Wah! Hats of to this man for mentioning about Tamil Kural. Guy is a true genius and true singaporean 👌He is taking the road not taken by many here in SG.. service compassion and empathy.. he is 10 years more mature than wat he is biologically
Censorship. It is not just in Singapore. It is in every country even in countries who claim that they have freedom of speech. During the era of covid, there are many censorship also in the western countries. Actually, censorship in Singapore is to respect people, to create harmony and peace. This is extremely important in a multi cultural and religious country like Singapore. I am proud about our censorship because it teaches us to be mindful and sensitive to others. What does it mean to have a freedom of speech?
Still there are helluva lot more things one can't speak/write about in Singapore compared to your average Western country. But I guess if Singaporeans are happy with this, then that's their prerogative.
@@Jordan18561 sadly there are many distortion of truth for personal means and narrow narrative! Too many abuse. You are apparently too gullible or too blind to see the many disinformation these days
I'm really impressed with Jonathan Chan... his perceptiveness about what goes on in Singapore and his desire to serve people. Even though he doesn't speak like a Singaporean, he understands and feels Singapore more deeply than most Singaporeans do. Wise beyond his years! Salute! (I looked his profile up and realised what a high flyer he is, having graduated from ACSI's gifted programme, and master programmes from Cambridge and Yale! Little wonder!)
I visited SG during a national day parade. The military were chanting something that I wish I had recorded in time. It was about service and -- what was it -- having fun? Maybe even something about love? I'm paraphrasing, as this was 6 years ago. But, it was so different from an American military mindset. I was amazed and impressed.
The arts scene in Sg comes a long way. In the first 30yrs of independence, Sg govt & its people were busy building the nation setting correct policies & stratgues for Sg survival & making ends meet for every family. Most parents then discourage kids from arts but to learn a trade or skill or be a professional technician / engineer as there’s need to feed the family & help put food on the table & family expenses. U ask any Pioneer /Merdeka / Majulah Generation, they will be able to relate their struggles to stay afloat. It is after 1990s that we are able to focus on arts which were not the initial bread & butter priority.
You did national service and you like it here. You are one of us. I am speaking for the majority of men here in Singapore. If you had the choice to do NS and did not, you will NEVER and can never be one even if you are given citizenship.
Singlish not only originated in SAF for communication needs to various ethnic groups but also at the wet market/ hawker centers, coffee shops, small neighborhood shops to communicate among different races. Which is why u hear English mixed with dialects / Chinese gramma/ Malay words etc. Thru the yrs it evolved well into a colloquial language among locals. In school from pre-school to Secondary we are taught Standard UK English & English gramma. So at work, at meetings, in official emails etc we are able to speak, write & read standard English with our counterparts.
I would like to remind people especially the foreigners about the notion of Singlish in SG. As a local true blue Singaporean raised from the 50s, I would like to clarify once and fir all that Singlish is just a dialect adapted from English. It's nothing strange and new. If any Singaporean wanted to speak in Singlish they can always do it which they would do under certain circumstances such as with another fellow Singaporean who may not be well versed with English. If you ask me I would tell you I hardly used Singlish. Would you be surprised? So please treat Singlish as an informal dialect here and don't be over hyped with it.
I'm Singaporean. I am Strongly against foreign governments criticising and interfering in Singapore's system in any way of form!! They should look honestly at their own systems before passing judgement!
@riccino27 There is a difference between constructive criticism and downright interfering criticism - and ONE country is well known for the latter form of criticism! Not only that . . . It is also criticising with an agenda - an attempt to garner support to cause a change of government that will obey their every whim and fancy to further disrupt another country at the expense of the puppet government!!!
