Do Singaporeans Hate Foreigners? (Japanese Perspective)

[@dawnho7744]

This topic is rather sensitive to many locals here. For one, over-population is real as you've mentioned. I do agree that we shouldn't generalize things because of a few unpleasant incidents that were caused by foreigners but as our population keeps growing, the frustration keeps building up. It's not that we locals hate foreigners and don't welcome them at all. It's more of seeing less and less locals in public places. Everywhere we go, there are less Singaporean accents. It has come to the point that born and bred Singaporeans feel outnumbered and that's what makes most locals so unhappy. While I welcome foreigners here. I also hope that our government limits that number of people from other countries from staying here for long. Ghib, you're different. You married a local and called Singapore your home. You assimilate very well. You also promote Singapore to your viewers. That's why you're so likeable.

[@jtan4213]

Government reasoning for 10 million population is Sg population is not as dense compared to other cities. But other cities can go to the less dense countryside or rural area in their country for a breathe of fresh air and relax. Where can we go? Everywhere is tall buildings and people..😢😢

[@ottomantaiga8118]

True that. Squeeze and squeeze. Why they want 10m. Omg

[@Kalimatullah_Yoh1-1.14]

Where to go? Go vertical lah 🤣🤣🤣. U see many underground pathways.

[@Nlmk3571]

Can go tekong

[@thewalk7816]

Well, nobody’s stopping u from moving to Malaysia if u hate this country so much 🙄 Tf is wrong with weak Singaporeans these days.

[@ZaliXbx]

the problem is those foreigners who refuse to assimilate with locals and bring in their unsavory parts of their culture like caste system .

[@supreme87878]

And now even difficult to assimilate. They are in droves and in groups, they can survive just within their own circle. Unlike decades ago, their individual community are not that huge, they have to force themself to befriend locals.

[@benjaminkoh6737]

@@SlimJim3082 yes indians. But Indians are not the only country which brings their disgusting caste system here.....

[@Fakeslimshady]

At least Indians speak English, or try to. The other Great Population demand we speak their language.

[@oliverjohnlim6873]

Ghib, no one is complaining about construction jobs. People are angry at foreigners taking PMET jobs that locals could very well do, but when they see a place like changi business park filled with foreigners from a certain region while locals do jobs like grab food delivery and driving geab, they feel resentment, which is understandable to a certain extent. This, coupled by your point around culture mismatch adds fuel to the anger.

[@conti-vl6tx]

Tan Cheng Bock said before -> Job piority for singaporean. PSP will call for review of the India-Singapore comprehensive economic cooperation agreement known as "CECA". This agreement you must understand was negotiated by Heng swee keat and signed in year 2005. Among the terms of C or CECA allow the free movement of professionals and 127 sectors to enter and work in singapore. This has brought a lot of unhappiness with singaporean PMET who feel vulnerable in their jobs and anxious for the future. We need the government to publish a balance sheet for CECA to show how singapore and Singaporeans had benefited from this agreement. How many local jobs have gone to Indian professionals and how many Singaporeans have gone to India? We need accountability.

[@jaytso1883]

The crowding in Singapore.... that's why I left 😔

[@Jack-hy2ki]

​@jaytso1883 bye. U know y u can leave?

[@Jack-hy2ki]

​@conti-vl6tx u so scare of foreigners and competition? Even PSP as gov, they will do the same. Go think hard why is it so. I can only say, 1 nv run the country can say anything. Just like Anwar. Said a lot of things the population love to hear. After he became PM he turned his words and do things the population dislike.

[@jaytso1883]

@@Jack-hy2ki bsd attitude 😒

[@martinlee7875]

I’m currently a NSF at Sembawang Camp, just one bus stop away is a dormitory for foreign workers. Every morning I head to camp I have to walk past a drainage that is littered by these workers, several times I personally saw them doing it. I strongly feel that if these workers want to work here, they must abide to our rules and law. This isn’t India where they can just throw their trash at any drainage/canal/beach

[@IZTheOne]

I was born when Singapore had 2.3 million people in population, it was really chill and very quiet during those times growing up, even during my teens it's only 3.2 million and currently I'm experiencing Singapore at 6 million as I age. I can definitely see and feel the difference bro haha!

[@lucern543]

Just curious how old are you now? 2.3m when ur born, wow

[@IZTheOne]

@@lucern543 i'm in my early 40s now.

[@edsim2712]

Same. Mid 40s here. Now i really appreciate the space and serenity in 1990s. Now I feel so claustrophobic.

[@sleepyheadz]

