The other option would be to be grateful for being given the opportunity to work here, be grateful for the good infrastructure and not bitch about the problemsWd40 wrote: ↑Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:34 amHonestly, I dont really have much sentiments about "home" as such. In fact, I love this concept of being a long term tourist. When something is your home, you bitch about it, you take it for granted, you are always looking for something better. But as a tourist, you are always open minded, ready to explore and learn something new and there is novelty to be a foreigner. I have enjoyed that part. I would rather remain a foreigner in Singapore always curious and awe struck about its infra and grateful that they allow me to stay here, rather than become a local and keep bitching all the time.RobSg wrote: ↑Sun, 04 Jun 2023 11:10 pmI tried to convince myself that Singapore was home from 1988 to 2013. All my worldly possessions came with me from the US, I loved my job, I had friends, and had a routine (jogging, hawker food, movies, going to work, and visiting friends). However, a PR was always something that never felt permanent since I had no voting rights about who was being elected.
I now have a nice house on the US-Canadian border with a view of Canada across the water from my house. I complain about the US all the time, BUT I can vote. I consider myself so fortunate to have lived all those years in Singapore, and the fact that I still lurk on this forum shows I still like to keep in touch with what's happening. However, Singapore may have felt like home at the time, but enjoying a place does not necessarily make it feel like home.

Problems do exist, but with the context of how things are elsewhere, they are not likely to cause much issue. Not to me anyway
