[Translation from Japanese to English ] In Singapore, expensive items are "cars, cigarettes, and alcohol." In short, ...

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シンガポールで高いものは「車、たばこ、お酒」つまり贅沢品です。
缶ビール500mlは7シンガポールドルほどでしたので、日本円に換算すると約455円しました。(1シンガポールドルは65円にて換算)
「贅沢品を買うことができるのは、お金持ちの人だから高くさせて頂きます!」という方針です。
また、発泡酒はシンガポールにはありませんでした。発泡酒があるのは日本だけなのかな?
日本であれば発泡酒がジュースと同じ値段で買えるのに。
外国を知るからこそ、自分の国のいい部分を知ることができました。

katrina_z
Rating 68
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Translation / English
- Posted at 09 Sep 2012 at 02:51
In Singapore, expensive items are "cars, cigarettes, and alcohol." In short, luxury items.
A 500ml canned beer is 7 Singapore Dollars, which is about 455 yen. (1 Singapore Dollar is worth 65 yen.)
They have a policy that "rich people are the ones who can buy luxury items so we'll make them expensive!"
Also, there was no low-malt beer in Singapore. Is it just Japan that has it?
In Japan you can buy low-malt beers for the same price as juice.
By knowing another country, I could know the good parts of my own country.
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y_y_jean
Rating 57
Translation / English
- Posted at 09 Sep 2012 at 02:46
Things that are pricey in Singapore are “Cars, Cigarettes, and Liquor” which are things considered to be luxurious commodity. 500ml canned beer cost about 7 Singapore Dollars, so in Japanese Yen, it would be around 455 yen. (Converting 1 Singapore dollars to 65 yen).
The policy is “As it is only rich people who can afford luxurious commodity, we would make it high price”.
In addition, I could not find any low-malt beer in Singapore. Do you think low-malt beer is only sold in Japan?
In Japan, we can buy low-malt beer in same price with other juice beverages.
Getting to know foreign country actually led me to realize good things about my own country.
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obnkk
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Translation / English
- Posted at 09 Sep 2012 at 02:53
"Car, cigarette, liquor", or luxury items, is expensive in Singapore.
A 500ml beer can was about 7 Singapore dollars, which means about 455 yen. (Assume 1 Singapore dollar is equal to 65 yen.)
The policy is to set high price for luxury goods because rich people can afford them.
In addition, low-malt beer was not in Singapore. I wonder it is sold only in Japan.
We can buy the low-malt beer with the same price as juice in Japan.
I was able to recognize good part of my own country by knowing the foreign country.
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