Hi Ghib, on the topic of foreigners taking local jobs, here is one view point. The F&B sector is saturated with migrant workers. One of the unspoken unmentionables is the reality that corporate food franchises has take over the food businesses to the local people. Instead of localised coffeeshops operated by indigenous stall owners, food courts have bought over these coffeeshops, and replaced the stalls with food franchises that employ economies of scale to scalp profit even with supposedly cheap local food. Labour is hired with the lowest unskilled denominators. Why hire locals who could have family commitments and priorities when you can hire migrant workers who are willing to endure slave-like working conditions seven days a week, with no family and kids to attend to? Even in urban Tokyo, it is not uncommon to still see many individually family run ramen shops. In Singapore, it is illegal to sell food from your own home without going through the process of setting up a restaurant and subjecting to all sorts of regulations that would price you out of the game before you can even start. So while there are complains that Singaporeans don't want to take up certain jobs like construction and F&B, it would be worth the effort to scrutinise the work conditions set by companies that would make it very hard for a local person who also need to take time to be with their families to take up. It is easy to forget the Covid experience when travelling to hinterlands was no longer an option and how that reality escalated severe mental and social catastrophes. In order to sustain such a dense population, every infrastructure has to work efficiently with very little buffer for breakdowns. The moment something breaks, the cascading effect influences every other segment of society. Just take the recent MRT breakdown, the breakdown itself should not be unexpected, but because everything is so highly leveraged, one small hiccup or ripple will reap tsunami like proportion consequences. It is like living in a submarine with as many crew as you can pack in. As long as everything works and nothing breaks down, nobody will get hurt. But the moment either the sewage or the aircon, or heaven forbid, the oxygen recycling machines don't operate at 100%, everybody in the submarine is screwed. There isn't enough citizen input on how many persons can fit inside the submarine, when the numbers are decided by people who have their own personal chambers and escape hatches should anything go wrong. 6 million is just another inconsequential number to someone who lives on 20,000sqf of landed property, away from heartlands, where families cram themselves on 800sqf of space that they have no other option but to call it home. If they get their way, 10 million population is their intended magic number to develop a profitable internal economy. Perhaps by then, Singapore will win yet another world number one for the amount of 50 storey public flats that costs more than a million dollars. There'll be sky gardens and sky bridges to create air space when land space is no longer affordable to the common people.

[@AtLwB]

well said brother, he should address to your message. so many coffee shops own by big cooperation.

[@Kalimatullah_Yoh1-1.14]

U raise important point : rules and regulations. While it is crucial to have them, but overdoing it can affect the productivity and also wellbeing. Take for instance: if anyone in accounting/audit/ finance industry, u know u have to deal with bodies like ACRA, iras, mas etc. ACRA do send their peeps to audit the audit firms to ensure quality of audit is not compromised which is good rite? Then some of their peeps become draconian and inflexible toward small audit practices by saying “u have to do A B C! Why not doing it?! I dont see u doing it..Ok one demerit point!” U see how rigid they are… die die must do ABC. As a result not few audit firms got blacklisted or being penalised for xx months from practising. So u see balance is important here…tho not easy task to achieve

[@krat0n]

Nothing against foreigners since I was a foreigner while working in USA n I respect the locals n never had any issues with the law there for 17years. But in SG, foreigners here have to show some considerations n integrate. My neighbour from 3 nations sharing a HDB flat, and 4-5x per week they invited friends n have party with loud music, games, n screaming until early hours. The authority came many times n they will still continue, the authority told me they can't do anything but report to HDB who will inform the owner of the flat, but owner did nothing cos it's income for them. I spoke to the neighbour to be considerate n one of them said they love to party, so I asked if they're party animals? They accused me of xenophobic. This is what happened when we've been told to integrate n not be "xenophobic", that word been used by foreigners as "get out of jail free card"

[@auguestra]

ah yes. THIS. The word xenophobic thrown to us local when we tried to point out issues with foreigners makes us local feel like we are living in a country that doesn't belong to us anymore.

[@chowelise2884]

For myself, i have been looking for jobs for more than 6 months, every single time i was being REJECTED. what's the reason? Companies hiring someone cheaper, and able to work 24/7. So do u think it is fair that we local Singaporeans are being discriminated against in our own country????????

[@BlueBayuP3]

it has been happening in Msia, same modus operandi..locals out of work😢

[@MarcoJr666]

who you vote?

[@thewalk7816]

Wow, it seems like u have a bigger personal issue. As someone with HR experience, being jobless for 6months can only mean 1 thing - u either need to improve on your job application skills, or you’re applying to the wrong jobs.

[@whiz16]

@thewalk7816 what job application skills? foreigners easy to fake certs too if they are from certain countries then request salary that only psle get.🤣 how is locals going to compete with that ? its ridiculous.

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@thewalk7816 See people like this is why more and more resent the government. They don't represent the government, but they have no issue resorting to ad hominems. Screw a discussion, you must be lacking as a human being. Screw ideas, it's always personal. Eventually the government will take the blame for their smugness

[@chenyinmei6466]

Hi ghib..there ARE foreigners who don't do as Roman's Do..which sometimes passed me off..need more like you!

[@user-dz3zr3bu7y]

But 6mil in such a small city is overcrowding the space, makes one annoyed easily affecting mental health thereby reducing productivity. Can’t breathe.

[@lazyjane1223]

I actually really appreciate the foreign workers helping to build the houses in Singapore.. They must be valued more.

[@jinshensoon2240]

Unpopular opinion, don't think SG is as crowded or dense as other big cities like Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai etc... But I do agree with most of the others here that we have no where else to escape to during the weekends as SG is just too small and the nature areas are equally as crowded (Bukit Timah, Coney Island, Serangoon Island etc...). We can't rent a car and go for a long drive without getting stuck in jams across the causeway and in JB. By the time we reach Malaysia's countryside, it is 2-3 hours of claustrophobic experience. I believe many Singaporeans just like the OPTION of having a place where they can escape from the hustle and bustle, the heat and feeling of being pushed around (we already experience it at work). We blame foreigners as a way to relief stress, just like how other nation also blame foreigners for their problems.

[@jonyongkkkl5119]

Unpopular opinion : i love taking Sg public bus rather than MRT. The journey might take longer but at least I get to sit down throughout the journey.

[@Aidanhatessquan]

Me too

[@arvs7356]

Yes, but not everyone has the luxury of time unfortunately.