@@riccino27 look carefully about what he said, criticism by passing judgement is not a constructive thing, the problem is perception of weak-minded citizens, if the government fails to respond, they think the criticism is true but when the government responds, those so called "high minded" citizen thinks the government is too uptight. as for my opinion, a clean and capable government must not take any sort of criticism at all without vigorous debate. after all, debate is a very democratic and open way to prove any accusation, which is what criticism really is. there will always be shady people with agendas using words to further their agenda and unfortunately most people tend to be not so much weak minded but more like a frog in the well and so become easily brainwashed in anything out of their experience.
lol… as a Singaporean, I don’t care! Even people of other nationality criticise us a lot and if we take them all to heart, it will make us very angry so we really need to just shake it off and focus on what we do best. We cannot live up to everyone’s expectations so we might as well live up to our own.
U are every part a Singaporean my friend, u served National Service and having gone through that u are every bit a SINGAPOREAN SON!! Glad to have u as a brother Singaporean!!
Tht's true. Just being a Singaporean does mean tht you hv to speak Singlish just to get by. Speaking a proper English for someone of yr calibre does not harm anyone.
I was introduced to Catherine Lim's "Little Ironies - Stories of Singapore" during my Secondary school days in the mid-80s. She is a local author and the stories she wrote are great.
Singapore’s standard English is neutral in that the slang words are minimised as u have to be understood not only locally but more so with d International community. When overseas I speak Singapore standard English without the Singaporean colloquialisms to be understood.
actually i dont agree that in the past the government was more high ended. I remembered the late Mr Lee KY was always debating about the new policies that were to be implemented even on the TV. I like to thank the young man who has chosen to be a Singaporean. He is mature beyond his age.
From what pespective are you making this comment? The US Citizenship is one of the most valued residency status coveted by many around the world. Yet, you are telling me otherwise.
Well i guess ur speaking on average joe..but if go to higher strata they do speak good vocabulary.. but dont expect a texan to speak such cos he is used to cow boy slang and those mexican spanish influence
Are you sure? American English is their indigenous language. Can what you purportedly claim be true? Are you trying to imply that Singaporean speak better English than Americans do?
@pranavprasanna3861 This claim is absolutely untrue. Americans can hardly understand the way Singaporean speaks. They normally mince the pronunciation of certain words and more often than not add certain slangs garnished from various other languages. How would that be proper grammatically? Is this a superior complex?
Superb interview- frank, open and well articulated. Awesome Iprofessional! think Singapore will be a better place by allowing dual citizenship. You cannot be a world class society using restriction. Singapore government can learn from Switzerland, US and many other countries whereby dual nationality is encouraged. In that way, Singapore will attract more world renowned professionals and contributors.
LKY started the Singaporean system. Then he picked his son and Goh. Then his son picked Lawrence Wong. So if Lawrence Wong picks a wrong PM, the Singaporean story likely will end. Singaporeans never picked a PM themselves.
I don’t think you should switch your American English to Singlish. I am a Malay, was born and raised in Singapore, but I speak American English and I don’t care what people said. There’s no rule in Singapore that you must speak singlish. An American in England, they don’t switch to British English and the same goes with British, they don’t switch to American English whenever they were in America.
Greatest interview and the person interviewed ! Such a humble very truthful Jonathan Chan . Both Max and Jonathan were so outstanding throughout the interview !
@pranavprasanna3861 Malaysian Chinese always have a knack for a Chinese governed countries. In truth, Singapore has a harmonised multiracial society that would provide them with a reasonably fair platform or environment to ply their trade. On the contrary, in Malaysia, the racial tensions between the Malays and Chinese there are perennial. Chinese are generally unfairly treated in Malaysia. Chinese there would find themselves very much circumvent by the Malays there. Hence, these Malaysian Chinese would find Singapore a safe haven for them. The Unied States is a white dominant society and racial discrimination do exist to some extent there. Malaysians such as this gentleman would make judgement and made his citizenship choice based on such grounds. If this gentleman had chosen otherwise, I would very much like to listen to his perspective. Hence, I did not even bother to listen to what he has to say. A country's politics shapes her citizens.
