🇯🇵 Japanese Explaining Singapore's Kiasu Culture
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4 жыл бұрынEnable CC for English subtitles! Today I found something that resembles Singapore's national mentality/mindset, so I decided to make a video about it.
The word "Kiasu" comes from the Hokkien dialect, meaning "scared of losing". Singaporeans with this mindset will queue for hours when there are appealing sales going on. (And even for not-so-appealing sales)
But this Kiasu culture exists in a lot of other Asian countries. Even Japanese (especially Osakans) will queue long for saving a buck or two. However, Singaporeans take it to the next level.
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Below Japanese description:
シンガポールは多民族国家なので日本と違って完全に統一された価値観というのは無いかもしれません。しかし、シンガポール人同士でよく使われる言葉で「Kiasu（キアスー）」というのがあり、これがまさにシンガポール人の性格・国民性を表しています。
キアスーは「失うのが怖い」「負けるのが怖い」という意味です。
シンガポール人は日本人と同じで、行列をつくるのが割と好きですが、一番強い動機は「セール」です。
たった100円・200円得するだけでも、1,2時間行列が作られることがあります。こういうときに「キアスー」が使われ、負けず嫌い・がめつい、というニュアンスも含みます。
もちろん、このキアスー精神はどこの世界にもあります。日本でもセールがあると並びますよね。特に大阪。ぼくは大阪出身なのですが、大阪のおばちゃんのキアスー精神はシンガポール人に勝るとも劣らない勢いです笑。
それでも、シンガポールの場合は日本人以上にセールに反応を示します。ゆえに、シンガポール人の国民性なのです。
もちろん、シンガポール人 全員がキアスーという意味ではありません。中にはこのキアスー精神に嫌気がさすシンガポール人もいます。
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@GhibOjisan 4 жыл бұрын
ごめんなさい、バークワは割引による行列ではなかったようです。単純に旧正月で人気の食材なだけ…とのことでした。 Apparently, I got the wrong example for kiasu and I feel embarrassed for that! Thank you all for pointing it out in the comments.
@Happy123 4 жыл бұрын
most common example would be Singaporean parents sending their kids for many tuition classes in order to not lose out to others
@thecatfromsingapore 4 жыл бұрын
that's a form of Kiasu isn't it?! Everyone else has LimCheeGuan, I better have too. Everyone got good ba kua, I better have too. Everyone else is queuing, I better queue. Later sure got queue, I better go damn early.
@spdknght 4 жыл бұрын
It just a different type of Kiasuness. Everyone buys Lim Chee Guan during CNY for gifts, I must buy Lim Chee Guan for gifts as well. Sure LCG is really nicer compare to others, but the rest of them are very decent as well.
@simonshu1479 4 жыл бұрын
Ghib Ojisan haha no problem la ...kiashu in summary could be “ over prepared” for something; it’s a mentality that you don’t want to lose out or be at a disadvantage situation. We often use this term to tease friends in a casual way ☺️
@sdarkpaladin 4 жыл бұрын
@@simonshu1479 Not only "over prepared" but also FOMO.
@Sugarmilktea 4 жыл бұрын
People are queuing up because of chinese new year don't think it is due to promotion. This always happen every year when close to chinese new year
@GhibOjisan 4 жыл бұрын
Ah, maybe I got a bad example then. Thank you for pointing that out!
@tong3059 4 жыл бұрын
not really because of Cny, LCG has always been famous during this period tbh there isn't anything special about their bak kwa.
@ignatiuschua5268 4 жыл бұрын
During CNY, then the Chinese buy the Bak kwa as gift, and also as tidbits (finger food cut into small squares) to be placed on the table when visitors visit. Lim Chee Guan is the most famous. They have another stall directly across the road. This is not kiasu. It is a necessity and we want to give the best to our visitors - something to brag about.
@blazinbeat 4 жыл бұрын
He is right if he is there at the right time. From 9 Jan to 22 Jan, there's actually a promotion Lim Chee Guan has with Kemono Chicken to give out Bak Kwa Pie for first 80 customers in the queue.
@jimmyoh1982 4 жыл бұрын
Very good say...
@FattyComCom 4 жыл бұрын
The Bangladeshi is helping their boss to buy it. As there is a limit of purchase per person during cny. Lot of company will ask their India/Bangladeshi worker to queue and they send as a gift to their business partner or customer. As Lim Chee guan Bak gua is famous of Long queue during cny. This show the sincerity of the person who give.
