MY THOUGHTS ON BEING CALLED ANG MOH! | SINGAPORE EXPAT Q&A

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Thanks for watching guys! 🙏🏼 How 3 years can fly by eh?! 😯 Remember to LIKE the video and SUBSCRIBE if you're new here! Want to leave you with these three questions, comment your answers below!: 1. If you work in Singapore, do you find it’s long hours and stressful? 2. Would you come to a meetup? 3. When did you discover my videos? ☺️

[@kamikazeman]

1. Depends on which line or industry you're in. Office hours are generally longer than elsewhere. As for it being stressful, nope if you're doing what you love. 2. Yes I would love too 3. Showed up on my suggested list couple of months back. Liked and subbed immediately.

[@TattoosLovers]

Georgia Caney Just forgot about people who are jealous and stay here in SG & Enjoy Yourself lol.

[@TattoosLovers]

Georgia Caney long hours and stressful yup , come to a meet up hell yeah 100% i will lol , couple month ago while i was watching something esle lol.

[@TattoosLovers]

Georgia Caney when you were in the uk i started watching your channel lol.

[@EssyJoy]

1. I don't work but I study at uni in Singapore and it is stressful :( 2. Yes I totally would! 3. It popped up on my sidebar for suggested when I was watching another Singapore related video! I liked your videos and you seemed really lovely and I was surprised to find out that you were here in Singapore too! So i subscribed :-)

[@resurrector]

Ang Moh is just a description for Caucasians. It’s a direct translation from hokkien (dialect). It is not meant to be derogatory.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@phoonjzc]

ang mo stands for "red hair" literally. adopted from colonial era

[@blackhorse7553]

Bryan Wee ...just like we are called yellow skin. This is no offence at all👍

[@phoonjzc]

WrongTurn because they had reddish brown hair.

[@hubrismaxim]

It's a racist term. It's mostly used is derogatory. It's extremely offensive.

[@peterpan295]

I used to work in Singapore from 2003 to 2007. I must say that the singlish used is so interesting at the work place. I was called "Ang Mor" too and was told that it translated to "White person". I notice most singlish are just abbreviations or slang that Singaporean used without offending anyone. I had a lovely time working there and made multi local friends. Hello to my "Kakis" from Canada!! "Kakis" means buddies.....

[@SuccessforLifester]

Peter Pan yeah and actually so many locals like blonde. Noticed how many locals like to dye their hair to look like a red haired ang moh?

[@temperateortropical161]

Kaki literally means leg in Malay, but is used to mean buddies. Also used when looking for people to play mahjong, which is played on a square table.

[@MrPrincendrew]

I think Ang Moh is not necessarily derogatory nor is it categorizing all white people as one race. It could be seen as a singlish substitute for "Caucasian" or when we refer to white-people in general. It is similar to how Westerners will use "Asian" to describe people with yellow/brown skin with black hair, which doesn't really mean they are being disrespectful or ignorant for categorizing all Asian as one race. That being said, I understand why you would feel that it is derogatory if people were to say "stupid ang moh", as I think it would sound equally disrespectful if someone were to call us "stupid Asian".

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Thanks for sharing your views! Totally, I get what you mean but it’s more the stereotypes people associate with it. E.g it annoys me when people say ‘all Asians are’ this or that because it’s a huge generalisation, which is how I feel about the Ang moh thing. Anyway appreciate your two cents!😊

[@hubrismaxim]

Except not all Westerners use the term "Asian" the way you describe. Ang Moh is a completely racist term. It seems absurd to deny that.

[@virtualheadachez]

Except not all Asians use the term "Angmo" the way you describe. Asian is a completely racist term. It seems absurd to deny that.

[@zaczhuo6438]

sometimes people do say, "wah, that angmoh is so beautiful". for us, its just a substitute for "caucasian". i do agree its stereotyping, however its just the way we use it since we are young, the meaning became more like caucasian or white people. not specifically british / english. categorising can be offensive, depending on its context and usage. "eh you american!" can also be offensive and racist. really depends on how people use it.

[@mikicerise6250]

Linguist here. 😉 Words become derogatory, neutral or affectionate based on how they are predominantly used in a speaking community. If a designator is usually used by people meaning to insult the people they are describing, it will become associated with that intent and take on an insulting character by itself. For example see the difference in the way 'negro' has evolved in English and Spanish. In English it was used mostly in contexts where black people were being insulted, and so it became derogatory for English speakers. Indeed, they cycled through several words for black people as every new neutral word they devised ended up being used mostly in derogatory contexts until it became inextricably connected to derogatory intent. In Spanish, however, negro is commonly used neutrally and affectionately, not only negatively, and so it remained neutral. Partly this is cultural. In Anglosaxon culture it may be seen as dehumanising to refer to people by their features, whereas in Hispanic culture it may actually be seen in the opposite way, as humanising. If angmo is usually used to poke fun or insult, it will inevitably become an epithet, regardless of its origins, as it will become associated with the context in which it is normally used.