@siewmj1 The United States of America is the greatest nation in world because it has the best constitution in place. The US Constitution is one of the greatest invention of mankind. This is where I am from.
Don't have to cut of your link with your birth place. For that matters, your parents'. Just have a bigger heart to embrace a larger community. Singlish overstated or hyped IMO.
It was the plan for people who looked the same to move to parts of the world where they are the majority, or so I heard in some economic conference paper on you tube ages ago. Ie, for east asians to return to asia from America and Europe, and bring that culture with them some site specific cultural advanages, so that people who looked the same and thought the same way, lived together. I remember thinking it was a crazy idea bcoz then we could end up with a world that is xenophobic and it could trigger genocide. Today, I am much older since I watched that you tube conference paper, and I think that since have not done much to stop xenophobic and almost nothing to stop genocide, may be it is time to accept that seperation based on phenotype could be a good thing and everyone will be happier, safer and more prosperous.
damn if we have more young people like him who can articulate so well, we wouldn't be doomed by the brain rot tiktok gen Zs. That is why importing the right people for our country is important, even if their heart lies else where, more likely their offspring who grew up here will have an affinity with Singapore. But then again even this chap I still feel isn't exactly committed to Singapore despite being here since 1yr old and having serve NS, most probably due to his diverse background. Loved the interview btw!
Try to learn how to speak Singlish and then switch based on the people u meet. Ie: singlish with peers and then suddenly American English in meetings with bosses and clients. Singlish accent is inherently funny. It will be fun for you.
Reason he has difficulties blending in as a Singaporean is because his heart is still American. He was forced to make a decision after his NS to convert to Singaporean or retain his American citizenship. As long as your heart is not there, he will never feel like a "true blue singaporean" despite partaking in the local education system, NS and so forth.
@@quekchunpei9095 Just to make this clear that I am not criticizing you. I am just pointing out that accents are not important but too many locals here are obsessed with it and have the misconception that your accent will change automatically like the natives if you live a certain number of years in that particular country. Case in point that even though he has live here for so many years, he still does not sound Singaporean. Look at the number of Americans or Englishmen who have live in Singapore for decades and they still don’t have a Singaporean accent. No one seems to point that out. Why? … an American/English accent is somehow superior to Singaporean accent? Again accents are not important as a person’s identity or character. However this obsession with accents, especially American or English ones, just reflect poorly on the society that discount their own native accent as somewhat undesired or inferior to the above accents. It is a colonial mentality.
@@Ccb88888 I don’t mean the citizenship. I meant u are considered a singaporean. I was a PR when I served NS and I was invited to be citizen. I understand this might not be the case now
@@MaxChernov dual citizenship is not good for nation building, divided loyalties, national unity and allegiance. Just sharing as I had opportunities to take 3 different citizenships of G7 countries .2 will allow multiple citizenships and one will not. Made right choice sticking with my original citizenship. Now in Singapore, cheers. Gong Xi Fa Cai. cheers Max.
I beg to differ. Singlish is not mandatory to being Singaporean, it's such a broken english I am so sick of! Speaking propet English is highly appreciated
@@oasislin4587, that's because you are only seeing the language landscape in English terms. Why should English be the primary language, when the people are not even English? Perhaps Singapore should come under the Crown again?
@@jameswilliam26 when did I ever said it should be the primary lauguage? Since you are speaking a certain lauguage, why can't you speak it properly? Must you adulterated it into something so uncouth?
@@michaellfh Why would elite from the US come to Singapore? Do you know how difficult it is for a foreigner to be naturalised as a US citizen? What can Singapore offer them?
Singlish is a colonial dialect. It's like Creole or Patois. There's nothing to be ashamed of or feel awkward about. Singlish is not really English. Get over it. It's very different from the English spoken by real native English speakers. I use the word real not in the science of real or fake. I mean more like legitimately inherited from your ancestors. English was transplanted into Singapore. English wasn't spoken by the ancestors of singaporeans and singaporeans did not inherit it legitimately from their ancestors. In the process of transplanting it into Singapore , it has to mix with the DNA of local singaporeans. Voila, a new breed of English dialect was born. The pronunciation is different. The accent is almost unrecognisable. The melody of the language is totally different. The structure of the sentence is very different. Singlish uses words that are not used in American or British English. Which is very cute. But it's not real native English.
