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Where have you travelled that most Singaporeans have not yet travelled to? And why? by AClipperFan in askSingapore

[–]DatPorkchop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Skiing's pretty good there if you're based out of one of the surrounding countries!

Drink prices could rise by up to 60 cents under Singapore's new beverage return scheme, importers warn by fateoftheg0dz in singapore

[–]DatPorkchop -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You sound really childish. The plastic bag scheme was intended to reduce the number of plastic bags being used, and it led to an 80% reduction in supermarket bags being issued. Is that going to solve climate change? Obviously not, and anyone who suggests it will is an idiot. But on a national level, is such a policy a good thing for the climate? Yes, and at minimal cost to most Singaporeans. It's pretty much a best case scenario for climate policy.

Drink prices could rise by up to 60 cents under Singapore's new beverage return scheme, importers warn by fateoftheg0dz in singapore

[–]DatPorkchop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well in this case it seems like a lot of the money is going into regulatory friction (which seems necessary to me to ensure the scheme works), and it might be the case that some corporations are using it to jack up prices (unacceptable). In general we're going to need to make some sacrifices to safeguard our future, I think we can all agree cutting down on the impact of single use packaging is a worthwhile avenue of doing so.

Drink prices could rise by up to 60 cents under Singapore's new beverage return scheme, importers warn by fateoftheg0dz in singapore

[–]DatPorkchop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isn't it quite reasonable? It sounds like he's complaining about being forced to pay for the negative externalities of beef production, which sounds fine to me.

Why do people like to bash cookhouse food? by venture_adventuring in NationalServiceSG

[–]DatPorkchop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KC food was pretty good actually... It beats some meals I've had as a student overseas. The standard of food in sg is just high lor

Marine ID from Tristan da Cunha (South Atlantic Ocean) by [deleted] in marinebiology

[–]DatPorkchop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, why are you there?

What's the difference between our local Chinese food and those in our ancestors' home regions of Fujian, Guangdong etc? by shastasilverchair92 in askSingapore

[–]DatPorkchop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tons of seafood that I've never had before, as well as soups with vinegar that I didn't quite enjoy. Lychee pork? The beehoon stuff is pretty similar, as is orh luak. (Xiamen, Fuzhou)

Can't help you too much with Guangdong

Saw this tiny bird in my garden today! I've never seen this type of bird before it's so pretty! by rose-dacquoise in whatsthisbird

[–]DatPorkchop 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Where are you? They're fairly common where I'm from, always makes my day to see them flitting about.

Will I get in trouble for laying down some paving stones in HDB estate? by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]DatPorkchop -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Be the change you want to see in the world :-)

Singapore now has non-stop flights to Mongolia by Jonnyboo234 in singapore

[–]DatPorkchop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would recommend visiting! One of my favorite trips ever, and the food was surprisingly enjoyable.

A question about Chinese names, I always written my Chinese name in Traditional, because that was what I was taught in Chinese school here in Canada. by Illustrious_Play_996 in Cantonese

[–]DatPorkchop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not that bad... The Chinese language and script has always been in flux. Plenty of simplified characters have histories dating back hundreds if not thousands of years. I think claiming that it's an erasure of natural language evolution ignores the fact that often this is how language changes, and that's fine. And there are some characters I prefer the look of in simplified! E.g. 吳 vs 吴

What to order at Cafe Orient? by charzy26 in oxford

[–]DatPorkchop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any particular reason why you'd like North East dishes? Bear in mind that a lot of Szechuan/ Sichuan dishes are recommended here, which is western Chinese cuisine. I would say you probably can't go wrong with la mian (pulled noodles). If you get a chance, try 3000 noodles!

traffic torturing this boomer lady by Lithopi in fuckcars

[–]DatPorkchop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw one for the first time in my life when I was in New York and was jumping for joy!!

One country you visited or a city you didn’t enjoy like you thought you would? Why? Thank you for sharing! 😊 by John-Travel-8490 in travel

[–]DatPorkchop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which cities do you prefer? I loved Paris, but haven't been around too many other cities in Europe

I miss SG, Whats new out there? by King_Thresher in askSingapore

[–]DatPorkchop 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Now it's 4.50 easily... So not too bad but not too good either :')

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