[@RainSunRain]

Hi Gerogia I'm a Singaporean, and what I would say is that it is a term that has been passed down from our parents and very commonly used. People don't put much thought into the term and most people certainly don't mean to be offensive. I personally use the term sometimes but by no means meant to be derogatory, but hearing from your POV I can see how it might be seen as such. I'm in no means trying to tell you that you should not be offended by it, but just letting you know the perspective from a Singaporean. I'm glad I watched your video, so I would be more mindful when I use the term in future.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Appreciate you sharing your thoughts! Totally, that’s all I wanted to do really was to share a different POV, but ultimately it’s up to you guys if you use it or not. Just food for thought!😌

[@RainSunRain]

It's great that you're sharing your perspective! I think most Singaporeans are unaware that it might be offensive and will certainly try not to use the term if they knew. Apologies that you have to go through those mean articles and comments, but I assure you that most Singaporeans are very friendly and welcoming! Hope you have a wonderful and memorable experience in Singapore

[@ssassssssssssssa]

Ang Moh is just a hokkien term we give for Caucasian people. Singaporeans or any person in Asia you hear this term from don't actually mean anything degrading~~ :) Also, we use Ang Moh cause it's just our dialect (Hokkien) and I don't think we have another term in Hokkien. It's just a very native term. Singaporeans use Ang Moh cause it's easily understandable between us that we mean nothing more than just "Caucasian". It's like if I tell my friend "This Ang Moh very pretty". We don't know the country you originated from, so we just use the term "Ang Moh".

[@micheloving]

Its a complement actually considering most locals are second class citizens .

[@BlackKnight_999]

I think the spectrum of people which we singaporeans used the term ang moh on... is super wide... basically the whole of europe, all of north america and most of south america.... and part of arabic descent like Mediterranean people... we would just call them ang moh for convenient sake.... heck I am quite sure some african american who spoke american english are referred as ang moh... so really we dun mean anything rude or disrespectful of it... I even met a couple of Caucasian guys who live in singapore referred to themselves as ang moh...

[@henryettoit897]

angmoh is just a slang term for white person.

[@hanriktan]

"ang moh" in Hokkien means "red hair".. this "nickname" was given probably due to the fact during the British colony, most British or westerners are covered with red hair on their hand, body and even hair... the more insulting part is this "ang mo kui" means "red hair devil"

[@RonLarhz]

hanrik tan That's the past. Now it just a slang for whites.

[@Splashhhh]

Yea exactly I am not sure what’s offensive of that

[@henryettoit897]

no you uninformed person, the racist term would be GWAILO. NOT """angmoh"" or """laowai""". Stop being offended at everything

[@samuelvimes1]

Henry Ettoit nope. Most Singaporeans use it without malice or thru ignorance but its definitely racist in nature. The English equivalent would be a white guy calling every yellow skin person he see's as a chinaman, regardless of race or nationality.

[@jacksontech1]

hey Georgia, don't go back! Ignore those hurtful comments, you are one of my fav youtube personalities! So please stay !

[@fatimahbinhalimah3033]

Ang moh is just a term for blonde for the Chinese who can't speak English back in Colonial Singapore. The story back then was the Chinese labourers needed a way to address their colonial bosses back in the day and one of the translators translate "Blonde" as "Ang Moh" so the term sticks and everyone begin using it. Same for Chinese being called Tiong kok kia (中国仔), huan nar and ah neh...

[@MrPrincendrew]

I first stumbled upon your video when you announced you were moving to Singapore and have been following you since then as I think it is really cool to get a perspective of how foreigners see Singapore. What's even better is that you started doing more Singaporean-related videos which I absolute love and that's when I began subscribing to your channel! I also started noticing other expats-youtubers in Singapore following your footsteps which is awesome! Thanks for loving Singapore and taking the extra step to get to know our culture! I really appreciate the level of dedication and effort put in to making these videos with so much local flavour and it's amazing how you did it with a full time job! I sometimes think we Singaporeans don't deserve so much love for Singapore from you! Not looking forward to the day when you gotta move back to the UK and stop doing these videos as often..but you have become like a "friend" to me that I know I will continue to follow your journey anywhere in the world! Keep making videos:)

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Oh my goodness this was so sweet haha thank you for such a lovely comment! I really do hope you guys stick around, feel like we’ve created a little family now!😊 Appreciate you all so much for watching!