[@veeshoe]

Not unpopular at all. I transferred 3 buses to get home today, just so I can chill and listen to music on my airpods. Of course this is only chill and relaxing if you take the buses at their starting point or at a bus stop where plenty of commuters are alighting...and you don't have someone blaring, at top volume, whatever they're watching from their handphones 😅

[@zerase84]

nope, buses are also crowded unless every bus is double decker.

[@garfieldandfriends1]

And yet, LTA wants to cut more bus services whenever they can. (They're prioritizing more on feeder services instead)

[@comicdragon1]

Frankly I don't have any issue with Foreigners coming here to live or working here. The only issue I have is "when in Rome do what the Roman do" is probably I would preferred. I don't really appreciate when they bring their habit here and expect Singaporean to accept it or even have to follow theirs. Personally I would prefer if they come here to work and eventually become a Singaporean. Honestly, we definitely need migrant as there are also Singaporean leaving Singapore for other countries, even my grandfather also a migrant himself in the long past ago.

[@arvs7356]

Overcrowding in public places is indeed starting to become an issue, but what's aggravating this is how a lot of foreigners are becoming less mindful of the public space they occupy. For example, on weekends, crowds tend to picnic along sidewalks with blaring music, or hang out and chat loudly for hours in food stalls. While neither are illegal, it does provide locals a very bad impression of how a more populated Singapore will look like.

[@whiz16]

@arvs7356 they have no concept of own personal space. they crowd public space n not spending a dime to help the economy. bringing unsavoury behavour that should be kept at home into public space where business is trying to sell services n goods.. loitering outside , eating own food in tupperware , occupying and sitting on road, crowding public areas for no reason. they dont patronise the local business , n block potential customers. its basically public pest

[@jimmyg558]

As a Malaysian who's currently living and working in Singapore, I'm actually aghast by the lack of enforcement that is evident upon finally jumping over the fence. I left the other side because I was personally sick and tired of the injustice, people littering, feeding pigeons and pests at residential areas, leaving pet litter on streets, and its people in general just being suffocatingly irresponsible and uncivilized. It was apparent in the first few months, how much "greener" the grass here is, but as I've increasingly come to realize, it isn't without flaw. Don't get me wrong, I strongly believe the government has done a great job here. If a Singaporean would have the hypothetical pleasure of going through the same "government experience" of where I'm from, they'd be eternally grateful for what they have. I've lived my whole life based mainly on the principal of not being a nuisance to others, or at least try my best not to be, thus I've dreamt of a utopia in Singapore, based on the stories I'm told by a relative who's a local. Far be that from perfection however : When the litters are apparent, the road users are unregulated and lack discipline, food establishments are running with pests, and the general public do not abide by the law. And the worst part of it all, is that I can see it actually worsening in real time, over the 3 years that I've been here. I'll be honest, I still feel more at home here than I've ever felt back there. At the very least on this side, I'm treated equally as a foreigner amongst the others, and I'll take that over eternally being "puak pendatang" back uhh.. "home" where I'm supposed to be a citizen, any day. And to that end, I still feel grateful that the country has accepted my low-skill presence as part of its labor. And it's for this very reason that I'm worried about where Singapore is headed. The lack of enforcement may be comfortable here for the general public in Singapore, but left unchecked over time, I'm fearful its brilliance will be tainted, not just by the foreigners, but by Singaporeans themselves. I'm aware the problem is deeply intertwined into the fabric of society in Singapore, and won't be easily ammended. I can only hope foreigners learn to behave and adapt even just a little, to the host country they work and live in. And I hope Singaporeans would understand that not all foreigners bring their uncivilized baggage with them. There are many of us who are actually really grateful, and are willing to adapt. If the government won't do much about it, then it's up to the local public to teach and guide us(but pls be nice about it lah). Moving forwards, we may have to rely on each other increasingly more, just like Japan, Korea, and the US, just to name a few, especially with the imminent population crises. We can't say for certain what's in store for the future, but we could at least try and be civilized to one another, as fellow humans first and foremost. Peace.

[@sashimi35]

We don’t hate but do dislike rude and uncultured individuals coming to Singapore on visa exemptions, it creates various problems for us.

[@fungmeiho2976]

I just came back from Tokyo after 8 days. Accompanied my husband who went there for the International Aikido Summit. I've to agree with Ghib-san that it's REALLY CROWDED there. I went to Shibuya shopping area by myself on a Saturday afternoon and just after 3 hours I was exhausted. It's definitely much worse than in Singapore. We've been staying in Pasir Ris for 30 years. Love the peace and quiet here but it's gotten quite crowded these last 10 years. So we never go to the malls during the weekends or public holidays unless we're willing to wake up very early to go to the supermarket to do grocery shopping and it has to be done by 11am when the crowds start streaming in. After that, we either stay at home or go to visit our parents.

[@FinalSpace]

Singapore is the best place for the riches. If you have a lot of money, Singapore will welcome you with open arms! (including those doing money laundry too! lol 😅)

[@jbrkjferkjbekjb]

The public transport crowd issue is not talked about enough... I feel like having to take the public transport everyday is even more stress-inducing and exhausting than the actual working/schooling. Esp in Singapore's weather, you sweat so much on public transport you actually need a change of clothes by the time you reach school/work unless you and your colleagues are okay with you being sweaty/smelly the rest of the day. Yes I was in Tokyo and the crowd during the festive season was much worse than Singapore's, BUT the weather in Tokyo made it so much more bearable because I was not even sweating despite travelling much longer distances on the metro than in Singapore's MRT. Having to travel to and fro in Singapore via public transport everyday definitely takes its toll so I wish cars were more affordable like our parents’ generation.

