4 singaporeans only.
2007-03-18 20:39:37 · 11 answers · asked by salt_chips 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Singapore
It's mean you hold a Singapore citizenship, have to stay, work in Singapore. Have to work till you are very old. Paying 5% GST will increase to 7% GST very soon. You have to smoke inside a "yellow box" when you are in coffee shop. Speak "singlish", english with "lah, leh, lor".
2007-03-18 23:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by Old Old Lady 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think I have lived long enough in Singapore to answer your question!
I don't see why Singaporeans should be stereotyped as 'kiasu', 'kiasi', 'Singlish-speaking' and the like. I know what these terms refer to and where they come from, but it's an outright generalisation -rather self-derogatory too. There are so many Singaporeans I cannot attribute any of these descriptions to. This categorising causes many Singaporeans to be rather suppressed in their identity, don't you think?
On a pragmatic level, being Singaporean is simply a matter of citizenship. You hold a Singaporean passport, along with several priviledges associated with being a citizen of the country. You are allowed to leave and enter the country at will.
Some people are Singaporeans at heart - with or without the citizenship. Something draws them to the country so that they they feel it and know themselves to be a part of it. There's no uniformed reason why.
Hope that helped! =)
2007-03-20 06:28:48 · answer #2 · answered by lilacchild 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Qualities of a Singaporean:
1) Kia-su (Likes to win all the time)
2) Kia-si (Scared of death)
3) Obedient
4) Loves peace & harmony
5) Lives through stress
6) Always be well-informed
2007-03-20 04:12:30 · answer #3 · answered by PoshBerries 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means to go through a rigid and competitive education structure, experience stress since childhood, enjoy and embrace the many holidays of different cultures, enjoy authentic food from different cultures, work like a slave after formal education, complain to fellow Singaporeans about how small/boring/strict/stressful the country is, think that foreign countries are more exciting/fun/wonderful...and then finally leave home for a few years and start to appreciate everything u had in your beautiful tiny island back home. Of course, u must be able to say "ok lah!" and be proud of it!
2007-03-19 17:44:41 · answer #4 · answered by little jc 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's meant you have to work until 80 years old.
2007-03-19 04:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by Tan D 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means you're from Singapore.
2007-03-19 03:43:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
kia su
kia si
2007-03-19 22:32:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
kia po
2007-03-20 03:42:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means u hav to be obedient
2007-03-19 16:19:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
kiasu
2007-03-19 23:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by azayi1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