Singlish not only originated in SAF for communication needs to various ethnic groups but also at the wet market/ hawker centers, coffee shops, small neighborhood shops to communicate among different races. Which is why u hear English mixed with dialects / Chinese gramma/ Malay words etc. Thru the yrs it evolved well into a colloquial language among locals. In school from pre-school to Secondary we are taught Standard UK English & English gramma. So at work, at meetings, in official emails etc we are able to speak, write & read standard English with our counterparts.
One of your most eloquent speaker I've ever seen!
Indeed. Max has quite a talent for finding and engaging with interesting, insightful, nuanced people. This serendipity is what keeps us coming back.
Awesome young man! great interview
this guy so well spoken
Excellent interview. A very thoughtful young man with very mature and balanced views of Singapore.
What an impressive young man
This guy is an outstanding speaker, and his English is incredibly pleasing to listen to! ❤🎉
Another great interview! Well informed n spoken young man! 👍
Jonathan's insights and actions are more Singaporean than most Singaporeans. I learned a few things from this awesome young man.
that's because he is here in SG to give, not to take...take....take like most of our closest neighbours
ok no need to lick his feet😂 thats not the case
Max. You always make a very meaningful content.
i try
Wah! Hats of to this man for mentioning about Tamil Kural. Guy is a true genius and true singaporean 👌He is taking the road not taken by many here in SG.. service compassion and empathy.. he is 10 years more mature than wat he is biologically
A very good interview, Max. He offers a good and mature perspective of someone who is well exposed cross culturally.
I like what he said at the end about the lesson he learned from NS.
I like him. Very knowledgeable
this Singaporean , very smart . he abit like Lee Kuan yew. he know a lot of people culture and history.
(Not - Even - Close) - ❌️❌️❌️❌️❌️ -
Still can't get over his passing after so many years.
Censorship. It is not just in Singapore. It is in every country even in countries who claim that they have freedom of speech. During the era of covid, there are many censorship also in the western countries. Actually, censorship in Singapore is to respect people, to create harmony and peace. This is extremely important in a multi cultural and religious country like Singapore. I am proud about our censorship because it teaches us to be mindful and sensitive to others. What does it mean to have a freedom of speech?
freedom of speech means freedom to seek the truth
Still there are helluva lot more things one can't speak/write about in Singapore compared to your average Western country. But I guess if Singaporeans are happy with this, then that's their prerogative.
@@Jordan18561 sadly there are many distortion of truth for personal means and narrow narrative! Too many abuse. You are apparently too gullible or too blind to see the many disinformation these days
@@Ccb88888yes, not all are happy, but peace is more important to us then an individual's feelings.
@@Jordan18561you’re operating on the belief that everybody is reasonable, rational and educated. Unfortunately this is not the case in reality.
Just want to say he is very well spoken and able to articulate complex feelings in a very clear way. Great to hear..
Very good interviewee and Max just let him speak! Well done! 🎉😊
if NS == "Completed":
Identity = "Singaporean"
There are quite a few PRs who have served NS who have their applications for Singapore citizenship turned down...
If also happen to be luckily Chinese = "Singaporean" x2
Awesome interviewee!!Well said!!!😍🤩😊
The most honest, educated, and politically correct responses to the interview. Asian cultures are touchy and full of censored self expressions.
Very informative & intelligent young man indeed!
Welcome, Jonathan. Singapore welcomes such immigrants.
