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This is a collection of past polls featured in Singapore Seen. Your views, your feedback and your voices.
To ease the rush-hour crowds, commuters who travel on the MRT to the city before 7.45am will from June 24 get free rides. Those who get off trains between 7.45am and 8am will get a 50 cent discount.
A good move to ease the morning peak-period congestion
14.96%
14.96%
It's worth waking up early and going to work early
5.76%
5.76%
That extra hour of sleep in the morning is more important than a free ride
30.32%
30.32%
There will be minimal impact as it will benefit only those who need to work early.
48.96%
48.96%
What's your favourite type of food or cuisine in Singapore?
Malay
15.60%
15.60%
Indonesian
5.88%
5.88%
Peranakan
4.82%
4.82%
Northern Indian
7.76%
7.76%
Southern Indian
12.21%
12.21%
Chinese: General
5.65%
5.65%
Chinese: Singaporean
6.71%
6.71%
Chinese: Cantonese
6.63%
6.63%
Chinese: China regions
1.58%
1.58%
Western: General
5.12%
5.12%
Western: French
9.19%
9.19%
Western: Italian
1.13%
1.13%
Japanese
9.42%
9.42%
Australian
4.37%
4.37%
Vietnamese
0.75%
0.75%
Korean
3.17%
3.17%
The number of food court customers who return their trays is "encouraging", but customers still needed to be reminded to return trays.
Give it some time; it will eventually become habitual.
18.30%
18.30%
We should create jobs by hiring aunties and uncles to clear the trays.
40.78%
40.78%
Impose a fine for those who refuse to do so.
7.40%
7.40%
Emulate IKEA's successful tray-return operations at its food court.
20.92%
20.92%
Inculcate the practice in schools.
12.60%
12.60%
Singaporeans are more unhappy than people in Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan and Haiti, according to a Gallup poll.
The poll is pure nonsense!
14.66%
14.66%
Yes, S'poreans do have a lot of grievances.
40.07%
40.07%
It's time to stop accepting polls at face value.
3.58%
3.58%
We are as unhappy as any other resident of a big city.
11.07%
11.07%
S'poreans complain a lot; that's the reason for the poll result.
30.62%
30.62%
How do you rate the chances of the Lions winning the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup against Thailand?
It will be hard fought but the Lions will emerge victorious.
37.69%
37.69%
The Lions will win the first leg of the final in Singapore but will lose big to Thailand in Bangkok.
17.76%
17.76%
Thailand will win both legs.
31.15%
31.15%
Singapore will beat Thailand easily and comprehensively in both legs.
13.40%
13.40%
How often have you been to one or both of the two casinos in Singapore?
Every week
3.74%
3.74%
Every month
1.03%
1.03%
10 times
1.56%
1.56%
20 times
0.75%
0.75%
50 times
0.50%
0.50%
More than 100 times
7.18%
7.18%
Never
85.23%
85.23%
What is the tablet that you are using now?
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
11.11%
11.11%
Apple iPad
10.37%
10.37%
Apple iPad 2
52.20%
52.20%
Amazon Kindle Fire
1.27%
1.27%
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.7
8.87%
8.87%
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime
3.73%
3.73%
Google Nexus 7
4.33%
4.33%
ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700
2.54%
2.54%
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet
2.09%
2.09%
Sony Tablet S
3.50%
3.50%
Who's your favourite Avenger superhero or character?
Thor
13.00%
13.00%
The Hulk
19.44%
19.44%
Iron Man
36.38%
36.38%
Captain America
12.42%
12.42%
Black Widow
5.58%
5.58%
Nick Fury
0.55%
0.55%
Pepper Potts
0.89%
0.89%
Loki
3.22%
3.22%
Hawkeye
4.34%
4.34%
Jarvis
0.66%
0.66%
Agent Phil Coulson
1.55%
1.55%
Agent Maria Hill
1.96%
1.96%
In your view, which of these areas in S'pore have improved the most?
Public transport
15.00%
15.00%
Housing
7.90%
7.90%
Immigration
14.13%
14.13%
Property
4.25%
4.25%
Education
14.86%
14.86%
Health
6.97%
6.97%
Community services
4.58%
4.58%
Environment
9.49%
9.49%
Recreational facilities
22.83%
22.83%
What is the quality of service at restaurants, food courts and retail outlets in Singapore?
Better service nowadays
5.72%
5.72%
Sill the same -- that is, bad
17.66%
17.66%
Too many foreign service workers equal poor service
50.79%
50.79%
Workers from certain countries provide better service than those from some other countries
14.52%
14.52%
Younger service workers are better than the older ones
3.14%
3.14%
Service staff have poor product knowledge
8.17%
8.17%
What is your view about the economic outlook for Singapore this year?
I expect my company to do well, with big bonuses at the end of the year
13.01%
13.01%
I am pessimistic as S'pore is dependent on how well the global economy will perform
23.97%
23.97%
I am worried about job security and potential retrenchment
34.79%
34.79%
I will move to another company that offers better employment terms
14.11%
14.11%
I am confident there will always be jobs available in S'pore
14.11%
14.11%
This poll seeks to find out which is the most popular smartphone in Singapore by ownership. Indicate which model you are using now.
