The Changing Face of Singaporean

[concern2]

Vevey:

Don't read too much into the time-slots, it's not some unspoken arrangement but just timing preference from their lifestyle & habits. Indian FTs like to feed their kids outdoor too.

Haven't experienced HFMD is it?

[concern2]

Was happy bringing kids around in DS's Pri sch yesterday in celebration of the mid-autumn festival. Saw Indian children learning how to make moon cakes, and DD and DS watched cultural dance performances in awe. It is important to expose them from young.


At first, DS just wanted to go home, but DD was curious and love festivities! Festivals have their role to play in bringing people together.

By the way, since in Chinese we call it 中秋节, shouldn't the festival be called Mid-Autumn Festival instead of Mooncake Festival (月饼节）？

[LOLMum]

we dont have autumn in singapore but plenty of mooncakes. :evil:

[concern2]

LOLMum:

we dont have autumn in singapore but plenty of mooncakes. :evil:

Maybe hor, that's why we don't say 春节 but more commonly say 新年..

[pinky]

concern2:

LOLMum:

we dont have autumn in singapore but plenty of mooncakes. :evil:

Maybe hor, that's why we don't say 春节 but more commonly say 新年..

this is what lunar new year is called in china, I will prefer the latter because literally translate means NEW year

[Funz]

chamonix:

Oppsgal:

Anyone try to slang their language to look like a foreigner?

Not exactly 'slang' my mandarin to sound like a Chinese national, but I would be more careful with my enunciation and choice of words. I find this a great way to brush up my rusty Mandarin, as well as setting a good example for my kids.

DD does that. LOL

From the way she speaks when she comes back from playing with her friends round the estate, we can tell if she has been playing with the bunch of ang moh kids, or local kids or korean kids.

[Funz]

I think I am still rather insulated from all these FT influx. Yes, there seem to be more of them around and I do encounter a lot of foreign service staff but I think I am spared their ‘infiltration’ into my life.


A look at DD’s class, out of a class of 30, maybe about 2-3 foreign born classmates. Even at her enrichment classes, they are the minority, not equal or the majority. At our estate, we still encounter more Singaporeans then foreigners. And there is a fair mix of all sorts of nationalities. At work, there are still more Singaporeans then foreigners. The people I encounter through the course of my work are also still more Singaporeans then foreigners.

So though I do see more foreigners around, and at times do get the feeling that I am being edged out, but when I put things into perspective, yes, more of them around but not to the extent of us being the minority.

[limlim]

The title should be "The Changing Face of Singapore" instead of "Singaporean"?

[concern2]

limlim:

The title should be \"The Changing Face of Singapore\" instead of \"Singaporean\"?

Ok, back to the topic of \"The Changing Face of Singaporean\" -

Since this is about Singaporeans, are there any foreigners who turned Singaporean reading this thread? Can you give us your perspective as a new citizen? (Or perhaps your spouse is)

Just to get you started, maybe how long you've been here, what is your perception of Singapore/Singaporean when you first came and if there's been any difference in your perception over time, what challenges do you encounter in trying (or in not trying) to integrate with the locals or with other foreigners who turned Singaporeans, whether you could even tell who's local and who's not etc - or anything that comes to your mind, which you think would help us see things from your perspective..?

[Chenonceau]

concern2:

limlim:

The title should be \"The Changing Face of Singapore\" instead of \"Singaporean\"?

Ok, back to the topic of \"The Changing Face of Singaporean\" -

Since this is about Singaporeans, are there any foreigners who turned Singaporean reading this thread? Can you give us your perspective as a new citizen? (Or perhaps your spouse is)

Just to get you started, maybe how long you've been here, what is your perception of Singapore/Singaporean when you first came and if there's been any difference in your perception over time, what challenges do you encounter in trying (or in not trying) to integrate with the locals or with other foreigners who turned Singaporeans, whether you could even tell who's local and who's not etc - or anything that comes to your mind, which you think would help us see things from your perspective..?

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