Your voices
This is a collection of past polls featured in Singapore Seen. Your views, your feedback and your voices.
What will you do if there are no World Cup telecasts in Singapore?
Watch matches online
33.56%
Take a vacation overseas to watch matches
4.33%
I'm happy with just following the news on it
11.24%
Petition FIFA to lower costs
8.53%
Nothing. I'm not a football fan
42.34%
Have publicity stunts like SingPost's mailbox vandal gone too far?
Yes, especially if it diverts police resources away from real crimes
36.70%
Yes, fooling the public is wrong
6.38%
Yes, only if the stunt involves unlawful or anti-social behaviour
9.47%
Maybe, but there is no such thing as bad publicity
7.55%
No, S'poreans take things too seriously
39.89%
A report says S'poreans work the longest hours in Asia. Why?
S'poreans are naturally hardworking
2.97%
High costs of living force people to work harder
52.71%
Fear of being replaced by foreign talent
20.20%
S'poreans work long hours but they don't work smart
17.11%
S'poreans have very little to do outside of work
7.01%
According to a survey, expats say S'poreans are uptight and only talk about football. What do you think?
We're conservative Asians, it's natural to be shy
8.66%
Many of us bet on football, so it's a hot topic
10.85%
Expats have misconceptions about us
18.90%
They don't understand Singlish, so I don't talk to foreigners
7.61%
Who cares what they think
53.98%
Why do even nice men like Tiger Woods stray?
Men are like that, it's in their nature to stray
23.53%
Men give in to temptation easily
23.98%
It's not their fault, women are drawn by their success
13.23%
It's women's fault, they drive men to it
10.30%
Nice men don't stray; he's clearly not all that nice inside
28.96%
Do you think that a citizenship test for new immigrants is a good idea?
Yes, the test will help them learn more about Singapore
27.25%
Yes, it's done by other countries too
9.86%
Depends on the test questions
12.75%
No, it's just a formality and there'd be ways around the test
11.59%
No, you need to be born or live here long enough to be truly Singaporean.
38.55%
Why do you think satisfaction with service standards has dropped?
Service standards have dropped
22.19%
Singaporean customers are getting more demanding
20.12%
I'm satisfied with Singapore's service standards
2.81%
Because we have more untrained foreigners in service jobs
39.32%
What service?
15.56%
Do you feel that the recession is under control?
No, the prices that go up didn't come down
68.69%
The situation is still OK in Spore, at least I still have a job
12.93%
I don't care because I'm sponging off my parents
6.97%
Yes, I spend like nobody's business from all the sales
2.66%
I don't really feel the pain of recession in the first place
8.75%
Is it right for a woman to hit her man, even if he has done something terribly wrong?
No one should ever hit a partner, no matter what the reason is
47.42%
He deserves it if he has cheated on or insulted her
16.49%
How strong can a girl be? She just needs a hug and lots of love, guys!
9.28%
That's just wrong. He should leave her immediately
12.37%
Society's not fair! If a girl hits a guy, she's just emotional, if he hits her, he's abusive
14.43%
Is it important for S'pore beauty queens to speak well?
No. It's a beauty contest, so you don't need brains
5.85%
Yes. Eloquence and intelligence are part of a woman's beauty
58.55%
Problem is, pretty girls who speak well shy away from beauty contests
15.77%
If their command of English is poor, they should speak in their mother tongue
6.61%
What for? We don't stand a chance at the international level anyway
13.22%
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