@Scamperwise 4 жыл бұрын
Some que there got paid.
@FattyComCom 4 жыл бұрын
Ylendeth the worker will be happy to queue for the boss rather than working under the hot sun.
@limcharles9730 4 жыл бұрын
also bangla cannot pork la..
@nexustanks81 4 жыл бұрын
really happy to see someone from Japan explaining local culture to others. thumbs up on the Singlish part!
@vivianh 4 жыл бұрын
I love your last example of Singlish. Not many foreigners understand that Singlish turned out this way because we love to shorten things, but you totally got it!
@neillim4921 4 жыл бұрын
hey ghib, first time leaving a comment here (: haha yes, kiasu culture is indeed very prominent in sg. however, the video's presentation of "kiasu-ism" is a bit off. i dun think there was a promotion going on, in fact prices tend to be higher nearing/during the cny period. i believe those ppl were queueing because it *is* lim chee guan, which is a famous local bakkwa chain and bakkwa is a kinda like a staple food during cny. if the video was about ppl queueing hours before the outlet opens (which happens), now that is real kiasu, haha.
@GhibOjisan 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for educating me🤣
@kl6802 4 жыл бұрын
always a pleasure watching your videos and you sharing your observations and research about our culture. Pretty much on point! Thank you for loving our country as much as we do! 😍
@MI-fy8wg 4 жыл бұрын
どんどん知名度が上がってますね〜！ ジブおじさんの動画観るといつも平和な気持ちになります笑笑
@yu3465 4 жыл бұрын
actually 'Lim' store every year before CNY are like that. Reason to it was i heard as they ONLY have 2 outlet and their bak kwa are better than the other famous brand. Many ppl bought it as gift to bosses or relative, i heard some ppl only accept Lim's Bak Kwa or wont take. That why some ppl hire bangala to queue for them so they dont need suffer the long queue.
@juliak2780 4 жыл бұрын
Not true, actually they have 4 outlets. You may want to google it or visit their fb page.
@yu3465 4 жыл бұрын
My bad,I guess I'm outdated. My info was quite long ago. Last time I heard was 2, didn't knew they open more outlet.
@windsorus 4 жыл бұрын
Normally Bangladeshi are muslim. They wont eat pork. Normally the boss will pay them to queue. It is one of the best bak kwa in SG so everyone wants to queue and buy before CNY.
@limcharles9730 4 жыл бұрын
my bangla worker ate my pork bak kwa... i gave them chicken one by hand... then leave some pork one for chinese workers in the pantry, they go and kaput that also... lol
@yatishafii4976 4 жыл бұрын
Not all are Muslim . A small number are Christian
@fm86868686 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ghib, yes our "Kiasu" culture stems from the ultra-competitive culture and environment in Singapore. Being a "Kiasu" nation has gotten us so far in terms of economy despite being such a tiny country with no natural resources. Don't worry about using the word "Kiasu" as we Singaporeans already embraced this mindset ages ago. Just like how some people think Japanese people only eat Sushi or have no individual opinions due to pressure for group conformity, we take it light-heartedly and won't feel offended!
@limcharles9730 4 жыл бұрын
not only kiasu.... kiasi, kiabor, kiachenghu, kiamata...
@user-hb6oi3kn5h Жыл бұрын
俺は日本人だけど寿司なんてほとんど食べていない(笑) ついでに何故シンガポール人はアメリカに全く興味ないのか教えてよ
@obiwan88 4 жыл бұрын
Poor Ghib-san, asked the worst possible person in the queue, the poor Bangladeshi muslim friend who can't even eat pork. Hope Ghib-san will do a video of a CNY house visit. :-)
@nwxzzz 4 жыл бұрын
obiwan88 Doubt all of them are muslim
@kays3956 4 жыл бұрын
they usually are. if he was asked d taste of bak kwa n he has no idea, he is a practising Muslim... he was stunned on how to react to such a question
@krollpeter 4 жыл бұрын
@@kays3956 he looked like he disliked to have this order by his boss, and he disliked to be put on cam with it. Some stricter Muslims may reject to be seen with pork product in hand or in front of such shops.
@kays3956 4 жыл бұрын
@@krollpeter i think he puts up with it cos 1) he was paid to do it and 2) so long as he does not have to eat it.. u know? it doesnt make this the most ethical thing the employer has made him do.