[@rurounigaijinn]

Also, I think that space is the ultimate issue. Having lived here in Japan, if I don't like it, I can go out into the middle of nowhere. In SG, where can I go? (The answer is go overseas, and that, is the problem)

[@queenlip6152]

Lol. You sweat so much on public transport that you have to change clothes once you get home!? 😂 No such thing! You must be having medical problems! 😅🤭😁

[@leedevlin8260]

@jbrkjferkjbekjb I'm not sure wat public transport u guys r on but it doesn't sound like the one I have been taking for over 20 years🤣🤣

[@jsurfin1]

You obviously did not experience Tokyo in Summer at 40c...way hotter and just as humid as Singapore. A/C is also not as "strong" to save energy.

[@jbrkjferkjbekjb]

@@jsurfin1 most periods it’s not like this, cars are also more affordable in Japan

[@dolan-duk]

The counter-argument you've given about the "foreigners stealing jobs" is kinda obtuse. The jobs that locals are usually referring to are those in MNCs where certain groups of foreigners are favouring their compatriots over locals for positions - especially key positions. Also, you should take a walk at Changi Business Park during lunch time on weekdays.

[@thewalk7816]

I work at CBP, and my ‘foreigner’ colleagues are specialised skilled computer engineers aka coders. How many locals here are skilled in coding? Not forgetting the long hours. If the job can be done by Singaporeans, then we talk. Else, all of these is just noise. Stealing jobs? I doubt so. Stop being racists.

[@plushieshoyru]

@@thewalk7816 Are there no locals that are skilled in coding?

[@thewalk7816]

@@plushieshoyruOh have? Show me! How many NUS grads study to be coders?

[@DerrickNinon]

some country people who came here, behave badly, complaint about everything, compare how their own country is better. 🤷‍♂️ or maybe they are not bad, just different upbringing, since they are behaving the same way in every other country.

[@krat0n]

My friend has issues too with foreigners, told me her neighbour with foreign tenants will put out plastic stools/chairs at the corridor to smoke n talked loudly disturbing other neighbours.

[@chenyinmei6466]

Really love watching your videos..jipun nang!

[@kevina2907]

I once saw a clip our 1st PM, Mr Lee said 5 million people is ideal for Singapore. I agree with him. Nobody knows Singapiore better than him( legend).

[@tanweekok1]

True, true, true. Totally Agreed! Definitely don't like the littering and loud talking on the street and on buses and trains. Know our cultures and behaviours before you come to work here.

[@supreme87878]

I grow up in that open market policy to foreigner since its beginning of 2000. At first, i was like yea, we can make friends and know people around the world, to open eye to the horizon. Then slowly, no no no. I saw a lot of ppl are forming their individual group to outcast locals, in neighbourhood to workplace. Then they get enbolden to get their culture to the public places and causes discomfort. No locals will camp and picnic in orchard, under the hdb...etc. And then we have people challenging locals on why insistence of speaking english. Then u have people mocking on locals as they are the expats executive, the high valued talents in singapore. So some foreigners from top to bottom are just irritating. For punctuality, i think is the recent generational thing. My grandma and aunties and uncles were teaching us to be punctual and my time in school most are well behaved amongst peers. This apply to the "safety" thing in recent years, i keep seeing foriegners and locals say that we are so safe to even put wallets and laptops and just leave it there when we are away. That is not the value we were taught when young even tough singapore at that was already safe.

[@kaleydoan9706]

I've been travelling to Singapore quite a lot and I always follow the rules. I'm also very polite and smiling to people but the past few times I came back, some people were rude, didn't smile at all, didn't follow the rules and there were locals. I saw people crossing the road, spiting, drinking in the mrt etc. I'm sure some foreigners are also not behaving but please don't put us all in the same bag. I still really love Singapore tho ❤

[@kaleydoan9706]

When you travel, you have to behave like you are the ambassador of your own country. You have to be a good example for others to follow

[@shawnlee4933]

Foreigners like to come here to work but Singaporean like to go overseas to work like my sister in Australia now is citizen in Australia

[@horusfalcon668]

grass greener at the other side .lol

[@chrisday9297]

Good video - you and wifey pretty fair and balanced, I think. Speaking as another foreigner living here, I think 99% of the complaints are like my home country of UK: exactly same complaints of 'stealing jobs', 'making mess', 'not fitting in' etc, and I think reasons are also similar: Both are wealthy countries with ageing populations which have to import workers to do some jobs which locals can't (or more accurately, _won't_) do, and to fill specific skill gaps. I agree with you both re. that point of being rude/pushing in front on MRT/littering: most of the ppl I see doing this are locals, not foreigners. Exactly like in UK, it sometimes only takes a couple of bad-behaving foreigners doing this for ppl to start saying "Oh, all foreigners do this". (It's often discussed among other foreign workers I know, that we all have to be on 'super-best behaviour' because we know we will be criticised much harder than a local for even minor stuff. For example, previous foreign tenant in our apartment block had 1 or 2 late "TV parties" during Euros football and got dozens of complaints against them, but SG ppl in block routinely have later nights for parties with no complaints at all.) I think a certain amount of this is inevitable - no matter how well both sides try to integrate, there will always be a degree of tension there, and SG is not unique in this. I've been lucky enough to live in 3 foreign countries in my life, and all display this to some degree, as does my own country. Like you say, if we all make a bit of an effort to fit in and get along - and also be patient with each other - then we get the cool benefits of learning from each others' cultures.

