".
Food and labor is cheap (almost every middle-income family has a maid). I guess the government made it so that we could spend more time in the office instead of on 'menial household chores or maintenance'. In Australia, you either learn how to fix your own leaky faucet or pay through the nose for a plumber. My dad wouldn't even know where to start.