@YLwortel 4 жыл бұрын
Another great video!👍
@kkbaskekasumi 4 жыл бұрын
ボスの為に並んでるのすげー可哀想って思ったけど、日本人も花見の為に場所取りさせられてる新入社員いるわ
@brandnyuday 4 жыл бұрын
でもシンガポールではたまにチップもらえますよ！なので喜んで並びます。
@NicoleLyq 4 жыл бұрын
As there’s a handful famous and well loved bak kwa(smoky sweet-salty dried meat that’s usually made from pork) brands in Singapore, people are willing to queue for this particular brand (as such in the video). A culture in Singapore where people buys bak kwa as a gift to their relatives, friends and/or own consumption especially during the Chinese New Year Period. If you go on a off peak season, probably will have no queue at all.
@Second0walker 4 жыл бұрын
素晴らしい‼️シングリッシュの匂いを伝える動画何て他にない‼️
@turtleyeo 4 жыл бұрын
It has become a tradition for people to buy bwa kwa from that specific shop for Chinese New Year. Think could be more expensive than normal.
@AnnieWayTrilingirl 4 жыл бұрын
一緒に散歩してるような感じで楽しめました。😃
@icemountain08 4 жыл бұрын
Yet another great video. U really love Chinatown a lot lolx. Well you are not entirely wrong in term of using queuing up for Bak Kwa as Kiasu. Indeed many wake up super early before the shop open to queue for it, afraid it will be sold out haha. It a form of "kiasu" too
@evilconsciousness 4 жыл бұрын
Thumb up for not only explaining the Kiasu Culture but also the Singlish.
@jytan740 4 жыл бұрын
hope ghib san will do a video on celebrating chinese new year
@user-oj8no9wq4n 3 жыл бұрын
内容、浅くないです！知らないことばかりでしたけど分りやすく勉強になりました。
@gringreen6649 4 жыл бұрын
Mata sugoi to subarashii. Omedeto. Let's summarize:- Singaporean's "Kiasu/Kiasi" attitude - If nobody do, I better not do. If everyone do, I die-die must do. Malaysian's "Boleh" attitude - If one can do, let him do. If no one can do, what can I do? Japanese "Can-do" attitude - If one can do, I can do. If no one can do, I must do.
@Dans_Theatre 4 жыл бұрын
Hey @Ghib Ojisan! Singlish actually follows a mixture of Chinese (mainly) and English Grammar while using words of English, Malay, Hokkien and Cantonese, and interjection and exclamative particles of the Cantonese.
@oxygen88888 4 жыл бұрын
May I suggest a different take on this particular case? THis is probably not a kaisu situation because the shop produces one of the most delicious or perhaps the most delicious bakwa. So a long queue is understandable when it's close to Chinese New Year. Kaisu is more like there is something on sale and it may not be something really needed, but people rather not have to regret it later and be part of the sorry group for not getting it when others had gottten it for a dead good price (even though they don't really need it), so they would go all out to queue for it despite the killing long wait.
@minghowlogic6223 4 жыл бұрын
That's so interesting
@Underdog9898 4 жыл бұрын
During Chinese New Year, there is definitely no promotion going on but a price hike for ba kwa...people are queuing for this essential snack for the festive season.
@bluebaby90 4 жыл бұрын
They are not having a promotion. Chinese new year is near. So chinese normally buy Bwa Kua as a gift for relatives or for our own house guest. And normally Bwa Kua will be sold at a much more expensive price. And people will Q for 3 to 4 hours just to buy this Lee Chee Guan brand Bwa Kua. Hope this explain the long Q.
@gmr2gnr 4 жыл бұрын
50% of the people in queue are bak kwa resellers. Those standing along outside the queue are buyers.
@goldentype 4 жыл бұрын
The man reason why so many people queueing for Bak Kwa is because this shop is top tier here at Singapore. During Chinese New Year the price is more expensive, even people are still willing to spend up to 3h or more just for these Bak Kwa
@xenovious 4 жыл бұрын
you should try the Mao Shang Wang Durian Café there haha
@doraemontherobotcat 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ghib, Lim Chee Guan is the best (No 1) Bak Kwa (Pork jerky) in Singapore. Please try it. But you have to queue for about 3 hours to buy it.