[@Fakeslimshady]

Foreigners in the UK speak english. We can't even demand that here.

[@chrisday9297]

@@Fakeslimshady Not true - many do not. Same as here!

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@chrisday9297 And you're called racists if you asked them to?

[@chrisday9297]

@@Fakeslimshady I think you're being very reductive about a complicated thing.

[@Fakeslimshady]

​@@chrisday9297 Why? It's a fair question. You're the one comparing the Singaporean situation with the UK one. You're the one declaring them to be the same, twice. Now I'm asking questions and suddenly I'm the one ignoring nuance, how?

[@matlim]

One of the recent cultures on the train is turning up the volume of the video on their smartphones, as if every passenger has to listen to what is being broadcast. Seems that for this group of people, getting a pair of earphones is too much of an inconvenience, but they do not realize the bigger inconvenience that they bring to other commuters. This was rarely an issue long time ago on the train, but in recent years, broadcasting one's video is getting more and more common on our local trains. Our trains are already quite noisy (understandably) when on the move, hence these people turn it up even louder. Wish SMRT can stop this culture

[@Kalimatullah_Yoh1-1.14]

Smrt cant change culture lah… old people mostly do it. Old people dont wear earpiece🤣🤣🤣

[@whiz16]

​@Kalimatullah_Yoh1-1.14 its certain country that like to turn up the volume and poke their ears with bottom end of the phone. its fun to observe them in mrt like the zoo..

[@matlim]

@@Kalimatullah_Yoh1-1.14 well, it really depends on how we all define what old is, isn't it? It's the mindset, not the age

[@A.K.Kulshreshth]

Interesting video for sure. Two things you missed out, in my opinion. One, the rate of increase. A gentler increase, especially in the 2000s, and with more popular support, would have provoked less of a backlash. Two, isn't Japan the archetype counter-example to Singapore's policy of immigration-driven growth? What are the downsides to the Japanese way, and is it completely unsustainable? More discussion, and less stereotyping, is definitely helpful.

[@conti-vl6tx]

Tan Cheng Bock said before -> Job piority for singaporean. PSP will call for review of the India-Singapore comprehensive economic cooperation agreement known as "CECA". This agreement you must understand was negotiated by Heng swee keat and signed in year 2005. Among the terms of C or CECA allow the free movement of professionals and 127 sectors to enter and work in singapore. This has brought a lot of unhappiness with singaporean PMET who feel vulnerable in their jobs and anxious for the future. We need the government to publish a balance sheet for CECA to show how singapore and Singaporeans had benefited from this agreement. How many local jobs have gone to Indian professionals and how many Singaporeans have gone to India? We need accountability.

[@Maestro47]

The wife has evolved...into CUP

[@henryngtongchin4781]

Well done on making this video! You spot on the main issue and totally agree with you on the real situation. Keep up on making the good video! 💪👍

[@Fakeslimshady]

Which is the main issue?

[@jaytso1883]

Jobs that Singaporeans don't want to do but is essential for the economic growth 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@nicholasgoh3526]

The target is 10m. You see all the housing developments everywhere despite a declining birth rate. Singapore is becoming another Hawaii.

[@tkyap2524]

Citizens are committed to the country while foreigners are sojourners. Talents are sought after regardless of background. A liveable place is what people want. Taking things for granted is a downfall.

[@ottomantaiga8118]

People fighting for seats in hawker centre and mrt aready. Tell me it’s not crowded? And 10 million? Omg

[@leedevlin8260]

@ottomantaiga8118 and who r doing the fighting? Singaporean who think with their butts instead of brain and it's not due to overcrowding dude. Very disingenuous. Omg🤣🤣🤣

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@leedevlin8260 Oh right, foreigners NEVER take seats, right?

[@chenyinmei6466]

I live in macau now..well its even more crowded than Singapore leh!

[@HanaPark-om5dg]

Very dissapointed with the government.....Singapore environment is dirty with thrash everywhere.

[@Now2Market]

Singaporean do NOT hate foreigners especially if they come to work, contribute to the building of the nation while bring home the bread to their families back home, it's been always like in past history. The problem is that foreigners are now being monetised, brought in mainly for the sake of business, profits and money that benefits those in power and their allies, with little or no benefit to the nation nor the people. Over 40% population are now foreigners, and the locals are living in their own country feeling that they are more foreign than the foreigners who are doing better that locals. The key word is Greed, and obviously people in power are doing this on the pretext of for the people.

[@serirayna2789]

disagree with point no.3 not generally but the ''heartlands'' has more foreigners and lower quality ones (if i may) its true that the standard of clealiness has gone down over the years like decades ago - it was a different type of ppl. The ppl who were resettled lived in my neighbourhood. we went to neigbouring schools, had the same education. we are respectful of rules of living near to each other. now, you have ppl plants right at your windows and front doors literally. why? becos they think in the countries or villages they come from, its ok to do that. the spaces are common so its okay. times have change and we have to put up with slow enforcement from hdb. or none at all. staircases are lined with belongings and even more plants. i can go on but just wanted to say lets not discount the unhappiness of the born and bred local citizens. I understand tho you and your wife may different experiences and i do enjoy the things you've discussed.

[@garfieldandfriends1]

Yes, the statistics says about 40% of residents are not born locally so it's quite inaccurate to say there isn't much foreigners in the heartlands. 40% is still a big number.