I'm really impressed with Jonathan Chan... his perceptiveness about what goes on in Singapore and his desire to serve people. Even though he doesn't speak like a Singaporean, he understands and feels Singapore more deeply than most Singaporeans do. Wise beyond his years! Salute! (I looked his profile up and realised what a high flyer he is, having graduated from ACSI's gifted programme, and master programmes from Cambridge and Yale! Little wonder!)
So thoughtful and articulate, fortunate to be exposed to so many cultures.
This gentleman speaks so well.... amazing young man.... please stay in Singapore....
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother..." - Shakespeare’s Henry V (Act 4 Scene 3).
I visited SG during a national day parade. The military were chanting something that I wish I had recorded in time. It was about service and -- what was it -- having fun? Maybe even something about love? I'm paraphrasing, as this was 6 years ago. But, it was so different from an American military mindset. I was amazed and impressed.
The arts scene in Sg comes a long way. In the first 30yrs of independence, Sg govt & its people were busy building the nation setting correct policies & stratgues for Sg survival & making ends meet for every family. Most parents then discourage kids from arts but to learn a trade or skill or be a professional technician / engineer as there’s need to feed the family & help put food on the table & family expenses. U ask any Pioneer /Merdeka / Majulah Generation, they will be able to relate their struggles to stay afloat. It is after 1990s that we are able to focus on arts which were not the initial bread & butter priority.
You did national service and you like it here. You are one of us. I am speaking for the majority of men here in Singapore. If you had the choice to do NS and did not, you will NEVER and can never be one even if you are given citizenship.
Good for you.
Singlish not only originated in SAF for communication needs to various ethnic groups but also at the wet market/ hawker centers, coffee shops, small neighborhood shops to communicate among different races. Which is why u hear English mixed with dialects / Chinese gramma/ Malay words etc. Thru the yrs it evolved well into a colloquial language among locals. In school from pre-school to Secondary we are taught Standard UK English & English gramma. So at work, at meetings, in official emails etc we are able to speak, write & read standard English with our counterparts.
I would like to remind people especially the foreigners about the notion of Singlish in SG. As a local true blue Singaporean raised from the 50s, I would like to clarify once and fir all that Singlish is just a dialect adapted from English. It's nothing strange and new. If any Singaporean wanted to speak in Singlish they can always do it which they would do under certain circumstances such as with another fellow Singaporean who may not be well versed with English. If you ask me I would tell you I hardly used Singlish. Would you be surprised? So please treat Singlish as an informal dialect here and don't be over hyped with it.
I've heard singaporeans speak perfect English as if they're from Britain. Can you all do that ?
I'm Singaporean.
I am Strongly against foreign governments criticising and interfering in Singapore's system in any way of form!!
They should look honestly at their own systems before passing judgement!
be more open to criticism that's how we can learn and grow stronger
Being sensitive to criticism is a very Singaporean trait. Well done!
@riccino27
There is a difference between constructive criticism and downright interfering criticism - and ONE country is well known for the latter form of criticism!
Not only that . . . It is also criticising with an agenda - an attempt to garner support to cause a change of government that will obey their every whim and fancy to further disrupt another country at the expense of the puppet government!!!
@@riccino27 look carefully about what he said, criticism by passing judgement is not a constructive thing, the problem is perception of weak-minded citizens, if the government fails to respond, they think the criticism is true but when the government responds, those so called "high minded" citizen thinks the government is too uptight. as for my opinion, a clean and capable government must not take any sort of criticism at all without vigorous debate. after all, debate is a very democratic and open way to prove any accusation, which is what criticism really is. there will always be shady people with agendas using words to further their agenda and unfortunately most people tend to be not so much weak minded but more like a frog in the well and so become easily brainwashed in anything out of their experience.
lol… as a Singaporean, I don’t care! Even people of other nationality criticise us a lot and if we take them all to heart, it will make us very angry so we really need to just shake it off and focus on what we do best. We cannot live up to everyone’s expectations so we might as well live up to our own.