[@a9ud]

10:51 to the topic

[@La-PetitMort]

Time saver! Thank you

[@hikingphil]

Been watching your channel for over 1 year now, and as a fan of all things Singapore, I enjoy your insight as a non Singaporean. Keep up the great work!

[@fel2408]

it makes me so happy to watch your videos because you seem to like singapore a lot!!! makes me a proud singaporean HAHA and it tells us more about the perspectives people who weren’t born in singapore have HAHAA YES IT’S JUST REALLY INTERESTING

[@GeorgiaCaney]

I do I doo!😊 Awr I’m glad you enjoy them, thanks so much for watching!

[@esp320]

People are mad for a 7-11 video?? That’s crazy!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Yupp :(

[@RonLarhz]

Uh....It's just pride. She dun like being called ang moh but say we drink paint(soya bean drink). Is all entertainment at the end of the day. Y so serious.

[@devinwwt]

Lol I was wondering how could ppl be possibly mad at a video about 7-11 drinks.

[@muhammadhasif7406]

Hi Georgia. Don't be affected by those who get butt hurt over drinks. I'm singaporean and i don't necessarily like all the drinks in your video. It's just a matter of taste! I hope you continue making very entertaining videos!Cheers!!!!

[@emilyding3175]

thank you for sharing your thoughts on being called angmoh! I just came across your videos recently since I moved from SG to the US for college and was missing home and looked up a bunch of Singaporean KZbinrs! I love how you clarified that not all white people are the same, just like how not all asian people are the same, and we shouldn't be using such over-generalized labels to refer to people, because I've come across too many similar situations here in the US of people referring to asians in the same way that singaporeans refer to angmohs. More people need to be enlightened!!

[@AppleMacGeek]

I'm the opposite: I'm a Singaporean and have loved living overseas for the last 30 years in New York City, partly because of the cold weather; to the point that native New Yorkers think I'm nuts. The summers here used to be just as bad as Singapore but it has surprisingly gotten cooler in the last decade or so.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Amazing! I’d love to live in New York for a little while!

[@AppleMacGeek]

Yeah, it's been a hoot these past 3 decades and counting in “Noo Yawk” City. I’ve been here through its ups and downs, weathering them along with my fellow New Yorkers. I still find it amazing that just the city itself is more densely populated than Singapore. More often than not. I get a feeling that there's so much to see/do/experience but there's just not enough time. What I find most exhilarating is that kookiness is considered “normal” and acceptable so long as you're not hurting anybody else and nobody gawks at you if you’re different in any way. I've sat at sidewalk cafés and watched major international movie stars living their lives and walking on by, going about their daily routines outside of a movie set. I've been an extra in an indie movie. I’ve worked in a major Wall Street brokerage house and been on the trading floors where not only immense sums of money change hands hourly but also where Tom Hanks filmed his “Master of the Universe” scene in “The Bonfire of the Vanities”. I've also been here during its two major terrorist disasters in 1993 and 2001, not to mention when three airliners crashed within or after having just left it (American Airlines, Swissair and US Airways). There's always something new to look forward to in New York City, not to mention the delightful four distinct seasons of the year that make it so different from Singapore!

[@flyhi2773]

Only just started following, think curiosity just made me look for things on Singapore. I have looked before but ended up watching one video after another here. I rather liked them. Bring back memories. Used to live just off Dover Road near Clementi and I LOVED Singapore. I mean, I just went from country to country and it was just nice to find pretty much everyone spoke English, great public transport, fantastically safe, great food, compared to other places like South America with next to no public transport, horribly high crime rates, chronic poverty, everything in Spanish, it was just heaven. Wouldn't surprise me if you miss it when the day comes to leave.

[@keylia000]

i personally think its a racial descriptor that shouldnt have any offense meant towards it. Often describing someones race is associated with racism which it isnt.

[@clairenuttall2093]

Hi, So responding to your questions...... I have only been watching your videos for around a month now. My husband and I moved to Singapore in April and have found your videos almost eased the transition. Your honest opinions and humor are bang on. I would definitely make every effort to come to a meet up!

[@gracieema5817]

im singaporean and watching your videos really makes me happy because im so glad to see that someone from the other side of the world can come all the way here and try her best to appreciate everything that our country has to offer! keep the negativity out of thought and continue being who you are

[@leishagreenleaf833]

Georgia I can’t believe it’s been three years! Always love your posts 😘

[@rigelandreazabala3991]

I started watching like 3 months ago after coming back from Singapore for vacation. i love your videos.

[@karenwong1289]

Hi Georgia, I love your channel. I JUST started watching it and find it insightful to see how other cultures view Singapore and Singaporeanisms. Thanks for your frank comments. It helps us Singaporeans be more self-aware!