@ssummerdew 4 жыл бұрын
enjoyed your video even if you think it is "not resourceful"! and many others have commented on the queue at Lim Chee Guan so i shall save on that =]
@MegaDerpington 4 жыл бұрын
That popiah looks amazing tbh
@meat_loves_wasabi 4 жыл бұрын
The skill of queuing up for food can be useful..... my skill level i only can queue up about 1.5-2hrs for Dawai Sushi... I don’t have the skill to queue up for 4-5hrs for Sushi Dai previously at the old Tsukiji market
@tangerinedreamer237 4 жыл бұрын
You can consider understanding kiasuness from the perspective of our education system. From examples like tuition (school subjects, violin/piano classes, etc) for preschoolers to how parents volunteer at famous top primary school to increase the chances of acceptance of their child into the primary school. Application into the primary school is probably one of the most stressful experience for parents in Singapore. I think this phenomenon happens also in Hong Kong
@mimosan5136 4 жыл бұрын
住んでるジブおじならではの動画、へぇーそうなんだ～って思いながら見ました❗️
@NARITAJACKASS 4 жыл бұрын
音楽とも素晴らしいのですが、他国の慣習、文化に触れるのはテレビにない醍醐味だと思います。
@jjs1168 4 жыл бұрын
U seemed to have a rather good grasp of our local culture more than some of my foreign frens that have been her for a loooooong time. Make a video on how u learnt all these things? Through Books? KZfaq? Local friends? I might get some of my foreign frens to learn from u by watching it.
@hadrianlaksmanto9358 4 жыл бұрын
Its south east asian culture i think, for example in my town when uniqlo is on sale, the cashier que is stretch up to outside the store, people buy bunch of clothes which probably they dont need that much.
@BJ-dn2ji 4 жыл бұрын
he's Japanese and they are the smartest 😊
@jjs1168 4 жыл бұрын
@@BJ-dn2ji hahaha. What warrants the Japanese love here
@BJ-dn2ji 4 жыл бұрын
@@jjs1168 I think they are. lol. they invent many things.
@starshine9836 4 жыл бұрын
I guess being observant, curious and interested is one of the key elements in here~ locals who don't care and pay attention to the surrounding, won't even realise the next nearest convenient store or shortcuts from their usual route🤣
@user-zo1ib6ub1w 4 жыл бұрын
今月タイ旅行に行ってあたった大阪のおばちゃんです。タイ旅行の準備のためこちらの動画を見ることさぼっていました。久しぶりにー多分一ヶ月ぶりくらいかなーこちらの動画を見て、なんだかとっても印象変わりました。テンポ感がちょうどいい、見やすい、わかりやすい、面白い、ジブさんの表情が格段に明るくなってる！シンガポール二年前に行ったときは忙しすぎて、いろいろ回れなかったので、今年行きたくなってきました。動物園が新しくできるのでしょうか？そのあたりも知りたいです。また見始めようと思います。10万人突破、おめでとうございます。当然ですね。
@zerpthium 4 жыл бұрын
I’d seen longer queue at Shinjuku for Krispy Kream 😂 and people queuing for McDonald’s on a normal day with no promotions in Tokyo.
@olivertheparrotletfamily 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ghib. Just a feedback. Would be great if u can include in EN subtitles will be great!😊👍
@GhibOjisan 4 жыл бұрын
You can actually turn the subtitles feature on😁 This sit explains it well! www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/how-to-turn-on-subtitles-on-youtube
@vansonthewall8 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I was wonderig what that ridiculously long queue was queuing for, then when the reveal was that it's for Lim Chee Guan, I was like no wonder!
@wtn4649 4 жыл бұрын
先週まで8日間SGにいましたが、すべてご紹介のあったところに行った気がします。中華系が多く、中途半端に旅行での英語と中国語を知ってることもあり、過ごしやすかったです。
@soundsofmalaysia9234 3 жыл бұрын
ジブオジさん、応援してます！今年からマレーシアに住むのでマレーシア情報もお願いします！😋
@starshine9836 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha. It is so funny to see how Singaporean 'defending' our term of "kiasuism" 🤣🤣🤣 proud to be Singaporean
@Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna 4 жыл бұрын
idk if you know but there's also a church near the buddha tooth relic temple. so, right, facing the temple, there's a methodist church to the left.
@cheetongfoo1640 4 жыл бұрын
Hi, u really know us inside out. Do you ve Singaporean friends who give u such good insight? U ve good observation on the close proximity of various religious temples, mosques. There r one mosque n temple just side by side near telok Ayer street n they lend out space to each other during religious festivals.