[@thewalk7816]

@@garfieldandfriends1 Lol, majority of expats live in central area, esp River Valley, Orchard, Bukit Timah condos. Please don’t generalise as 40% are foreigners ALL around SG esp our heartlands - that is so not true.

[@jsurfin1]

Exactly! Where do the foreigners in low wage jobs in the service industry for example, live? Certainly not in condos or landed properties!

[@VamboraSingapore]

First world complaints. Smh. “Crowding” during peak here is considered low/med volume in JP/SEA/HK etc during NON PEAK. Be it on the road, public transpo, etc. it’s like people haven’t left the country ever. Drop the population (regardless of demographic makeup) and see how much basic services like bus/train fares will cost, how infrequent the services will be, how low the salaries will be dragged down, etc without the volume to make things sustainable and profitable.

[@coldbrewed8308]

Save money, move abroad.

[@jrkr7357]

Singapore ICA controls every visitor and migrant....... Without Singapore's ICA approval, who can enter Singapore ?

[@auguestra]

The issue of our govt being tone-deaf and selective to what they want to listen is infuriating.

[@Ellee0827]

Locals who do not relish the service industry are generally those who do not treat people in said industry well or perhaps accord them with the kind of respect they deserve

[@Malmaddy]

The ft indians wont mingle with local indians. Ft indians especially from north indians mix based on caste systems?

[@Userc8c]

I noticed at my company, our office pantry has one table with few chairs n a group will bring their lunch n eat together, another person came n sits further away, all from same country. Is this a caste? Strange

[@Malmaddy]

@@Userc8c could be caste system they bring from India

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@Malmaddy There was an article about this in the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in 2019 and Singaporean-Indians interviewed by SCMP said that ft Indians still practiced caste.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@Malmaddy However I don't think that's the reason why they don't mingle. Like anybody else, ft Indians will feel more at ease among their own. Ft Indians aren't the only ones who do this, a lot of other foreign groups do the same.

[@CheeSeng-c7o]

If you go to the shelters at East Coast Parkway, near to the Tanah Merah naval base, you will find the rubbish on their day off outside the dorms and you can easily pick up a thousand cans of beer and the plastic bags for the food where they sat and ate. I run in the evenings, these guys will sit and drink and talk about how great they are and then leave their beer cans of food remains under the bridge and it piles up.... and they will have BBQ on sundays under our block without bookings, get drunk, leave their litters and blast their Ah Nek music at midnight! Well not actually midnight, only 2356.... I went to tell them off and they surrounded me and talked about who is going to build our houses... as if they did not get their salaries. Its frustrating to see the MRT 70% full of them, smelling bad due to sweat sitting under the sun the whole day discussing bullshit..... have you gone to Changi beach on a Sunday for a jog? See if you can find more than 10% picnickers there that are Singaporeans that served NS to protect them so that they can screw up our country!

[@thewalk7816]

So who’s gonna build our houses? Depend on useless complain kings and queens like u? 🙄 Use ur brain more and talk less with your mouth.

[@fundays4884]

Because of complaint n competition, we progress at this face pace. Take feedback positively and review objectively, once u get into defensive mode you will never see and recognise the area for improvement

[@daisylai2991]

So much complaints here but why is the current government still in the parliament?😂

[@chenyinmei6466]

Nice communication w your wifey!

[@gotmyonu1027]

At least in Tokyo you can go to the country side..... I'm Singapore...can go to Pulau Ubin😂😂😂

[@whiz16]

locals need to to further to have peace n quiet. they just come n crowd all over the common living space like malls n parks cos they dont have a concept of their own place ( or dont have their own home like maids) keep loitering outside for no reason adding to the crowdness

[@krat0n]

True. I always go staycation in JB to get away from the crowds n bored in sg.

[@Malmaddy]

Pulau ubin also crowded

[@Skyscrapers1]

W.r.t the complaints towards foreigners that don't follow the local rules, same has been happening in Japan. I have been living in Japan for many years and now I feel that anti-foreigner opinions are gradually increasing. Japanese people tend to expect oreigners to follow their local rules and behave like how the local ppl do. But you know in reality it's difficult for tourists and expats to do so perfectly. This gap is making things worse and worse.

[@netviper]

This topic is rather sensitive esp to locals. I am a local singaporean 😀 But it is true that we should not generalise that all bad things are due to foreigners. We ourselves played a part too.

[@jasonmoo4177]

Like who rent their house if not them foreigners?

[@horusfalcon668]

they wont know one. they thought money fell from the sky . saw a lot third world mentality karens that always blame others beside themselves

[@Fakeslimshady]

Do all Singaporeans rent their house?

[@jasonmoo4177]

@@Fakeslimshady bro. want to act funny. Make better sentence next time.

[@Fakeslimshady]

@@jasonmoo4177 It's a question. Why are you ignoring it?

[@leewalker23]

I can’t imagine myself living in Singapore. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great country but I just don’t feel like home living in a country where you’re being pushed to your limits each month just to pay your rent, bills etc

[@kelvgan]

I agree and disagree. Singapore allow foreigners here due to positions Singaporeans don't accept. Not everywhere is crowded depending on timing and occasion. Imagine look at the F1 Singapore night race. 250k+ within the F1 village alone and super majority are tourists in CBD. So actually win win for Singapore

[@nickkoh8614]

Will there be a chance for you to do a video about the peak hr situation in japan? Is it true that the station staff will push commuters into the train in order for the door to close?