[@limxuanting4632]

nobody will ever say 'ang moh' straight to you because we think westerners find it offensive or wouldn't understand it, so you'd only hear it when someone is actually being rude. but among local singaporeans, 'ang moh' is pretty much the only word we use to mention caucasians and it has a neutral connotation.

[@Winterhowlr]

YOU LOOK GOOD WITHOUT YOUR GLASSES !! There's nothing to be sorry about ! I've been watching since you just move over.

[@thomaslee6534]

If you are feeling adventurous you should try frog leg porridge. It actually taste pretty good, texture is kind of like a really muscular chicken.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Haha oh my goodness not sure about that one. Then again maybe I should take my own advice about trying before judging!

[@henryettoit897]

it tastes like really tender chicken, really good

[@seanlai7739]

yea its really nice. Promise it really taste like chicken!

[@beebeeboob]

yaaas go try it!!! i like the one at G7 Sin Ma heh

[@RonLarhz]

Actually stiry fry frog leg in spring onion is better.

[@nawwk79]

Hi Georgia, 1. I'm a Singaporean working here, i think work life here is quite balanced. After listening to what my Koreans friends go through in terms of work, i think Singapore's alright. 2. Yes, i would come for a meetup session. 3. I started watching your videos since Feb, just stumbled upon your channel.

[@kwpf]

The term "Ang Moh" is generally used to refer to Caucasian. I think our grandparents' generation and perhaps generations earlier did not learn the proper term for Caucasian. Few people were educated in those days. So they called the Caucasian based on their most obvious physical attribute: by the colour of their hair. "Ang Moh" literally translates to "Red Hair", and it also refers to golden hair too.

[@Nieuwebinnenweg]

Hi Georgia! I love watching your videos. I came across your channel at the end of last year (when I heard we were moving to SIngapore). Since arriving here on Dec 31 it learned me a lot (and they are fun to watch). I definitely vote YAY for the meetup!

[@Esitfee]

Angmoh is not a derogatory term actually. It’s like how in Bali locals call caucasians ‘Bule’ it’s just a term

[@jerrychua2119]

Georgia enjoy your stay here in Sg your presence + contributions are much appreciated blessings Jerry

[@clarayann86]

Hi Georgia, I've been watching your videos for a awhile now and I really enjoy them! I'm a Singaporean married to a British living in sg, and in quite a funny roundabout way, your videos help me better understand my husband's views on certain Singaporean ways. Usually, he doesn't make too much effort articulating his views over day to day things, and would sometimes not think to bring up the 'minor' little experiences he comes across. But when watching your vids, I pause it here and there to ask him if he feels the same way as you do about things. Sometimes we even launch into full on discussions about the differences in ways of life in sg and the uk, taking it further to talk about the mindsets behind why we do things the way we do in both countries. It's interesting how a person I've never personally met, can open paths of communication between my husband and I to discuss views we would otherwise not think to converse about. I will definately go to your meet up if you do decide to have one :) Oh, and to answer your question, I have previously worked in the UK and that was pretty much a 9 to 5 job doing exactly the same job as I do now in Singapore. But over here, it's looking more towards 9am to 10pm :P

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Oh that’s awesome! So cool that it’s opened up conversation between you both- thanks for sharing that with me.😊 Awr yeah it really feels like a typical 9-5 here is more like 8-10 😔. Thanks for watching and hope to meet you soon, I’ll work on that meet up idea haha!

[@frankiechong3819]

That’s awesome you do the ten step Korean skincare routine! Your skin looks really healthy. More people around the world need to know about how beneficial this routine is.

[@FloppyDoodle1233]

PLEASE STAY ! We Welcome you and would love for you to stay!! Ignore the haters! You have more supporters than haters! YES TO THE MEET UP!

[@hanriktan]

just ignore those who gave negative remarks

[@biancegal]

Always looking forward to your videos. You are so positive and optimistic which is what is lacking in our society today. And yes.. please do a meetup. 🙂

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Yay thank youu!😊

[@AlletsTan]

Singaporean here. Most of us use the term “ang moh” without bad intentions. I guess it is just a habit of ours when identifying someone or when referring to someone. We call our fellow Singaporeans often by our races like “that Malay guy” or “that Chinese girl”. So “ang moh” is just how we refer to to westerners. This may be seemed racist to some who are not used to the culture here but we usually don’t have any bad intention to bring in the race, just a way we refer to a person. I usually do it when I don’t remember a person’s name, like “That Chinese guy was with me yesterday” :X

[@Ranger629]

