8/30/2003: Singapore not getting enough

Undertoad · 08-30-2003, 11:33 AM

Hard to believe? This is Singapore "sex guru" Doctor Wei Siang Yu, trying to convince people to get laid more often. Fertility experts in Singapore are warning that their country's birth rates are so low that it will soon have an economic impact, and this is leading to a "baby panic" of sorts.

(This indirectly relates to practically every thread we've been having recently.)

It turns out that Singapore used to be terribly concerned about their rising population. In the late 60s-early 70s, they put together all kinds of incentives to try to stop their people from breeding like rabbits.

They were successful. Too successful. By the mid-80s, they realized that the birth rate was below the death rate. The government reversed and started to try to convince people to have more kids. At this point they are giving parents actual cash money to have second and third children.

Maybe they would get more lovin' if they didn't wear such tacky suits. What is that, pastel plaid?

bmgb · 08-30-2003, 11:41 AM

I think their slogan is "Go for four!"

elSicomoro · 08-30-2003, 11:53 AM

Singapore is already one of the most densely-populated places in the world. And now they want to add more? Perhaps they're concerned about being overrun by foreign workers in the end.

Interesting tidbit from the BBC: Most of the country lives in high-rise public housing. Bleh.

elSicomoro · 08-30-2003, 11:54 AM

Another one:

Government-led initiatives encourage Singaporeans to have more babies, be more courteous to each other, and "Speak Good English".

Nothing But Net · 08-30-2003, 01:41 PM

Are mullets common in Singapore? That <i>could</i> be the problem.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-30-2003, 05:42 PM

Buy honey, it's your patriotic duty for the flag, octopus pie and motherhood.

tw · 08-30-2003, 08:14 PM

Maybe they should schedule a few electrical blackouts. That shoudl fix the birthrate.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-31-2003, 12:54 AM

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Originally posted by tw
Maybe they should schedule a few electrical blackouts. That shoudl fix the birthrate.

Or shut off the TV transmitters.

tokenidiot · 08-31-2003, 01:54 AM

Or make "sex robots" that roam the streets, randomly grabbing people and forcing them to have sex. It will have lasers, and rockets.

tokenidiot · 08-31-2003, 01:55 AM

And it would shoot bees. Love bees.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-31-2003, 07:18 AM

Why go to all the trouble to build robots. Just call for volunteers

bjlhct · 08-31-2003, 01:45 PM

Three drink minimum leaving work.

chrisinhouston · 08-31-2003, 05:39 PM

He's one flashy dresser, looks like a used car salesman

Guey · 09-01-2003, 09:52 AM

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Originally posted by tokenidiot
Or make "sex robots" that roam the streets, randomly grabbing people and forcing them to have sex. It will have lasers, and rockets.

sounds like someone has been reading too much Megatokyo. :P

tokenidiot · 09-01-2003, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by Guey
sounds like someone has been reading too much Megatokyo. :P

I actually have no idea what that is.

08-30-2003, 11:33 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	8/30/2003: Singapore not getting enough Hard to believe? This is Singapore "sex guru" Doctor Wei Siang Yu, trying to convince people to get laid more often. Fertility experts in Singapore are warning that their country's birth rates are so low that it will soon have an economic impact, and this is leading to a "baby panic" of sorts. (This indirectly relates to practically every thread we've been having recently.) It turns out that Singapore used to be terribly concerned about their rising population. In the late 60s-early 70s, they put together all kinds of incentives to try to stop their people from breeding like rabbits. They were successful. Too successful. By the mid-80s, they realized that the birth rate was below the death rate. The government reversed and started to try to convince people to have more kids. At this point they are giving parents actual cash money to have second and third children. Maybe they would get more lovin' if they didn't wear such tacky suits. What is that, pastel plaid?

08-30-2003, 11:41 AM	#2
bmgb Master of the Domain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: MN Posts: 231	I think their slogan is "Go for four!" __________________ That gun will replace your tongue. You will learn to speak through it. And your poetry will be written in blood. - Nobody

08-30-2003, 05:42 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Buy honey, it's your patriotic duty for the flag, octopus pie and motherhood. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-31-2003, 07:18 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Why go to all the trouble to build robots. Just call for volunteers __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-30-2003, 11:53 AM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Singapore is already one of the most densely-populated places in the world. And now they want to add more? Perhaps they're concerned about being overrun by foreign workers in the end. Interesting tidbit from the BBC: Most of the country lives in high-rise public housing. Bleh.

08-30-2003, 11:54 AM	#4
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Another one: Government-led initiatives encourage Singaporeans to have more babies, be more courteous to each other, and "Speak Good English".

08-30-2003, 01:41 PM	#5
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Are mullets common in Singapore? That <i>could</i> be the problem.

08-30-2003, 08:14 PM	#7
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Maybe they should schedule a few electrical blackouts. That shoudl fix the birthrate.

08-31-2003, 01:54 AM	#9
tokenidiot how the gods kill Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 190	Or make "sex robots" that roam the streets, randomly grabbing people and forcing them to have sex. It will have lasers, and rockets.

08-31-2003, 01:55 AM	#10
tokenidiot how the gods kill Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 190	And it would shoot bees. Love bees.

08-31-2003, 01:45 PM	#12
bjlhct Theremin Master Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 73	Three drink minimum leaving work.

08-31-2003, 05:39 PM	#13
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	He's one flashy dresser, looks like a used car salesman

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