Hi everyone
My family and I are moving there in the near future. I have been checking this forum quite regularly, trying to get an understanding of what is going on there; the locals, the expats, the politics, the attitudes...
Recently, I came upon a multi-paged topic regarding the way foreigners are being treated. It was not very encouraging.
I am moving from Canada (I have lived here for 9 years) and while here, I hung out mostly with Oriental people, particularly Chinese and Thai. I work in the science field, which means that we have a lot of Oriental nationalities studying here. I got along with them famously and even made lasting friendships with some of them.
My concern is this. I can stand being made fun of and so can my husband. However, I do not want our daughter being exposed to this, at least not for a long time. She will be going to a Singaporean school, not a private school. Apparently, there are other foreign children there too. She is 12 years old. Can anyone please tell me if my concerns are valid at all, or am I just being paranoid? Any of the other expats there with kids in local schools, how do your kids like it (or dislike it)? Any comment would be helpful.
Please note, I do not want to open Pandora's box here and turn this into a useless racial debate. Just the facts please.
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