@taklifevlog 4 жыл бұрын
今回の動画で行ってたホーカーのチキンライスがいつもすごい列ですよね！笑 安いのに美味いかして、めっちゃならんでる印象あります！ やから、仰ってる通りで並んでるとこ行けば、間違いないのはあってますね！笑
@lpericteo 4 жыл бұрын
We Singapore are proud, kiasu is in our blood. 😅🤣😂 Ojisan, hope to see you in my Bukit Batok Town.
@BB-yl4wv 4 жыл бұрын
Perhaps u would like to hang out with some locals and ask them to explain why things are done so to get a better understanding of the culture etc.
@aisuwarm4803 4 жыл бұрын
There was a news article 3 years ago about how some foreign workers help queue for $5 an hour. They won't straight up tell you that because it's kind of in the grey area whether their work pass allow them to do this or not.
@krollpeter 4 жыл бұрын
You are clever, may be in parts know more than many Singaporeans. On the surface it looks shiny and clean. If we live longer here and know where to lift up the carpet, we will know where Singapore's the dirt is. The queuing for bubble tea, donuts or sliced pork, or if there is a sale with 1 % discount, that is only the "outside Kiasu". The real Kiasu sits deeper inside. That shows for example, if your mixed son (even though Singaporean, but has a western name) at a sport competition has to be the number 2, even if he was first in the race.
@Caspiretube 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! You are perspiring all the way.. LOL
@limjin5200 4 жыл бұрын
Wow u still in Singapore.... standby for Chinese new year?
@Andy-mz1vo 4 жыл бұрын
Lim Chee Guan is a 'Nation' trademark for marinated pork slice, when the long queue craze during Chinese New Year, is similar to the launch of any Apple's iPhone a few years ago.
@QzSG 4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha It won't be CNY without Bah Kwa! Most of the foreign workers u see there are either forced by their bosses to queue or they get paid to queue in line to get them on behalf of office workers
@jytan740 4 жыл бұрын
the lim chee guan queue is crazy, queued for 3 h-4h once tried it , no more bah kwa queuing again
@mehmeh5096 4 жыл бұрын
Do try the stall “baba” at the hawker centre it’s goof
@44jwong 4 жыл бұрын
Eerr, I don't think there's a promotion, not especially toward CNY. That particular is supposed to be the best (but honestly I can't taste the difference). People just willing to Q because they think it's nicer.
@imbored710 4 жыл бұрын
シングリッシュは日本語にちょっと似ていますよね。一言で何でも伝われます。
@sakuramyanmar4038 4 жыл бұрын
美珍香は日本や他の国でも買えるけど林志源のはここでしか買えないから私もよく並びました。特に旧正月の前はいつも行列！BBQポーク美味しいね。
@LifeHacksProducts 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ghib, you actually uncovered something even more sinister than "kiasuism".. Local bosses getting their workers to STAND for 2 hours to buy Ba Kwa for them - probably not paying them extra too.
@Kelvin_Foo 4 жыл бұрын
FOMO behavior is actually fairly common in Asian societies, especially in the more competitive ones. I guess the closest equivalent in Japan would be the long queues for food, especially limited release items or at highly rated ramen or curry rice shops. Or even the long queues every time Apple launches an iPhone, but that's probably universal.
@Love.RoslynnAria 4 жыл бұрын
You should video about kiasu when Mcdonald is having Hello Kitty promotion! Or when there is free gifts during a store opening. That is the simplest and easiest way 🤣👍🏻
@hanriktan 4 жыл бұрын
Bak Kwa is something like beef jerky, but the only diff is that Bak Kwa is main ingredient is pork
@sharmine1997 4 жыл бұрын
食べ方w 豪快すぎてわろた
@siaocharb03 4 жыл бұрын
You have bump into the famous long q for bak kua of that brand during CNY. :). Search for “Mr Kiasu”, it’s a popular comic that explains kiasu and kiasee in a comedic way.
@paecpc 4 жыл бұрын
As a Singaporean, I don’t relate queuing to buy food as being ‘Kiasu’, the long queue is due to the fact that Chinese New Year is around the corner, people are buying the famous brand of pork jerky with long history to give friends, family or colleagues. Due to busy schedule, they usually get their workers or maids to do the queuing , those received will be very thankful for the presents as they know it takes hours to buy those stuff. And personally I feel that Singapore is no long as clean as before due to influx of foreigners and tourists! So sorry no offence!, just my observation and opinion.