Actually, you can't really talk 'bout general categorization within Singapore. I'm currently taking a module in my Uni, we are learning about the categorization of Chinese in Singapore. The Chinese, Malay, Indian, Caucasians who have been living in Singapore since the early 60s-70s have been categorized together by our government. I wouldn't be surprised if locals tend to categorize other people together too. When the law was set back then, the government did not know what to do with all the races/ethnicity around Singapore. Hence, they came up with an idea to simply label everyone by a general term. The Chinese (Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka, Cantonese, etc.) were labelled as Chinese, the Malay (Indonesia, Malaysia, Arabia, etc.) as Malay, the Indians (North India, South India, Bangladesh, etc.) as Indian, and the Caucasians (America, UK, Australia, Germany, etc.) as Caucasians. Hence, for Singaporeans to generalize all Caucasians together as "angmoh " or Caucasians aren't uncommon. Considering we have been generalized first, so it can be almost said that this was the wrong move made by Singapore years ago and the repercussion can be only seen now. As after the internet was created, planes were cheaper, etc. has allowed Singaporeans to come to a realization that there are more to just general terms out there. Such examples could be like; calling South African as Africans can be offensive, and a Caucasian from America as European, etc. This is a ripple effect that was kind of put in motion since the early 60s. Note: I'm not making excuses to call Caucasians angmoh, I'm talking 'bout the term generalization.

[@ryanpamudji9908]

I agree humidity really helps with dry skin. My son has eczema. He gets rashes and itch. Last time we were in Singapore, we noticed his skin cleared up all of the sudden. When we returned home to Australia, the eczema was back.

[@mujimango78]

Hi Georgia! I found your channel and videos before you came to Singapore but have only been watching your videos when you came here! :)

[@wnose]

Georgia, see how long an average Singaporean can hold a gaze with you - eye to eye. You'll mostly find people quickly glancing away after 5 seconds, since it's considered to be confrontational. I left Singapore when I was 16 and it took me over a decade to learn how to look at someone in the eye.

[@KK-ze7xu]

Can you make a video on how your squeeze out your blackheads? What is the technique you use?

[@robinkoh444]

Ang Moh was used in the past to describe white people with red hair (Ginger?) which evolved to become the word to use to describe a Caucasian person regardless of a blond, brunette or ginger. I think Ang Moh is not as offensive as "Gwai Lou" a term used in Hong Kong because that term literally means Ghost Fellow, which seems more derogatory. Caucasians on the other hand seems to be ignorant at times too, categorizing all Asians as Asians despite Asia being a very diverse Continent with many different cultures, ethnicities, languages etc

[@cheyenne832]

for me angmoh is a term used to describe Caucasians? Like the generalisation thing doesnt make sense because then calling people Asians would also mean theyre generalising which I feel is kinda an overreaction?

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Thanks for sharing! I think it’s more the stereotypes around the word ang moh which I dislike. In the same way if someone says ‘all are Asians are...’ it would sound ignorant right? Just something to ponder, thanks for engaging in the convo!

[@cheyenne832]

of course, if someone says all ang mohs / caucasians / asians or anyone are ___ then that would be racist and rude and ignorant. but i think if any racial term is used to classify a group of people then it isnt derogatory. ang moh is used to describe white people or people of western culture in hokkien. likewise if someone refers to me as a chinita i personally wouldnt mind unless i know that theyre using it in a way to be racist or rude. if you personally find it insulting then I guess you can just tell the people who refer to you as ang moh to not? thanks for your videos anyways

[@raymondkong894]

Hahaha, sometimes racial terminologies can be a minefield. I'm a Malaysian in Ireland right now and calling an Irishman English would be considered an insult here

[@yilianglow5101]

we have a slang term for every race, i think pretty normal, i use angmoh all the time if im talking in chinese( almost 70% is singlish) . but i would never use angmoh when im speaking english, i'll usually use Caucasian/british in that case.

[@bugbuster1999]

Ang Moh is an archaic Hokien expression for "foreigners" in the 17th century. "Ang" is red and "Moh" means hair. To the extent that it was used in an era when the majority of Chinese had not seen Caucasian people before, it was a condescending expression in the same manner as the expressions Brits had for foreigners. It is archaic in the sense that it has fallen out of favour in Hokien or Taiwan vernacular and is only more commonly heard in Singapore or Malaysia. It is considered derogatory only in the same sense as when some Singaporeans might feel offended to be called "black hair" and nothing else.

[@wakaoeh]

I started watching your videos after you moved to Singapore. I find that the replies that you've given in your videos are usually very comprehensive. Anyway, if you've ever had bad experiences being labelled as an "ang moh", just forget the bad experience(s) when you go to sleep. When you awake the next morning, the bad experience doesn't come to mind. That's what I do personally, to relieve myself of this unnecessary mental suffering. In hindsight, usually I don't even remember bad experiences I've had had just a week ago. Cheer up.

