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When Nicole said that Singaporeans don't dress up a lot, I agree. We underdress. We wear Pajamas out of the house and that would be considered normal 😂

Thank you again for the invitation guys, it was a nice moment ! ✌🏻😉

When I first went to London some 13 yrs ago, I finally got to understand why Londoners love the sun. I was walking along the covered five foot way of a row of shops and it was chilly. When I stepped out into the open the sunlight hits me and I felt the beauty of the warm sunshine.

Singapore is a great place. Whenever, I come back from overseas and am on the plane overlooking Changi airport, I feel proud. Singapore is not perfect but no where in the world is. There are many disgruntled Singaporeans complaining about the country and I really wonder if they have actually travelled overseas. Our housing, public transport, safety is top notch on a global standard and i love being in Singapore.

Thank you TSL for for having me! Had such a great time chatting about all things Singapore 🥳

Thanks for having me along, interesting topic and great to hear other perspectives.

Arthur commented that his countrymen might be rude too but he was so considerate and polite when speaking! I think this was an interesting video in general and i enjoyed hearing about these honest observations. Hope you guys (the guests) continue enjoying your time here! =) The hosts did a good job as well!

Ahhh that’s Millie from Wonderlust!! Love her and the family - most underrated channel in SG!!

8:25 When Victoria explained Dim Sum so well I'm 100% sure her family were the Hong Kong-Canadians! She's more Hong Kong than Nicole to me

love this series already. can't wait for more! I must say Victoria from Canada has a really pleasant voice. Love her accent ^^

1) Belgium colleague put his laptop bag beside him in Belgium while doing his airline thingy at the airline counter. Next thing he knew the laptop bag was gone 2) Was working at Jurong Island with a MNC. Contract manager was from Europe. Love the sun / heat so much. Everyday he will turn off the aircon in his temp office, considering he was dressed in long sleeve work clothes, mind you those are thick and not the typical long sleeve shirt you wear to office. I sweat every time I go into his office.

Had an awesome time filming with you all 🥳

I lived in Singapore for 6 years and my biggest regret is leaving Singapore. I'd give anything to move back permanently and wouldn't mind discarding my citizenship too. I loved everything about Singapore when I first moved there and over time. The weather, singlish, the food, efficient mrt, cleanliness, and how in order everything is. Since moving back to U.S., I have not stopped comparing everything to Singapore. Unfortunately, I lost my PR and even though I tried, I couldn't find a job that had quota to get me a work visa.. 😔

i honestly think chilli sauce is a SEA thing , if you have taken McDonald's anywhere outside SEA you know there is no such thing as a chilli sauce, there is siracha but no chilli sauce

😍😍happy to have such great discussion with u guyyyyysss

Unfortunately, many Singaporeans are getting too pampered they don’t get how blessed they are here

About the topic of choping, it is mostly about efficiency. If you go by yourself, you want to definitely have a seat after you get your food. The alternative of not choping is to wander around with food in hand for 10mins looking for a seat. If going as a group, if one person stay behind, the rest may take 10mins to get their food and the waiting person will spend another 10mins getting food. In total, 20mins of waiting time. If everyone just go together, then the waiting time is reduced and everyone buys, eats and finish up faster and give up the table faster as well. I have visited other cities and countries. There are alternatives : For example, in HK, usually the shop will have someone assign seats to ensure efficiency. This works very well, however, that requires additional manpower. In western countries, most places are generally much bigger with more tables than customers, there is generally no reason to chope seats/tables.

Good to look at yourself from a foreigner's eye. Honestly, Singaporeans are not the majority given the number of foreigners working here, the actual number can be shocking. But, Most Singaporeans are used to seeing foreigners and are quite open about it. But we have to more conscious about the cultural differences.

Nice! Thanks for the vid ❤

Slippers is the most logical footwear in Singapore since it rains so often!

We appreciate your consistency on this channel. May God bless you all.

