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This is a collection of past polls featured in Singapore Seen. Your views, your feedback and your voices.

How to punish lift vandals?

Post their pix at lift landings

38.94%

Community service

25.21%

Spray paint them

17.37%

Lock them in the lift

18.49%

Do you buy 4D every week?

Yes! Rain or shine!

18.32%

No, I don't gamble

53.44%

Only when I'm feeling lucky

28.24%

Should eating on MRT trains be allowed?

Yes, S'pore already has too many rules

10.61%

No, imagine people having beef hor fun on train!

40.84%

OK to snacks and drinks with cover only

48.55%

How to stop motorists who park indiscriminately?

Tow away their cars to a public pound

35.78%

Slap a heavier fine

17.43%

Shame them: print the car numbers in the media

23.85%

They must pass a parking test. Fail, no licence

8.26%

Recalcitrants do public service, e.g pick litter

14.68%

Do you pay heed to signs? eg. No Parking, No Pets, No Smoking, etc.

Yes, I'm a law-abiding citizen.

35.48%

No, rules are made to be broken.

8.06%

Depends.

50.54%

What signs?

5.91%

What do you think of the practice of giving gifts during holidays?

Love it! It's a way to spread the holiday joy

33.33%

Bah, it's a hassle and a headache

19.05%

It doesn't have to be a holiday;I do it always

22.22%

Great way to give away things I don&#39t need

1.59%

I don't give gifts

23.81%

On rainy days like these, I:

curse the skies

7.07%

brave the weather anyway

34.09%

wear old shoes when I go out

9.6%

stay at home and veg

49.24%

The mysterious green streak over Spore was:

a UFO

24.89%

some global warming phenomenon

45.41%

a secret military weapon

23.14%

a figment of my imagination

6.55%

Should we say goodbye to SIA's Singapore Girl?

Yes, it's sexist and archaic

8.09%

Keep it, why change a winning formula?

41.78%

Make her even more sexually appealing

29.65%

Rebrand it and introduce the Asian Girl concept

20.49%

How to solve problem of people flouting anti-smoking rule at food courts?

$200 fine is not enough; up it to $1,000

45.92%

Also fine food stall owners $1000

19.9%

Fine offenders whose photos appear in Stomp

10.2%

Rescind the rule, smoking's not a criminal act

23.98%

Are women drinking too much these days?

Yes. Too many cases of bad behaviour.

45.99%

No. They're drinking more, but not too much.

16.03%

Women still don't drink as much as men.

12.5%

So what if they're drinking too much?

25.48%

Best way to solve problem of 'disappearing' midnight cabbies?

Remove midnight surcharge.

47.53%

Allow surcharge-free private taxis.

7.41%

Expose culprits. Take their pix.

9.26%

Have taxi 'police' nab culprits.

10.49%

Boycott taxis. Take other forms of transport.

1.85%

Forget it. You'll never lick the problem.

23.46%

Pets at hawker centres and kopitiams. A nuisance?

Nothing wrong with that. Pets are clean

24.61%

Get rid of them. Animals should not be near food

23.56%

Set up special area like that for smokers

51.83%

Are Singaporeans getting more foul mouthed?

Yes. You often hear vulgarities in conversations

67.86%

No,we are conservative in how we express ourselves

5.1%

No big deal. It's just to let off steam

27.04%

"S'poreans can't park cars properly."

Agree. They forget all parking lessons

20.72%

Disagree. Just some black sheep

39.59%

Too selfish to care

35.71%

Taking two lots is the proper way to park

3.98%

What do you think of condom ads in public places eg. on the MRT?

Eee, so gross.

7.3%

Ok for adults but what about children?

14.59%

Ok if tastefully done.

19.9%

Who cares, it is just an advertisement.

36.93%

What condom ads?

21.28%

What do you think of local TV programmes?

Great! They are original and fantastic!

2.07%

Good. They have believable plots and characters.

4.14%

Not bad. Some shows are nice.

28.62%

Yucks! They copy other shows and are boring.

65.17%

What will you be doing this long NDP weekend?

Catching the parade on TV/ Live

21.45%

Meeting friends and family

10.86%

Partying! Woohoo!

6.41%

Leaving the country for a short break

8.91%

Catching up on sleep

24.23%

Shopping till you drop

3.9%

Sigh.... working

24.23%

How can we make Singaporeans more gracious?

Sue them

13.13%

Have yet another government campaign

5.07%

Post photos of them on Singapore Seen

24.65%

Put up instructional posters at public places

6.68%

It is the educational system! Change it

50.46%

Would you give up your seat to a pregnant woman?

No way. Why should I? I paid too.

9.94%

Of course. It is socially acceptable.

69.55%

I tried. She did not want. Do not take my picture!