[@shanidw]

100% agree about the weather. Winter is so depressing and so is the often mucky, grey snow. I'd rather be too warm yet uplifted by the sun and blue skies in Singapore than too cold and blue to function.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Yes yes yessss! ☀️

[@boltshippudden6778]

yeah! no glasses :) happy 3 years - keep sharing and vlogging ur experiences. GEORGIA MEETUP - YES PLEASE

[@dskw9027]

I started watching after you came to Singapore! not sure if its weird but I like to watch people talk about singapore, my own country lol. Really enjoying seeing your perspective on a country which I have lived all my life.

[@razukachain]

I started watching when you were working in Singapore and vlogging!! Love ur hauls from ezbuy etc!

[@ronaldhee6608]

Hi! To my surprise I have indeed been following you for three years! Congrats on the milestone. This is my very, very first KZbin comment so please be gentle ... In all honesty, I have found a few of your posts slightly inaccurate and slightly whiny. But, hey, that's your opinion, which by and large, helps locals like me see myself the way an outsider sees us. The rest of the time, your posts have been a delight. So ... please don't leave. Please stay a while. Even consider setting up roots here. Ignore the trolls. The day you leave, I reckon my quirky country becomes a little less delightful. All the best!

[@MengLeeLim]

Ang Moh is NOT an offensive word. It is a Hokkien (a Chinese dialect) word meaning RED HAIR. This is NO different from how Caucasians labelled us as ASIANS. We do NOT label WHITE race as WESTERNERS because there are WHITE people in Australia, New Zealand and Russia. Even those from Middle East looks like Westerners EXCEPT their BLACK HAIR. However, if you labelled AFRICANS as BLACK, they find it OFFENSIVE. Therefore, it is the same if I were labelled as ASIANS because I am CHINESE (RACE) or if Westerners label me as CHINESE (Nationality). Because of IGNORANCE, we DO and SAY things that sounds offensive to others. Being Hokkien we label with the word KID at the end. Eg. SIAM KIA (THAI KID), HUAN KIA (MUSLIM KID), ANG MOH KIA (RED HAIR KID) NOT for the purpose of INSULT, but to say they are being YOUNG and ENERGETIC. However, FILIPINOS WOULD LOVE to be labelled as ASIANS and they find it OFFENSIVE being called FILIPINOS because it is USUALLY being associated with MAIDS and SAILORS.

[@shirleyong1742]

I love your hat/cap?! and I love your frank and honest views! Keep going Georgia! 🌸

[@BohdanMelnychuk]

Started watching a few days back. I have got interested in Singapore because of playing Geoguessr. The unique easy to recognise from the first glance of the Google Street View provided country definitely drew my attention and I've decided to both learn it better for the game purposes and to potentially visit it (hard to say whether I would like to move, the biggest downfactor seems to be the climate, here in Ukraine I am miserable at summers and to have it all the year round might be tough). I have learned quite a lot from the videos in this short while so thank you for the good content 😊

[@ruths.5544]

I wished we had free healthcare here too :( And please ignore those people who tell you to leave SG. You've been extremely open to the culture here and always put things in perspective. So thanks!

[@jeremykhoo5194]

Ruth S. Interesting the British people have been complaining about their free and inefficient healthcare system for years. I would rather pay and get better healthcare than risk my health.

[@asherang7]

Out public transport got efficiency V Haste II but no mending.

[@ernestwyatt5498]

Hi Georgia! I am a Singaporean living in the UK for the past 4 years (going into my 5th year in September) and I find your videos very interesting. Living in the UK for several years and understanding how you as a British national (or any other non-Singaporean) views Singapore has allowed me to appreciate Singapore a lot more, which as you said, the warm weather, public transport etc. Work culture/hours wise, although I put in 50-60 hours a week, I find my hours here are shorter than comparable industry in Singapore (management consulting). You view on being called "ang moh" is very similar to mine being the "Asian guy" here in London. As much as I dislike being called the "Asian", which as you said feels being reduce to one's race, it's quite a reality when one is a racial minority in a country. I am heartened you do know that "Asian" is such a poor description in a sense it lumps all the nationalities of Thai, Vietnamese, Korean etc. into one homogeneous group. However as you said, there will be people who are ignorant, and here in London it is still quite common for me to be reduced to that "Asian person" by some "ignorant" British or other "ang mohs". I guess we have to be patient to correct people and hope it gets better in the future. Will be looking forward to more of your videos!

[@paganiniwannabe]

I started watching just maybe half a year ago. Love your videos!!!

