In Singapore, I see many men (from Mainland China) never iron their shirt and never cut hair,, why?

There's nothing wrong with their attire, I've seen locals in the same dress up too. It all boils down to their lines of work. There are those who dress smart too but are probably holding an office job and earning a decent salary here. Many PRC (People's Republic of China) nationals are working mainly as general workers, construction workers, gardeners and cleaners, earning an irregular income of about $18 to $45 daily. Many come from poverty-stricken rural areas and have travelled far from their own countries to work and earn a better living here. Whatever money they earn they will scrimp and save, remit to their families back home and leave very little for themselves. These hard-earned money are used to build houses, pay off loans and for other misc. family expenses.

If you consider these factors, putting food on the table is definitely more important than up-keeping ones image.

In Singapore, I see many men (from Mainland China) never iron their shirt and never cut hair,, why?

Are these people poor? Because most of the mainland china people i see when traveled to Shanghai does not iron clothes. I don't also iron my clothes that much, i guess there not acustomed to it. But cutting hair... hmmm... cost cutting?

In Singapore, I see many men (from Mainland China) never iron their shirt and never cut hair,, why?

they are saving money to pay for their families back home. non essential stuff they probably get for free. like maybe cut each other's hair once in a while. besides, who has the time to iron clothes? and who looks at them anyway. their time here is to make as much money as possible.

In Singapore, I see many men (from Mainland China) never iron their shirt and never cut hair,, why?

Come on, you can guess what line of work they are in, do you think they have time to dress up and look neat and not heading to an office? There is no need. They just do not have the time. Have you seen how other foreign workers working alongside them are dressed? If you had noticed, they are all dressed the same. There is no need to single out mainland Chinese actually.

In Singapore, I see many men (from Mainland China) never iron their shirt and never cut hair,, why?

they still carry on their life style as in china but living in singapore

In Singapore, I see many men (from Mainland China) never iron their shirt and never cut hair,, why?

Why one should iron his shirt when they have to do a labourer job. They prefer to cut their own hair during their off days rather than spend money on a lousy barber.