I am not an American, everything else you say seems to be true but the part that I have highlighted, I think its hard to arrive at that conclusion. Yes its true that Singaporeans love shopping, travelling and are materialistic but probably that gives them the high that they need. But you see them always gather in food courts as a family and they do appear cheerful.AllBiz wrote:I've been reading a lot about Singapore recently, and I'm noticing a general opinion from Americans that Singapore feels overly sterile. Not just in the sense that stuff like chewing gum and pornography is illegal, but also within the people themselves.
I've heard others suggest Singaporeans in general are a shallow lot, focused mostly on status and success. According to comments they tend to work long hours and come home to an unfulfilling life outside of work.
I hope it's not true but I have to ask what you guys think about this?
+1Wd40 wrote:BTW, its ironic that you are addressing this to Americans who are also known to overwork and have less vacation time, not at all different from Singaporeans. If you had addressed it to Europeans or Aussies then its a different matter.AllBiz wrote:I've been reading a lot about Singapore recently, and I'm noticing a general opinion from Americans that Singapore feels overly sterile. Not just in the sense that stuff like chewing gum and pornography is illegal, but also within the people themselves.
I've heard others suggest Singaporeans in general are a shallow lot, focused mostly on status and success. According to comments they tend to work long hours and come home to an unfulfilling life outside of work.
I hope it's not true but I have to ask what you guys think about this?
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/arti ... -6-p-m-too
I don't think so and I agree, to your two points. And I'm still not convinced that this person is not fishing (unlike the other person in the Latest News thread about the recent backlash). Sorry triple negative.x9200 wrote:This long working week with long hours, is it really a norm in Singapore? I know there are people working like this but I would not expect it to be that common.
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