The minimum wages debate has gotten crucial in the manpower employment act. McDonald easily cooled the heat by replacing cashiers with payment machines. And it has come to Singapore as well. This employment exercise has transformed into replacement exercise, it certainly will raise the unemployment rate. To the old man that scolded a Chinese National foodcourt staff for not able to speak English, you proud arrogant Singaporeans can speak all you want to the machines soon. These machines will sooner replacing the cashiers in the foodcourt just like those in Seoul.