[@martynshaw]

Hi Georgia, answering your question my wife and I started watching as you started your Singapore adventure, as we were researching whether to make a similar move! We moved to Singapore from Sydney in Dec 16. As you mentioned you get negative comments I just wanted to let you know your videos helped us massively in deciding to make the move, so firstly a big thankyou for that, but also strange to hear locals getting offended - If you helped convince us to move here then you can’t have been very negative. 🤷‍♂️

[@lendltan6479]

I understand it can be frustrating when you see the term 'angmoh' used in a derogatory manner, and surely that would lead to the apprehension of the term itself. However, like many people have pointed out, the word 'angmoh' is literally just another Singlish term that's used very often in Singapore, in this case, to refer to a caucasian person. Any word can be used in a nice manner and a derogatory manner. If you read someone making the following comment: "Wa this stupid angmoh come here and steal our job, go away la" it certainly doesn't feel good. But you can easily switch the term angmoh with caucasian like "wa this stupid caucasian come here and steal our job, go away la" and essentially there's no difference. It's just that we won't actually bother with using the word caucasian just like how we'd say 'jialat' over 'terrible', 'cheem' over 'difficult, or 'lobang' over 'a good opportunity/deal'. My point is, angmoh is just a singlish term used to refer to white people like any other singlish terms. Sure it's ignorant to categorise all white people together, but it's no different from what you mentioned yourself, when Asians are all categorised together by westerners. It really depends on the context. We'll often use angmoh is regular conversation if we ever need to refer to caucasians. For example: "Wa yesterday my angmoh colleague brought this chocolate from Belgium, damn nice sia!" or "Eh i just met this ang moh guy from London yesterday. He's damn cute la!" Hope this helps clear up your perception over the term angmoh.

[@tubbyranger]

Please don't get offended by singaporeans calling you ang mo! I do agree that if taken literally (red hair), it does sound quite racist and stereotyping. But I guess we have all grown up in this multiracial and multicultural society, and kinda learnt (or trained since young) to be more tolerant towards jokes about our races and stereotypes. Eg. Chinese have their asian squats and cheapness, malays have their relac-one-corner and guitar-playing, indians got their accents and curry, etc. We rarely get offended unless the person is highly sensitive and you will observe these jokes being thrown around and laughed about, when a big group of singaporeans hang out. Unfortunately, and ironically, our tolerance towards racist banter has made us highly insensitive at times. In any case, trust me when I say that not all singaporeans use the word ang mo in a derogatory way. Btw, I'm a huge fan and hope to attend a meetup someday!

[@resurrector]

Can visit pharmacist in Guardian or Unity for medication. There is 11 public holidays.

[@chenlianghe]

There will always be "good" & "bad" people... in any country... Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@singaporestrayan6384]

Angmoh isn't at all meant to be used negatively, to be honest my friends and I have many caucasian friends be it American, Aussie, etc. We sometimes refer to them as our angmoh friends. If it were a negative term, I doubt it would've been used in such a context 😂 Angmoh is also used to refer to English as a language, like "my friend speaks more angmoh than mandarin" for example. I guess sometimes used as a "safe" way to describe caucasians when we're not sure where they're from and such?

[@orionsquare]

I am a Singaporean living in the UK and hear Brits also say "if you don't like this or that, go home". I think that kind of attitude is the same all over the world.

[@chowzisiong7800]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not everyone would verbalize certain views - especially on such a public platform. If you want to voice them out, then simply be prepared for those types of comments (those people are also entitled to their opinions).

[@davidcks]

Haha... chill la.... Ang mo is like just like Aunty or Uncle.... every elderly is a Uncle or Aunty...😊😊 Was already watching your channel when you relocated to SG...and through all the ups and downs you have encountered.... Congrats again!!! Did not realise it was tat long too....

[@StarSpawn06]

红毛人 （"red hair people") was a commonly used term for westerners in China in the olden days, because the prevalent impression was that westerners had red hair. When the forefathers of Singaporean Chinese moved to south east asia, they brought this term over and habitually applied it to all westerners regardless of whether they had red hair or not. Nowadays, mainland Chinese or Taiwanese rarely use "red hair people", because it's based on a mistaken impression. Here in Singapore, due to English being popularised as the common language, even ethnic Chinese here don't necessarily think in Chinese anymore, and use certain Chinese (e.g. Hokkien) terms passed down from the elder generation without caring about the literal meaning. That's how "ang moh" gets repeated often but is not considered derogatory by locals. (Even then, in official settings, ang moh is not used. Chinese articles, TV programs etc here use 洋人, 西方人 etc instead of 红毛。So at least people who use Chinese often are aware that 红毛 is not appropriate.) As a Singaporean myself I feel that the slang should be phased out. We could always explain "oh, it's not meant to be derogatory", but I think it's better to just get into the habit of adopting more appropriate or respectful terms like "Westerner", "Caucasian" etc, instead of habitually turning to the word "ang moh" everytime we see someone who looks to be of European descent.