@yewkeewong8952 4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with everything you wrote.
@xuanxuan23 4 жыл бұрын
Singaporean is Kai-su but in that situation, you can explain that the people is Kai-Su that they won’t get the bak Kwa as there’s a limited amount they have everyday so they will queue overnight for that. But not cause there is a promotion. Maybe you can head there again during the night you will be seeing people queuing there already and that is Kai-Su. And ‘Lee’ is indeed the best Bak Kwa in Singapore, there are also a few hawker ones. Gonna head down again on the 4th day of cny for them. Not queuing for it when I can eat it Everyday.
@Ndom93 4 жыл бұрын
"I know you guys do not like about a foreigner talking about Kiasu... But i will anyways." What an absolute mad lad.
@suyinweesy 4 жыл бұрын
Just watching this video coz I am trying to learn the Japanese language. I am listening to the way Ghib San pronounces his Japanese words.
@GhibOjisan 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck and enjoy studying Japanese😀
@suyinweesy 4 жыл бұрын
Thaxs Ghib san. I will but don't seemed to remember the words. Only can remember ねこ、ありがと、ほはいよ。 😂🤣 I probably will sound like Doreamon if I speak the language.
@user-kq1bf5st2t 4 жыл бұрын
シンガポールの国民性がよく分かる動画でした。 観ていて楽しかったです。 それにしても、ディズニーランド並に並んでましたね。
@user-bs3ob8mc6y 4 жыл бұрын
シンガポールは電動スクーターは禁止とのことですが、 電動キックボードの公道での使用は禁止ですか？
@alexsolosm 4 жыл бұрын
We don't really hate the word kiasu. In fact, we used to have a comic called "Mr Kiasu". You can search it up :)
@YN-li6yu 4 жыл бұрын
This isn't a wrong example, just that people are queuing because of CNY and not an ongoing promotion. It's still kiasu-ism regardless, is it not kiasu to want the "best" bakkwa?
@shawolmvpflamer3570 4 жыл бұрын
Loving the episode as usual! Especially your explanation of our love for cutting our sentences short and mixing different languages in our conversations! Even though the example used in the kiasu part was wrong, I thought you explained the kiasu culture rather well! Don't be embarrassed about it!!! :D
@GhibOjisan 4 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks Shawol😁
@Praetorian157A 3 жыл бұрын
Ouch! Thats painful hearing it from you when you bring this topic up. Haha 😂 We singaporeans are actually sticklers for rules. Haha(just trying to put a new twist to this “kiasuism”) 😎😋
@k-iantan4111 4 жыл бұрын
Well actually, u cant really call this kiasu because people are queuing due the chinese new year being around the corner and this brand sells really good bwa kwa. I think that Even if there was no promotion, people would also come and queue simply just due to the festive season.
@sadistmy 4 жыл бұрын
How about this for a nugget? Our country is a meritocracy society, right? That is where our 'Kiasu-lism' stems from. Let this marinate for a while.
@geoklianfeser-chua6808 4 жыл бұрын
I just chanced on this video and i must admit that while I was living in Singapore, I too did the queueing once, 10 weeks before chinese new year for this particular brand of Bah kwa which is by far the best and my favourite snacks! i waited two hours for the shop to open and luckily I got my daughter to take over for a bit while I went to the loo! When it opened there was a quota for buyingThat was how desperate i wanted to have it! But happily during the rest of the year, we cud get them anytime!
@tombalake 4 жыл бұрын
It was reported few years ago half of the Lim Chee Guan's bakua are supplied by another brand because it's impossible to meet the demand for CNY. To me bakua is still bakua.
@stupidhohoz 4 жыл бұрын
You know more about Singapore than Singaporeans like me. I'm ashamed. More videos pls ahah
@yatishafii4976 4 жыл бұрын
Used to live Cantonment Road walking distance to Chinatown when I was young years ago. Miss the place. Many changes to the place though. Kiasu . Well we don’t mind because we are uniquely kiasu singaporean.
@starshine9836 4 жыл бұрын
Besides kiasu, there's kiasi (afraid to die). Haha. Maybe you can check up some innovations from sg due to our kiasi-ism😂.