[@ellcb-sv3uy]

It's not that local dont want to work in those industries, it is bcoz that pay package. FT can except it bcoz they r coming here to earn $, thereafter left to their homeland when they earn enough. SG is our home, where can we go ? Recently there is a transport company hiring drivers with attractive pay package, didnt the local was attracted.

[@Userc8c]

Ghib, why not u make content about Japan Akiya (abandoned) cheap homes where foreigners bought in droves? Are locals happy n why some small towns adopted rules n regulations of their own for residents to live there, wonder why.

[@Jackkhoo01]

wow 1st time can get 2nd in your comment . Hi bro love your content.

[@wilng1299]

Stop generalising about the complaint. There are a lot true comments but the govt keeps gaslighting like this video focusing on the more extreme or shallow arguments

[@haruhi7745]

So nice and interesting topics 🌷💙🤍

[@jonasan3]

One question, why do you zoom in on your cup when your wife is talking? 😅

[@wtIUpITp1E0wMsydV19c0FUmIXvCU]

Up till now, I hardly find any videos by Japanese KZbinrs talking about the xenophobic nature of the Japanese society. Can anyone point me out to any good ones ?

[@Userc8c]

I read that it's all about face in Japan,, even if your child has mental illness or handicap they will keep them quietly at home n not letting anyone knows. There were news of Japanese family who hide their mentally challenged children at home without anyone knowing until the parents got very old n can't look after them.

[@nokiaforever1363]

I agree with u

[@dedlykuin8539]

lmao. come have rush hour in KL and JKT bro. sgpan are weak tbh

[@Eugene_es_nk]

as a Singaporean i do not hate foreigners as they contribute to Singapore Economy the foreigners need to get used to Singapore lifestyle and culture pretty fast

[@edwinpoon]

Foreigners are coming here to join the Labubu queues. You know what I mean, my fren ;)

[@EthanChua-v3p]

Singaporeans: SG is too crowded! The eventual collapse of human population upcoming in the next decade or 2 from around current 8 billion to perhaps 2,3 or 4 billion: Hold on, let me cook Ngl, ppl are really thinking too short term than long term.

[@melodymngsh8100]

R u willing to pay 1.5 times the taxes if we reduce population by 2/3? R u willing to take less pay to attract economic investments bc if business dun survive neither can ur job survive? R u willing to be in healthcare or 24/7 services when our population drop n we need pple for these sectors?

[@EthanChua-v3p]

@@melodymngsh8100 If it ensures that the human population as a specie can survive for the next thousands of generations for greater achievements, then yes.

[@crestz1]

lol if we're sustaining the population while being unhappy doing it, then are we really living?

[@Userc8c]

He should not look at the jobs that Singaporeans DON'T WANT TO DO, instead look at the jobs that Singaporeans WANT TO DO BUT TAKEN BY FOREIGNERS.

[@markshen3280]

Hey, Ghib OJISAN. Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR has more than 8,000,000 population, MORE than Singapore 🇸🇬!

[@zylanfu7217]

Please understand that Hong Kong is at least 50% bigger than Singapore in land space. Their population is around 7 millions, not 8 millions.

[@zerase84]

but sg population density is still higher than hk.

[@garfieldandfriends1]

@@zylanfu7217 Interesting but I'm not sure if Hong Kong has more usable/urban land space than Singapore since a good part of Hong Kong land are mountain terrains.

[@ottomantaiga8118]

Equally crammed

[@nicholasljk]

Your argument about jobs is flawed. No singaporean has flared up about foreigners stealing service line jobs. It’s the PMET jobs. The culture singaporeans are brought up, expecting to enter PMET only to be met with foreigner taking away their jobs due to their own country men protecting their own. I suggest you research deeper on this topic

[@onefrog8023]

Suddenly... the cup started talking....😂

[@desmondkwang5945]

I like the humour in the video

[@TheARMYROCK]

Recently, when I returned to my hometown of Tokyo, it seemed to have gotten worse. The number of foreign tourists has increased so much that it's obvious they're wandering aimlessly all over the streets. If the city functioned more effectively as an ecosystem, we could avoid the miserable sight of tourists wandering around everywhere. The only positive thing is that Japanese people have plenty of opportunities to practice speaking English. If we want to talk to tourists, we can practice English all day long...

[@jwcas318]

You guys too young to experience the 90s when Singapore is really clean and not crowded at all. When you increase the population density, it will become crowded and dirty naturally. And it will become less comfortable for everyone. For example PMDs, just a few inconsiderate people will make the pavement hell for everyone. We can't just keep pumping in more people into a finite space. We dont want to become another Hong Kong or Tokyo. 😢😢😢

[@thewalk7816]

Not true, Im born in the 60s, Singapore is definitely much cleaner now than in the 90s.

[@clementihammock7572]

Is like that, bobian eh lah. What to do. 😇🤭

[@callananddahlia]

I don’t dislike foreigners. Welcome to our country. ❤

[@ylein6508]

In Singapore i know roughly when I can get home though. Here in Australia, trains can get cancelled, buses can get cancelled and sometimes even stuck at the station with no info on what’s happening.

[@Sgscouser]

If we were to argue over the points , show us the numbers. However , the govt refused to provide the figures.

[@Wheelietraveler]

It happens in Finance and Tech in terms of jobs.

[@dragonsen36]

London is far worst ! British people are also blaming foreigners taking their jobs.