Arthur seems Iike a very smart person. He listens and doesn’t overspeak. The points he shares are also unique and rather impactful.

loving this new series so far :)

Went to Singapore for the first time in December and fell in love with the place and people. Really sitting at my desk looking for open school counseling/teaching positions there 😂

I like such conversations!! 💪😍👍 More pleaseee!!

that french guy is so true... if you come to our country France ,be extremely aware of your stuff,even or especially in the subway because there's too many pickpockets

what a wholesome videos !! Really enjoyed the talk.

millie! from wonderlust!

More of this kind of stories please.Maybe you guys can produce a series and get guests from the middle east,South and Central America and other exotic locations.

This is really good haha I feel exactly the same ways when I first moved to Singapore!! Lollll sooooo funny GREAT JOB VICTORIA!! 🥳🥳🥳

That Hong Kong lady have been localized, she didn't have the unique Hong Kong English Accent

It’s not that Singapore’s HDB flats are “hugh”. It’s that Hong Kong’s flats are inhumanely tiny which is caused by unregulated Land Sales to developers for the ultra Rich at the expence of the working class population of Hong Kong.

Great series to start guys!

love this new series

Stall uncles n aunties will look at you but only for a glance when u order. It’s enough for them to remember you. Don’t forget that most of them aren’t proficient in English so they just use the shortest form. Very Singlish lor. 😁

I believe "chope" is a colloquial word - not from stamp (chop) but claim/reserved.

That's such an interesting video to watch. Great meet!

I quite agree, I was at the Jewel food court, I was ordering chicken rice. I've been waiting for him to see me. In the end, he kinda shouted at me like " what do you want ah? but no heart taken haha.. He softly said Thank you HAHA!!

SINGAPOREANS THEY SEEM TO HAVE OPEN MIND AND OPEN HEART.🤗

So sweet of u to notice that we do look out for our kids money ! We always want to instill honesty and good saving habits and good calculation skills in our children from young !

very engaging and fun. learnt a lot about other places in the world

Nice! TSL have finally came up with an English version of

Nice video about sharing the experiences of different countries people. It would great if you can include the south asian countries India and other SEA like Philippines and Vietnam as well.

Bro... Chope and Chop are 2 different things. Chope is from a children's game before the internet, it actually means "time out" or "safe" Chop, the Canadian go it, it's stamp.

I love the hosts ❤

I feel like we Singaporeans tend to look to other "privileged" countries alot for opinions and inspiration. Would be nice to hear from and understand interviewees from other places too.

Video too short, need more 😀

Once in Chiangmai, I left my pouch on the rented bike front basket thinking it should be quite safe, I was dead wrong. A motorbiker rode next to me and just take it and zoom off. I was so shocked. Luckily I left all my cards in the hotel safe and lost some money and a small camera.

not expect a very good information from this video... i mean, in a good way. Thank you for sharing this !

What Arthur said is super true. We tend to take the safety of SG for granted. My friend left his luggage and another friend's in the back seat of the car when in JB despite my advice not to do that. Sure enough, when we went back after dinner, the windows were smashed and everything was stolen except for mine which I left in the boot.

I think I've seen Arthur on TikTok before (the one who struts around Singapore in pyjamas?). Or they just look alike haha.

I just keep laughing like the ‘chop’ chop something In half😂😂😂

Lmaooooo Nic is damn right abt dim sum

With regards to laptop left at Starbucks. I think i saw a youtube video of a guy to test whether it is safe to leave things around in Singapore.

I’m a Singaporean but I cringe when middle age to young folks says “gimme. Give that” to the seller. It’s still rude in Singapore. Thad needs to change

ZHIN ZHIN ZHIN 😍😍😍

Singapore wasn't always this safe tho.. When I was growing up if you leave your cash card in your reader your window is gonna get smashed. Good it's not like that anymore

Low crime doesn't mean no crime. Still have to stay alert though

I intended to go to Finland and Canada for works is there similarity between these two countries?

Whenever I go overseas and see someone in their flip flops or sandals, I'd go, "This one confirm Singaporean!"

12:48 HILARIOUS OMG it’s so true HAHAHAHA

too short.. get them back and do a longer vid.. oh btw, this vid i watched with my grand niece.. ah pek here

It’s true that British are very polite in general. I find it weird when I am in uk. However, hongkie are very rude. Esp those not on hkg island. Good to get some yanks to the shows.