@keffinsg 4 жыл бұрын
There is no promotion. In fact the prices at this time of the year is elevated. In some families, it is a tradition to have bak kwa during Chinese New Year. Also some people say this is the best brand of bak kwa. That is why there is a such a long line every year just before CNY. I personally don't like this brand, I find it too tough. I prefer the other brands that make their bak kwa from minced meat rather than sliced meat.
@ntomo4834 4 жыл бұрын
日本人が知らないシンガポールの事を紹介してもらいありがとうございます！頑張れ親善大使！
@Gurugurustan 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Ghib san hajimemashite. Tks for making this video. If you had made it on the day I was queueing I might have been in the video hah. Noted you had revised about the point on Kiasu ism. Yea Kiasu ism existed long before 90s before there were many foreigners compared to now. So it's not about vs foreigners but just like u pointed out it translates from まけたくない。I think its a self defense mentality as people do not want to lose out to others as singaporeans love to compare. Sometimes it extends to even very mundane stuff like things that we don't really need. 無駄の不安感。。 Back to the bak kwa it's uniquely Singaporean. Yes there are other brands which virtually have no queue but like what some have pointed out people but it mainly as a gift to relatives or business partners. More than the taste, people associate the LCG brand as premium and perceive it as best, regardless of the taste hah... まあ。。バクワーならば、リムだ位の感じ。 The other thing you noticed was the workers you interviewed, they seemed careful about saying when they started queueing because many Singaporeans who are really wanting to queue for their relatives and for prosperity (more on that later) do not have a good impression of people who are queueing for their bosses. The bak kwa sell out by 9am in the queue but because of the high limit cap per customer can purchase you don't get to your turn until hours later.so to find out people are asking their workers or helpers to buy loads which they can't consume themselves.... 気持ちわるいな。笑 Bak kwa is red and in squares to resemble the red packets as a good sign of prosperity on the cny table. Since its not often you get friends and relatives visiting many want to get the best and also make those calories count. :)
@miso4979 4 жыл бұрын
私も以前この行列を見つけてびっくりしました。朝から晩までものすごい行列。「どんだけ美味しいのかな…」と思ってたけど、お国柄の事情もあったのかぁ〜🤔 LIHOのタピオカそこにあったのか!今度飲んでみよー👍
@iamgreat1234 4 жыл бұрын
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia there is one part of the city that is just full of Bangladeshi people and ASEAN migrants.
@puroshon3044 4 жыл бұрын
video uploaded 2 minutes ago damn im late
@tomoxiraixi 4 жыл бұрын
90年代にMr. Kiasuってコミックがシンガポールで人気だったのを思い出しました。
@sgtransportfan2925 4 жыл бұрын
Are you in Singapore. I can give a tour
@francisng9536 4 жыл бұрын
Speaking of kiasu, can you do a video on people in Singapore 'choping' ( reserving ) seats in food courts etc, using their tissue paper, name cards, work passes etc....go to Changi City point during lunch time...you'll see all the ugly people .
@minamiracle 4 жыл бұрын
一昨日初めてchinatown行ったのですが、このお店すごい行列でした！なんでだろうと不思議だったのですが謎が解けました☺︎
@brandnyuday 4 жыл бұрын
旧正月の定番の食べ物なので！
@dllm4254 4 жыл бұрын
100 bucks for a queue in a couple of hours is worth ka!
@PearlF1966 4 жыл бұрын
Haha good that you found out your error. During CNY, bak gua prices in fact increase alot and this is a very famous store that limits the number of packs one can buy. So it is not because of promotion.
@velfarre 4 жыл бұрын
Singaporean here! こっちの Scared of losing はうしなうが怖いじゃなくて、負けてるのほうが怖い。他人がある物とか自身も持つべきだって感じ? I think they meant to express our fear of losing out instead of a sense of loss! hahahahha but you totally get the idea there X'D おもろいじゃん、it's so uniquely singaporean to get lost in translation because we speak such a mix of languages. Keep up the vids! love them!
@1f488 4 жыл бұрын
that lane u walk has lim chee guan, fragrance and mei chen xiang. Out of the three competitors, lim chee guan is the most popular ones during cny. So dont get culture shock if u see the long queue, not really a kiasu-ism. Long queue means good food!! Jin Ho Jiak!! Is just once a year thing. And will u queue up long for a plate of chicken rice from Tian Tian Chicken stall?
@etjan555 4 жыл бұрын
@7:42......opposite the Chinese temple,there is a Methodist Church
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