[@ongdavid4896]

Personally, I think this is common problem of developed countries, due to greying population. If you have 3.5 millions of local young working adults who is willing to do any jobs, then we need not to expand the population. But look at locals age combination. Old retiree + Kids + schooling children/teenage, how many actual working adults left? If we do not welcome/have foreigners coming in, how to fill up all the job gaps? More problems when our locals choose jobs, takes things for granted, and not "producing enough next generation....How Singapore going to be sustainable? I guess we all have to think, accept, and embrace things at a greater whole and higher perspectives, instead of just own comfort zones and self centeredness. By the way, just in case some of you are curious, I am born and breed local Singaporean. (Travelled across Asia Pacific a lot and still love Singapore the most)

[@sleepyheadz]

It is quite bizarre to consider that the decisions and policies that affects millions of people lies in the hands of a few people who love similating with numbers who call themselves economists.

[@ongdavid4896]

@@sleepyheadz Hmm,,,

[@Hakushakuke]

Ghib, you want to speak on behalf of the indians? Singapore is overrun with them. I rarely see foreigners of other ethnicity.

[@jtan4213]

20 years ago it was the Chinese from China. Now they don't even want to come Sg so govt look for Indians

[@KJ-rl8rz]

Dependants too

[@whiz16]

@KJ-rl8rz the dependants are the worst since they are always 2-3 elderly parents+1 uneducated wife for 1-2 kid the guy produce. its a bad deal

[@TheReiz88]

You touched a raw nerve in this video Ghib…this topic has 2 camps since early days.

[@HiroSuteda]

❤

[@sujaniaslam2428]

Hi Ghib,, i lived in Japan for more than 10 years,, if i compare it to Singapore,,, it is more relaxing here,,, to airport is only 30 min,, i cant imagine myself living in jakarta,, the traffic jam,, so for me Singapore is the Best la,, cant wait to try your udon Ghib,,, i like udon,, All the Best,, Huat Ah,, 😅👍😎

[@zerase84]

Keen to know why you found sg more relaxing? There is no natural onsen, no seasons, no golden week, no disneyland, no farms, no country side, no free roaming deers, no unesco temples no mt fuji to climb. sg is nothing more than farming money city which similiar to HK. Oh and monorail from tokyo to haneda airport also 30 mins.

[@sujaniaslam2428]

@@zerase84 ,, well i lived in japan for 10 years lah,,, everything is so crowded too there,, in SG everything is near i can go to jakarta to cut my hair and do massage and do shoping n hangout with friends in japan its far everywhere,, but ofcourse lah i love japan too i consider its my furusato when i go back for my eijyuken extention,, nihon mo daisuki yo dakedo sumu no ga singaporu no ho ga benri desu hehe,, i love both ,,

[@mikemainer3009]

Sorry, but spending over 5000USD a month to live in a high rise urban jungle is not my idea of a must live destination. To say the least this video is sheer propaganda that glosses over the problems of living in such such an overly urbanized hell.

[@queenlip6152]

'hell' is exactly the opposite of how many foreigners staying there would describe Singapore! 😂 You obviously are spreading 'propaganda'.! 😅🤭😁

[@ianstreet5724]

​@queenlip6152 you are suffering from both confirmation bias and selection bias, I'm afraid. Naturally, the population you are attempting to speak for (foreigners who choose to live in SG) would mostly have to justify their choice to come to SG by describing it positively. A sample size of a few million SG-dwelling foreigners in a world population of billions is meaningless. Objectively, the data tell you all you need to know: SG is one of the most densely populated nations on earth and objectively, therefore, is an overly-urbanised hell.

[@GongQianwenBellaYiss-ec7qs]

Kind of have to agree to some extent but it depends on which area you are living though. I mean if you are living near Orchard Road or any other shopping district it is natural for it to be crowded all the time:/

[@chenyinmei6466]

Take local wife..thumbs up! Hahaha😂

[@fayea78]

Um. River valley is not heartlands leh.

[@sleepyheadz]

It's close enough to Queenstown lor

[@View_your_channel]

foreigner want to come pls bring more money if not pls stay at own country!!!

[@Userc8c]

At 3:35, Ghib hinting he's opening his F&B soon. Following Uncle Roger eh?!

[@tth67max]

Target 10M soon ...Spore is becoming a United Nations ! A 1st World country but with 3rd World Services and standards ! It means more money 🤑 for theirs pockets! Everywhere is crowded! Property and things start getting expensive! Most suitable High paying Jobs geting more competitive ! While most ministers/MP can retired with Swiss standards of Livings! Most Singaporean is already treated a 2nd class citizens and work until U see the coffin! That Y that ah Soo! said can pkt up and leave if not happy!😢

[@AmericaChavez17]

And yet why do we have low birth rates?

[@Aidanhatessquan]

Expats and non-citizens come to Singapore regularly and makes up for a large part of the population

[@Dhanie-nf1jz]

Idk, But the reporduction rate is so low but malays are leading but still not 2.1

[@zylanfu7217]

Because our BTO are built smaller and smaller as government said small family don't need so much space. Nowdays people hack down new BTO walls for bigger room space, but rarely people hack down a resale unit wall because that's the standard and correct size for a family to stay and live comfortably.

[@Fakeslimshady]

Getting more and more political now Ghib

[@bennettan4245]

SG like a heatwave oven. U like the sauna weather here? I hate it. If I have my way and I am wealthy, I would relinquish my Singaporean passport and migrate to ROC Taiwan, a homogeneous and truly Chinese country

[@bennettan4245]

@@kageyamareijikun Don't worry, China will not start a physical war with Taiwan. China has other external unfriendly forces to take care off. China and Taiwan are of the same breed and blood.