Nicole here since sec 3, practically S’porean

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Culture shock for the banning if chewing gum, fine for loitering, capital punishment for drug trafficking, drunken and disorderly.

SG rents are really realistically out of reach for the average worker now- Singaporeans or not. Most cannot even afford a studio and have to share a house or even share a room- it’s truly like subdivided housing in HK already. In the past year alone my one bedder has increased rent by 2.6k. Which is absurd. Renting a 4 room flat is of course huge to you; but how many average workers could afford that? Please stop rising prices in SG by saying it’s cheap.

Hdb is not cheap worker income don’t increase 20k a year while hdb pricing every quarter is more then 5k and more while income don’t match

I am Singaporean but had a big culture shock here once when I went to help pick up my colleague client alone in my car. The client came and sat at the back seat of my car??? Maybe he felt I was the chuferer. But my colleague did told him that I was his colleague. Hmmm 🤔

Million in the UK would be some farm? I don't think you can get that in London? It's apples and oranges

There are two things Singaporean really need to be more aware of : 1) The way they dresse 2) No eye contact when met in the lift and No greeting either. Especiall the second point I consider it could be cold, rude or No confidence. they always say "because we are too shy". Actually being shy also a bit negative and can not be taken as an excuse to being cold and rude. In short, 不够得体.

My daughter wants the toy that zhin is holding 🤭😅

I remember I need curry sauce in HK.

indonesia near Singapore.

Use the right mics @TSL so much phasing in the audio

@wonderlust 😅

May i suggest that your honourable guests/speakers invited named the year AND month they came to Singapore.

Isn't the french guy the guy whom some people at tiktok hated him because he allegedly made fun of Singapore's culture?

Reserve that sitting means chope yr sitting

no cannabis in singapore and thats a bummer

Noice first 10k subs

most of the countries fast food don't have chili sauce, think hong kong you can get thai chili sauce but need to pay for it.

Trunk what trunk. Boot lah. like no hood bonnet and no trolley but shopping cart. Chiak lak no singlish leh.

See, that’s we need racial quotas in HDBs in Singapore. If not we won’t be as racially harmonious and will be segregated by racial districts. I love my malay & Indian neighbors, becus we share food too 😂

This is a great series! Maybe expanding the part about tips for Singaporeans moving overseas from a native’s perspective could be very useful!! It seems like there’s isn’t much information on these things out there.

remember heading to aussieland and the lady was greeting me asking me how's my day, where did i go and where should i visit. I was just too hungryyyyyyyyy hhahah totally rudeeee

I am a Singaporean. Regarding the chope culture, I will respect it but not follow it rigidity. It's not something that is glamorous and to be proud of. Choping is convenient for those who need a seat during rushed hours so that they can finish their meal and go back to work. But other than that, I really don't see any other advantage to this cultural phenomenon. If I clearly see that there are many belongings on the table, I will not sit down. But if it's just a pack of tissues on a big table, I will assume it's just one person, and I'll still sit down. When that person comes back, or a group of people comes back, I will say "let's share the table". The os in me is "I'm not leaving anyway." If the dining hall is full, why can't we Singaporeans share the table? Anyway, we eat and leave. An intelligent person wouldn't chat about business secrets or personal matter in the public. And I will practise what I preach. I am always cool when other people ask to join me at my table.

my hongky parents will always complain when i wear slippers out…

Well... Singapore public housing prices are unfortunately becoming like Hong Kong.

if rudeness i think hongkong is next level. especially their cha chan teng

its definitely not cheap at all to live and buy a house here. It also says that singapore is a safe country thats why people leave their things around

A world with out 🌶

SG is probably the easiest place for anyone to live in

An Aussie will say you can hardly swing a cat in that room.

Yes compare to Hong Kong Singapore is cheap in housing…… and much bigger!!

Why eat macs at HK? Eat the local food there 😅

Missing out candidate from India

Biggest culture shock: have to pay for university and healthcare.

love it. nicole so beautiful.