U are every part a Singaporean my friend, u served National Service and having gone through that u are every bit a SINGAPOREAN SON!! Glad to have u as a brother Singaporean!!
plus he's Chinese so absolutely yes
Another reason to be a singaporean❤
Bold decision ❤
Tht's true. Just being a Singaporean does mean tht you hv to speak Singlish just to get by. Speaking a proper English for someone of yr calibre does not harm anyone.
I was introduced to Catherine Lim's "Little Ironies - Stories of Singapore" during my Secondary school days in the mid-80s. She is a local author and the stories she wrote are great.
Yes, she remains as my favourite local author. Jonathan, I hope you have read all her books! She is an incredible writer! You will love her.
Oppa, are you single?😊
Singapore’s standard English is neutral in that the slang words are minimised as u have to be understood not only locally but more so with d International community. When overseas I speak Singapore standard English without the Singaporean colloquialisms to be understood.
That's not a Singapore thing, that's just normal English 😂 you Singaporeans always think that everything comes from Singapore
Will u even be allowed to do such a channel in Russia?
actually i dont agree that in the past the government was more high ended. I remembered the late Mr Lee KY was always debating about the new policies that were to be implemented even on the TV.
I like to thank the young man who has chosen to be a Singaporean. He is mature beyond his age.
U.S. citizenship is one of the worst citizenships if not the worst to have if you live outside of the U.S.
From what pespective are you making this comment? The US Citizenship is one of the most valued residency status coveted by many around the world. Yet, you are telling me otherwise.
You wish you were a citizen 😂
Singlish is not modified English. May not have English at all 😂
You can tell he wasn't raised in the US by his extensive English vocabulary. Most Americans read and speak at the 7th grade level.
Well i guess ur speaking on average joe..but if go to higher strata they do speak good vocabulary.. but dont expect a texan to speak such cos he is used to cow boy slang and those mexican spanish influence
Are you sure? American English is their indigenous language. Can what you purportedly claim be true? Are you trying to imply that Singaporean speak better English than Americans do?
Having a superiority complex is a very Singaporean trait
@pranavprasanna3861 This claim is absolutely untrue. Americans can hardly understand the way Singaporean speaks. They normally mince the pronunciation of certain words and more often than not add certain slangs garnished from various other languages. How would that be proper grammatically? Is this a superior complex?
Superb interview- frank, open and well articulated. Awesome Iprofessional! think Singapore will be a better place by allowing dual citizenship. You cannot be a world class society using restriction. Singapore government can learn from Switzerland, US and many other countries whereby dual nationality is encouraged. In that way, Singapore will attract more world renowned professionals and contributors.
LKY started the Singaporean system. Then he picked his son and Goh. Then his son picked Lawrence Wong. So if Lawrence Wong picks a wrong PM, the Singaporean story likely will end. Singaporeans never picked a PM themselves.
I always appeciate your interview, may be fowarrd to Lawrence .....
actually trying to get him for a podcast
Do try to get PM Lawrence Wong on your show. He just did it on The Daily Ketchup n we love it ❤
Congrats Wise decision to be a Singaporean it’s not easy to be even a P. R.
I don’t think you should switch your American English to Singlish. I am a Malay, was born and raised in Singapore, but I speak American English and I don’t care what people said. There’s no rule in Singapore that you must speak singlish. An American in England, they don’t switch to British English and the same goes with British, they don’t switch to American English whenever they were in America.
Greatest interview and the person interviewed ! Such a humble very truthful Jonathan Chan . Both Max and Jonathan were so outstanding throughout the interview !
Are we related?
I see it as crazy to renounce american citizenship
It was absolutely a mistake on his part.
