為什么生活在新加坡壓力這么大，盡管它已經(jīng)是一個發(fā)達國家？

Anna Sebastian
Let me tell you a secret. The Singapore government has successfully transformed Singapore into a metropolitan city-state in less than 50 years. That is certainly a great achievement. However, behind that, there is a dark side that is only felt by the lower class in our country. The elderly in Singapore still have to work hard even though they should be enjoying the fruits of their hard work in old age. This is only felt by low to middle-income families whose salaries are mostly used for rent and expensive bills.

我告訴你一個秘密。新加坡政府在不到50年的時間內(nèi)成功地將新加坡變成了大都市國家。這當(dāng)然是一個偉大的成就。但是，在此之后，只有我們國家的下層階級才有一個黑暗的一面。即使新加坡的老年人仍必須努力工作，即使他們應(yīng)該在老年人努力工作。低至中等收入家庭的薪水大多用于租金和昂貴的賬單才能感覺到這一點。

Here are the reasons in my opinion:

我認為原因如下：

The first reason:
Overpopulation . As of September 2019, our population reached 5.8 million. The government predicts that our country's population could reach 6.9 million by 2030. The total land area of ??our country is only 721 square kilometers. The population density is 8,274 people per square kilometer. Imagine having to jostle every time you go to work. Imagine the queue of people during lunch hour.

原因一：人口過多。截至2019年9月，我們的人口達到580萬。政府預(yù)測，到2030年，我國的人口可能會達到690萬。我國的總土地面積僅為721平方公里。人口密度為每平方公里8274人。想象一下，每次你上班時都必須爭吵。想象一下午餐時間排隊的人。

Reason two: Transportation . During rush hour, MRT train breakdowns often occur. Locals always joke that the government never calls such problems as breakdowns. Instead, it is called the train's "fault". Simply put, our MRT lines were never built to support so many trains with a frequency of 1-2 minutes. The reason why our trains have to have a frequency of 1-2 minutes is because there are too many people waiting at the station. This is a picture when the MRT breakdown occurs. Scary huh? Imagine seeing this scene once a week on average after a hard day's work.

原因二：運輸。在高峰時段，MRT火車經(jīng)常發(fā)生故障。當(dāng)?shù)厝丝偸情_玩笑說，政府從未將諸如崩潰之類的問題提出來。相反，它被稱為火車的“故障”。簡而言之，我們的捷運線從未建造過以1-2分鐘的頻率支撐這么多火車。我們的火車必須有1-2分鐘的頻率的原因是因為車站有太多的人在等待。這是當(dāng)MRT崩潰發(fā)生時的圖片。可怕吧？想象一下，經(jīng)過一整天的工作，平均每周一次看到這個場景。

Reason three: Less happy old age . Or less retirement. The minimum retirement age in Singapore is 62 years old by law. This means, your company cannot ask you to retire before 62 years old as long as you are a Singapore citizen or Permanent Resident. There is a saying among the elderly here: "Work till you die".

原因三：
少快樂的老年。或更低比例的退休老人。根據(jù)法律，新加坡的最低退休年齡為62歲。這意味著，只要您是新加坡公民或永久居民，您的公司就不能要求您在62歲之前退休。在這里老年人中有一個說法：“工作直到你死”。
To earn a living in Singapore, one has to work until one can no longer walk. Most of our seniors work as cleaners in shopping malls or in fast food joints. Some even collect cardboard boxes on the streets, others sell tissues. These are just a few big examples where most of us in Singapore accept the fact that to keep earning, we have to literally work ourselves to death. Those are some of the reasons in my opinion why stress levels in Singapore are quite high even though we are a developed country. 要在新加坡謀生，必須工作，直到一個人不再走路為止。我們的大多數(shù)老年人都在購物中心或快餐店擔(dān)任清潔工。有些甚至在街上收集紙板箱，有些甚至賣紙巾。這些只是我們新加坡大多數(shù)人接受以下事實的一些大型例子，即要繼續(xù)賺錢，我們必須把自己累死。
在我看來，這些原因是新加坡的壓力水平很高的原因，即使我們是一個發(fā)達國家。
Konduru Sarma Who said life in a developed country is not stressful? 誰說生活在發(fā)達國家就沒壓力的？