I'M OUT, Singapore

I’m absolutely livid.

I’ve been living here for over 2 years - husband and I both moved here in 2020 from Sydney - bang in the middle of the pandemic - for both of our respective jobs. Found a place (was heaps easier than it is nowadays as no one was really coming into Singapore then), settled in to our home and our jobs, got an adorable pup - proceeded to try to make Singapore home.

My sister and her husband moved here from India about a month ago. And they’ve started looking for houses which is admittedly SO MUCH MORE difficult now than 2 years ago. They’ve also been rejected a few times - someone would usually say the landlord gave the house to someone with a better profile - which is totally fair! It’s your house/apartment - you give it to whoever you want.

But today, one of the Agents said Landlord wants no idol worship in the apartment. Not very happy with Indians lah but will give to you as long as no idol worship.

WHAT THE ACTUAL F? isn’t this discrimination, how dare you tell people how to live their lives - is this even legal. Who in the heck do they think they are?

You can make your city as clean and green as you want but nothing changes as long as SCUM like this live in this city.

I’ve always wondered why Singapore has never felt home. Now i know why - this underlying level of discrimination that has always existed is the reason why. Sometimes obvious, sometimes not,

EFF YOU TOO, SINGAPORE

I'm sorry but Indians just generally do not have a good reputation in Singapore and around the world for that matter.

As for your question on what the actual frick - landlords have total control over what goes on inside their property. You rent on their terms, not yours.

Remember - renters will always lose.

Where did you get that idea or is it how you personally feel about Indians? Seems like a very subjective or your own personal take on reputation of Indians…

Not everyone is the same just like not every landlord or agent is the same. A large majority of them are nice and respectful and there are a few bad apples.

The OP has the right to be pissed for being treated like that, everyone should have the right to feel like that when discriminated but the OP is also overreacting a bit and doing that here on Reddit is pointless.

Probably because you haven’t provided services to them before.

My wife works in the healthcare industry. Among the myriad of patients she attends to, the “fairer” Indians are usually more yayapapaya with the service staff.

Not saying that all are like that, but i can see why it’s been stereotyped.

Can concur. North Indians especially those CECA types are a pain to deal with. Low pain tolerance, bargain about pricing, always unapologetically late, rude to staff, compare pricing to India’s pricing. I always refer out lol.

I am a landlord and I'm sorry but put it bluntly, there is a good reason why we avoid people from a certain race. The maintainence, the neighbour complaints, the damages are just too much effort. Sorry but not really sorry. I tried once to be accepting but got burnt.

And who the heck do you think you are? I've had racist encounters in both Australia and India, from whites and Indians. What the actual F?

And hence we can be racist too?

That’s your conclusion?

Then what do yiu want me to conclude?

What did you conclude from OP’s post?

That her sister experienced racism here?

wow you sound like someone who hates all apples just because you had 1 bad one.

Just because you close your eyes doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist. It is a fact white people are worshipped in Singapore - this is one valid truth. Do you mean a people who consciously worships one race can't have the capacity to discriminate others?

im sure these are the "im indian and im always right" kinda CECA i abhor so much. bye sexy Indian dude

Sg lost a valuable talent today, but luckily there will always be more

More to displace local talent!!! Now more Hong Kong!!! We sinkie all very happy!!! 6.9 million by 2020 WOOOOO. Haiz how did 61.23% of eligible voters vote for this sia lj

Try England. They love your curries there enough to make one of your people reign. You guys must done something right.