12.42%

But I need the seat as much as her!

5.37%

I was going to, the next stop, but she got off.

2.72%

What do you think of the long queues to buy donuts?

I am first in line!

2.92%

Sometimes. I take my dreams of 4D seriously

1.86%

I think it is okay. I join the queue sometimes.

10.08%

It is just a trend. It will die out soon.

37.4%

So silly and stupid to queue so long. I will not!

47.75%

You see a couple kissing passionately on the MRT. What do you do?

Stare at them. Free show what.

34.95%

Give them dirty looks to get them to stop.

8.74%

Badmouth them to a friend.

4.37%

Ignore them. Singapore needs a population boost.

31.55%

Take picture and send to STOMP.

8.74%

Do the same. Or, outkiss them.

11.65%

How do you get a seat in a busy foodcourt?

I use tissue paper/newspapers or whatever to chope

4.97%

My friend will chope the seat while I go buy

70.5%

I will just buy my food first, then look for seats

10.87%

I purposely dirty the table so no one can sit

1.55%

I wait for people to finish their food, then run

12.11%

Someone tries to steal your cab by walking in front of you. You

complain to the taxi company

3.07%

drag the person out from the cab

16.5%

shout at the person to stop

18.64%

walk faster ahead and get your cab back

26.07%

cuss loudly and gesture wildly at driver

4.71%

cuss under your breath and let it go

24.07%

do nothing. What if you get beaten up?

6.93%

Do you still go to JB despite reports of violence and theft these days?

It is still safe to me

9.56%

I try not to go too often

27.65%

The cheaper stuff there is too good to resist

10.58%

Definitely not. Why risk life and limb?

52.22%

You see someone beaten up in public by gangsters. You

quickly run away, no life is more important than your own

10.63%

lie to your girlfriend that her safety comes first (if she's with you)

5.44%

be a hero and fight the gangsters

6.75%

call for the Police

71.58%

shout like a mad person to scare off the gangsters

5.6%

How do you handle taxi drivers from hell?

Complain to the taxi company

50.67%

Refuse to leave the taxi until cabbie apologises

4.04%

Patiently advise cabbie against his behaviour

6.28%

Let it be. He will get his retribution in hell anyway

26.91%

Snap his photo and send it to STOMP

12.11%

You meet a flasher. You

scream out loud before running away

laugh and make fun of his you-know-what

50%

remember the culprit's face and call the Police

advise him to be a nude model, at least he'll get paid

50%

just enjoy the free show

snap a photo of him and send it to STOMP

How do you celebrate the Great Singapore Sale?

Apply for a week's leave from work to go shopping

15.27%

Snap photos of youself in your new clothes

9.16%

Hold a party to show off your bargains

1.53%

(For gals) Take time off from the boys to go shopping with the girls

22.14%

(For guys) The GF is off your back! Invite buddies over to watch reruns of Euro 2008

51.91%

What's the best thing about Euro 2008, besides the football?

You have a 'manly' excuse to look dreadful during the day

20.29%

Finally, a reason to stock up on beer and junk food

12.32%

It's a month-long male-bonding period with your buddies

25.36%

(For girls) Checking out hot European players from 16 countries

14.49%

(For guys) Ogling at hot European babes in the crowd

27.54%

What do you think of the standards of NS training?

The SAF is treating NS men like mama's boys

11.7%

It's just too tough for a force that comprises enlistees

53.34%

We should take more advantage of technology rather than rely on human brawn

9.12%

There should be more intensive medical testing at various stages of NS

21.94%

The current training standards are high enough to ensure an effective citizen's army

3.9%

Which team, besides Spain and Germany, should have won Euro 2008?

Turkey: They had a fierce fighting spirit

21.34%

Netherlands: They only lost because Russia's manager was Dutch

32.64%

Russia: These underdogs beat the top favourite Netherlands

10.46%

Italy: They would've looked the best carrying the trophy

10.88%

England: They would be in Euro 2008 if they had a different manager

24.69%

What do you think of reports about China workers providing bad service?

I agree, they are rude and can't compare to local workers

46.25%

I disagree, some of them are really efficient

10.49%

The reports are one-sided; some customers are difficult too

15.17%

Reward them with pay incentives for good performance

2.06%

I just tolerate it; they don't earn much anyway

2.81%

They are just bad workers; nationality has nothing to do with it

23.22%

General practitioners approved by the health authorities can now offer aesthetic treatments. What is your take on this?

GPs should stick to treatment of general health.

31.09%

There is so little scientific backing in this area. Leave this to the specialists.

20.17%

Some quack doctors may slip through the net and perform illegal operations.

21.01%

As long as they are certified and approved, they should be safe.

27.73%

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