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What Is Singapore Culture? (Serious discussion, no TCSS please)
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It's commonsense and common phenomena to any country. Any common foreign adversary unites a country. When there's none, the country gets bored and start infighting.
I wasn't born in Singapore. Neither of my parents were born in Singapore.
If many are struggling to define Singapore culture, don't worry about it. You're not alone.
I've had exactly the same discussions with the Kiwis who echo exactly the same sentiments as the sinkies... that they welcome immigrants provided they adopt Kiwi culture.
My retort is.. "what is Kiwi culture?"... "the Hakka and sticking your tongue out in a rude manner?". "No that's Maori culture." is the response.
"So you want the immigrants to drink lots of beer and puke and pee into the gutters every weekend?... or drive around screeching like morons and throwing beer bottles out of car windows?....or slur at each other at the barbie before keeling over and making a fool of yourself?
"Or is it sufficient just to drive a Holden instead of Merc or Beemer?". [Holdens aren't kiwi BTW they're OZ built].
At the end of the debate, there is still no defining trait that everyone can agree on. Some may say "love of Rugby" but only a minority of Kiwis are interested in the game in the first place and many prefer league which is an OZ thing.
I've had exactly the same discussions with the Kiwis who echo exactly the same sentiments as the sinkies... that they welcome immigrants provided they adopt Kiwi culture.
My retort is.. "what is Kiwi culture?"... "the Hakka and sticking your tongue out in a rude manner?". "No that's Maori culture." is the response.
"So you want the immigrants to drink lots of beer and puke and pee into the gutters every weekend?... or drive around screeching like morons and throwing beer bottles out of car windows?....or slur at each other at the barbie before keeling over and making a fool of yourself?
"Or is it sufficient just to drive a Holden instead of Merc or Beemer?". [Holdens aren't kiwi BTW they're OZ built].
At the end of the debate, there is still no defining trait that everyone can agree on. Some may say "love of Rugby" but only a minority of Kiwis are interested in the game in the first place and many prefer league which is an OZ thing.
What then defines you as a Singaporean?
I have no idea what defines me as anything. I'm just me. I don't need to be defined any further.
Singapore culture? Well I guess the diverse varieties of food from different foods from the region. The abilities of having different races living in close promixity to each others. Singlish is also part of the culture as it allow communication unique to us where a newcomer will have no idea of comprehending.
If you are not born here and neither are your parents, then what makes you a Singaporean?
The only thing that made me a Singaporean was a piece of paper saying that I was a Singapore citizen.
Most probably you never experience the normal Singaporean life, eat the same food, practice same festive occasions etc. There are many foreign-born people whose parents are also foreigners who stays here but often go back to their home country, like Yacoob Ibrahim's kids.
Both my parents were Singaporeans. I arrived when I was 15 months old. I got my pink IC when I was still in school. Did my NS... did 13 year reservist cycle. Lived in Singapore for more than 30 years.
Don't consider you as being a proper Singaporean especially with parents not born here. You are not even considered a 1st generation much less a 2nd generation Singaporean. If your parents are not Chinese but German or Middle-Eastern even worse as you guys are not one of the 3 major races in Singapore. I have Arab neighbours and classmates born in Singapore and they assimilate the Malay way of life. I would consider them as Singaporeans.
Ok so I'm not a "proper" Singaporean. I'm shattered. My whole self worth was built around being one.
if you ask malays, they might not think that the arabs are assimilated. arabs tend to keep themselves and aloof.
Apart from Sam Leong(who is not considered a true Singaporean) I am still waiting for someone to declare himself.
True. Even among Muslim, racism still prevail. Malays think Arabs are arrogant while Arabs view Malay as low class. But Arab generally more loaded than Malays. My secondary classmate stay in a mansion near fort road. From main gate to the house is a long 30m driveway.
That is neither here nor there and quite irrelevant. There are the elites and non-elites like LHL but I still consider LHL as being a Singaporean.
wow serious? I thought after speakign their language and having the same religion and that's not assimilated enough. I suppose they need to relak one corner and tidak apa before being considered a real malay.
Kind of sad they cannot hold the arabs hostage to racism cos only the chinese can be held to that.
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