Indeed I don't see Singapore saving it's citizens if they get into trouble overseas, but the US will
@pranavprasanna3861 Malaysian Chinese always have a knack for a Chinese governed countries. In truth, Singapore has a harmonised multiracial society that would provide them with a reasonably fair platform or environment to ply their trade. On the contrary, in Malaysia, the racial tensions between the Malays and Chinese there are perennial. Chinese are generally unfairly treated in Malaysia. Chinese there would find themselves very much circumvent by the Malays there. Hence, these Malaysian Chinese would find Singapore a safe haven for them. The Unied States is a white dominant society and racial discrimination do exist to some extent there. Malaysians such as this gentleman would make judgement and made his citizenship choice based on such grounds. If this gentleman had chosen otherwise, I would very much like to listen to his perspective. Hence, I did not even bother to listen to what he has to say. A country's politics shapes her citizens.
@siewmj1 The United States of America is the greatest nation in world because it has the best constitution in place. The US Constitution is one of the greatest invention of mankind. This is where I am from.
What is NS
National service ....army
Conscripted into the military service 😂for young Singaporeans guys
National Service - where every male Singaporean or potential Singaporean serves 2 years in one of the armed forces or in the civil defence.
Don't have to cut of your link with your birth place. For that matters, your parents'. Just have a bigger heart to embrace a larger community. Singlish overstated or hyped IMO.
It was the plan for people who looked the same to move to parts of the world where they are the majority, or so I heard in some economic conference paper on you tube ages ago. Ie, for east asians to return to asia from America and Europe, and bring that culture with them some site specific cultural advanages, so that people who looked the same and thought the same way, lived together.
I remember thinking it was a crazy idea bcoz then we could end up with a world that is xenophobic and it could trigger genocide.
Today, I am much older since I watched that you tube conference paper, and I think that since have not done much to stop xenophobic and almost nothing to stop genocide, may be it is time to accept that seperation based on phenotype could be a good thing and everyone will be happier, safer and more prosperous.
damn if we have more young people like him who can articulate so well, we wouldn't be doomed by the brain rot tiktok gen Zs. That is why importing the right people for our country is important, even if their heart lies else where, more likely their offspring who grew up here will have an affinity with Singapore. But then again even this chap I still feel isn't exactly committed to Singapore despite being here since 1yr old and having serve NS, most probably due to his diverse background. Loved the interview btw!
Many Singaporeans do not speak Singlish, haven’t you met any ?
Try to learn how to speak Singlish and then switch based on the people u meet. Ie: singlish with peers and then suddenly American English in meetings with bosses and clients. Singlish accent is inherently funny. It will be fun for you.
Served ns u singaporean
I recently watched a video about Singaporean Chinese being racists.
❤❤❤
Reason he has difficulties blending in as a Singaporean is because his heart is still American. He was forced to make a decision after his NS to convert to Singaporean or retain his American citizenship. As long as your heart is not there, he will never feel like a "true blue singaporean" despite partaking in the local education system, NS and so forth.
But he don't speak US accent.
@@quekchunpei9095 What has accent got to do with loyalty and feeling at home and comfortable? BTW he does not sound Singaporean anyway.
@@frankmichaelchiara B'cos some people will have the accent if they have stayed there before.Anyway, you misunderstood the comments already.
@@quekchunpei9095 Just to make this clear that I am not criticizing you. I am just pointing out that accents are not important but too many locals here are obsessed with it and have the misconception that your accent will change automatically like the natives if you live a certain number of years in that particular country. Case in point that even though he has live here for so many years, he still does not sound Singaporean. Look at the number of Americans or Englishmen who have live in Singapore for decades and they still don’t have a Singaporean accent. No one seems to point that out. Why? … an American/English accent is somehow superior to Singaporean accent? Again accents are not important as a person’s identity or character. However this obsession with accents, especially American or English ones, just reflect poorly on the society that discount their own native accent as somewhat undesired or inferior to the above accents. It is a colonial mentality.
@frankmichaelchiara Well said !👏 Tks for the long explanation!
Once you have served NS, you are a singaporean!
There are quite a few PRs who have served NS who have their applications for Singapore citizenship turned down...