Samsung Galaxy S II
23.42%
23.42%
HTC Sensation XE
4.47%
4.47%
iPhone 4S
23.47%
23.47%
Samsung Galaxy Ace
6.35%
6.35%
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S
4.12%
4.12%
Blackberry Bold 9900
4.99%
4.99%
Motorola Razr
1.08%
1.08%
Nokia Asha 300
1.15%
1.15%
Apple iPhone 4
21.64%
21.64%
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
1.33%
1.33%
HTC Evo 3D
0.95%
0.95%
Samsung Galaxy Note
7.03%
7.03%
What kind of year will 2012 be?
It will be a better year than 2011
23.69%
23.69%
More economic gloom and doom
26.69%
26.69%
Love will be dominating feature
6.42%
6.42%
A year of financial success
5.42%
5.42%
Family life will improve and blossom
5.34%
5.34%
Expect more lethal natural disasters
26.44%
26.44%
'Occupy' movement will gain momentum and spread worldwide
6.01%
6.01%
Taxi fares and surcharges will go up
It's an excuse for taxi companies to raise rental charges
37.21%
37.21%
Commuters will switch to buses and MRT, thus increasing the strain on these services
12.90%
12.90%
Cost of living will go up as some people have no choice but to use taxis
6.48%
6.48%
Taxi operators should improve services first before upping fares and surcharges
16.87%
16.87%
Compared to some major cities like New York, the cost of travelling by taxis is lower in Singapore
2.98%
2.98%
Commuters should show their unhappiness by boycotting taxis
16.37%
16.37%
Give taxi drivers a break; there has not been a fare increase for some years now
7.19%
7.19%
The incidence of minors misbehaving on facebook is becoming rife
Parental intervention is urgent or the situation will get out of hand
16.30%
16.30%
Schools must implement regular lessons on cyber do's and dont's
4.14%
4.14%
Unless it involves the posting of revealing photos, there's nothing wrong in some misbehaviour
14.92%
14.92%
Facebook must have tight control in filtering out the posting of offensive material by minors
12.41%
12.41%
Minors who post offensive content about themselves and others must be disciplined by parents or schools
22.22%
22.22%
If you bar them from facebook, they will definitely go to other social media websites
30.01%
30.01%
There have been five deaths at Bedok Reservoir in the past 5 months.
Nothing to be alarmed about; it's just a coincidence
5.82%
5.82%
Fengshui masters should be hired to find out how to avoid suicides and mishaps there
9.68%
9.68%
The area should be fenced off to ensure our drinking water is not contaminated
28.12%
28.12%
A govt agency should study the previous deaths to find out the underlying causes of the suicides
31.26%
31.26%
Just do nothing; if a person wants to die, he or she will find the means to do it
25.11%
25.11%
What's your reaction to the name of SIA's new budget airline, Scoot?
A terrible name that doesn't reflect the nature of the business
24.88%
24.88%
An original name that would be accepted in no time
12.96%
12.96%
Only an FT would come up with such an awful name
23.84%
23.84%
Shouldn't we have a name that has a Singaporean or Asian feel to it?
19.56%
19.56%
There should be a contest to let Singaporeans name the airline
18.75%
18.75%
Would you buy the iPhone 4S?
Yes, yes, yes.
24.39%
24.39%
No, I will wait for the iPhone 5
38.72%
38.72%
I am giving up on the iPhone because the new HTC and Samsung smartphones are much better
36.89%
36.89%
What are the things that you, males and females, are likely to spend on?
Electronics gadgets and devices
25.35%
25.35%
Clothes and fashion accessories, like watches
19.78%
19.78%
Cars
4.55%
4.55%
Entertainment, such as clubbing, KTV, drinking at pubs and other social activities
12.09%
12.09%
Food, including gourmet dining, buffet lunches and dinners
19.15%
19.15%
Gambling, both informally and at casinos
4.32%
4.32%
Handbags
0.94%
0.94%
Spa treatments
0.94%
0.94%
Overseas vacations
10.36%
10.36%
Books
2.51%
2.51%
Drivers in Singapore are reckless and impatient, a recent road safety survey shows. Why?
They like to show off their expensive fast cars.
16.33%
16.33%
They are generally irresponsible people.
37.03%
37.03%
Driving tests here are too lenient.
5.25%
5.25%
Traffic conditions here are not conducive to safe driving.
8.35%
8.35%
The bad drivers are usually female.
15.37%
15.37%
Drivers who are reckless are young and inexperienced.
17.66%
17.66%
Should we learn and speak American English because of the prevalence of US media and the dominance of its economy?
Yes, since US culture -- music, movies and books -- is so pervasive.
9.92%
9.92%
Only the Queen's English please, because American English is a corrupt version.
20.40%
20.40%
We should promote Singlish as our own unique brand of English.
15.58%
15.58%
We should have a Singaporeanised form of English that's not Singlish but understood by everyone.
20.77%
20.77%
English version or American version, it doesn't matter.
33.33%
33.33%
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