@@Ccb88888 I don’t mean the citizenship. I meant u are considered a singaporean. I was a PR when I served NS and I was invited to be citizen. I understand this might not be the case now
not always
Wow- there are a lot of topics one can’t write about in Singapore……
Dual citizenship is never a good thing, good for this young man..wise choice
why its not a good thing?
@@MaxChernov dual citizenship is not good for nation building, divided loyalties, national unity and allegiance. Just sharing as I had opportunities to take 3 different citizenships of G7 countries .2 will allow multiple citizenships and one will not. Made right choice sticking with my original citizenship. Now in Singapore, cheers. Gong Xi Fa Cai. cheers Max.
@@MaxChernov dual citizenship is an escape route when one is doing badly.
Served NS? Pass. Collect your $300 CDC vouchers.
I beg to differ. Singlish is not mandatory to being Singaporean, it's such a broken english I am so sick of! Speaking propet English is highly appreciated
I disagree. Anyone can speak proper English, but not everyone can speak Singlish, and this marks out a Singaporean.
@@jameswilliam26 can't you see the deproving English standard in SG, thanks to having too much fun in Singlish?
@@oasislin4587, that's because you are only seeing the language landscape in English terms. Why should English be the primary language, when the people are not even English? Perhaps Singapore should come under the Crown again?
@@jameswilliam26 when did I ever said it should be the primary lauguage? Since you are speaking a certain lauguage, why can't you speak it properly? Must you adulterated it into something so uncouth?
@oasislin4587 , is it even adulterated English or a brand new language altogether?
Hard to become Singaporean ??? dude try to become Indonesian or Pinay 🤣
It's a no-brainer -- I'd take Singaporean citizenship myself if I had that option (I'm a US citizen).
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America but I am unfortunately a Singapore Citizen.
A few hundred million Americans are not converting to Singapore citizenship.
That’s ok.
Most of them probably don't even qualify.
@ Ah Q
@@michaellfh Why would elite from the US come to Singapore? Do you know how difficult it is for a foreigner to be naturalised as a US citizen? What can Singapore offer them?
I thought USA is better. Now USA have Donald trump
Singlish is a colonial dialect. It's like Creole or Patois. There's nothing to be ashamed of or feel awkward about. Singlish is not really English. Get over it. It's very different from the English spoken by real native English speakers. I use the word real not in the science of real or fake. I mean more like legitimately inherited from your ancestors. English was transplanted into Singapore. English wasn't spoken by the ancestors of singaporeans and singaporeans did not inherit it legitimately from their ancestors. In the process of transplanting it into Singapore , it has to mix with the DNA of local singaporeans. Voila, a new breed of English dialect was born. The pronunciation is different. The accent is almost unrecognisable. The melody of the language is totally different. The structure of the sentence is very different. Singlish uses words that are not used in American or British English. Which is very cute. But it's not real native English.
SGP is a hybrid nation made of different nationalities ,colour blah blah blah.
So he pick TikTok or Xiao Hong Shu/Rednote? Forget about America dream, it's a JOKE.
FIRST COMMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This guy has such a hard-on for Americans. His channel is nothing but non-stop anti-American bias.
I love America
New sinkies
You made a good decision. It’s a horrible time to be an American right now.
Free taiwan free hong kong free the uyghurs. Free speech is a human right
you probably need to drop your american accent else the locals will say a lot of things.
His angmo sibei ho sia.
paying 40% and earning 150k in US compared to paying 20% and earning 200k in sg
it's just tax consideration
what a waste of 2 years during NS. oh my god
New citizen
Singlish not only originated in SAF for communication needs to various ethnic groups but also at the wet market/ hawker centers, coffee shops, small neighborhood shops to communicate among different races. Which is why u hear English mixed with dialects / Chinese gramma/ Malay words etc. Thru the yrs it evolved well into a colloquial language among locals. In school from pre-school to Secondary we are taught Standard UK English & English gramma. So at work, at meetings, in official emails etc we are able to speak, write & read standard English with our counterparts.