[@physika]

i have an angmoh ceo and I always call him that way. fortunately he's also in singapore for the past decades and he understands that.

[@nh5706]

10:20 "it can be nerve racking, right?" That shounds kinda singlish to me 😂 you've been mixing with us locals too much Georgia 😅

[@nurulxlh_4672]

Welll I am not working yett but I am still studying and it is stressful and I find that we study for very long hours! That aside, YESSSS I would definitely come to the meetup!! I discovered your video when KZbin like suggested 1 of your Asos haul like a year ago and i found that the other videos interesting! That's when i discovered and stayed!!! :D

[@GeorgiaCaney]

I know it can be really stressful for students, and I really feel for you guys! Just keep pushing through 💪🏻. Yay thanks so much for sticking around!🙏🏻😊

[@ZERO_0594]

Why do you plan to stay in Singapore?

[@mandaaapandaaa96]

Pls do a collab with Tina Yong! She's in Singapore at the moment 😊 Would love to see the both of you doing a video together. Much loves 😍💕

[@punz5214]

Hi Georgia, I love your channel. You are doing a wonderful job :)

[@pinalya]

Hi Georgia! Congrats on 3 years!! I think the first video i saw was about sg vs british views on sex and marriage so that was after you moved here for a while. I'm Singaporean so the title stood out for me because i love learning about cross-cultural differences. Enjoyed watching that so I subscribed after and I'm glad I did (-: about the angmoh thing, like what most people in the comments are saying, i think it used to be derogatory but now it's lost that negative connotation (unless people have that intention). It's really just a Hokkien term that's remained in Singlish to refer to any Caucasian, but not to address them by it

[@xina3502]

1. Yes working here is stressful and always overtime (from a Singaporean in a sme company) 2. Not sure abt attending meetup but I definitely love your videos & love you! 3. Since early 2017

[@theodorett733]

Thanks for sharing so much of what you does here. Hope that you will be able to enjoy much more during your extension stay here. I personally have been to UK twice. I love the cooling whether there but like you had said, it’s better to have sun shine rather then all year round sunless whether. 😜 Love your video keep up your good works, cheers and I look forwards more video from you.

[@zafirahzain2413]

I am stressed with the long hours of work in Singapore. I work 10 to 14 hours a day, I'm a bartender. How is the food industry in the UK? I would love to work overseas in the near future!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Pretty much the same hours I expect! F&b is always a tough industry to work in hey!

[@zafirahzain2413]

Omg! You reply so fast! Thank you. And I would love to come meet you, but only if i can make it because of how my work is. I found your videos a few months ago, and have supported you ever since. Thank you again. Hope to see you soon!

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Thanks so much! Take care🙏🏻

[@jameshee5075]

Ang Moh is a Chinese Hokkien dialect word which literally means RED HAIR. ANG in Hokkien means RED MOH in Hokkien means Hair This my Friend is the most accurate translation. Why we call Caucasians ANG MOH is because ONLY the Caucasians have natural Red Hair on their head. In the past when the world was not so globalised, it is very rare to see a RED HEAD in Asia. So when an Asian sees a RED HEAD, they will exclaimed “WAh ANG MOH” because they have never seen it before . Hope everyone Caucasians have a better understanding of the word ANG MOH now.

[@windsorus]

Working hours is often long and stressful. But i do sometimes enjoy being busy.

[@rocketsteel]

Haven't u heard of Ang Mo Kio town. Ang Mo Kio Mrt...etc

[@HWDragonborn]

Ang moh literally means "red haired" in Hokkien, which is ridiculous since most of the white people I encountered are either blonde or brunette.

[@enlushia]

I think using the term "ang moh" is very subjective. Just like many singlish words that could either have positive and negative connotations, which is not always easy to decipher and can cause confusion. I'm sorry that your experiences with the term has been negative! But I love your videos! I am a singaporean currently studying in the UK and I agree with you on the weather. I like to have cool weather but not freezing cold weather XD

[@fungusfingergal]

Because our grandparents would call the British in Singapore during the war ang moh because they would see them and say “red hair”

[@ylw]

YES WOULD LOVE A MEETUP PLS. I've been watching your videos since you moved to Singapore.

[@williamharding1319]

The problem arises when you're "ang moh" but speak a bit of hokkien. Growing up I got called ang moh kaw and chao ang moh a lot. By most standards, they would be considered racist. By western standards, calling someone by their race is offensive or even racist.

[@kennzt1]

It's snowing in the UK (in March, no less!!) and I miss the warmth in Singapore :/

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Oh noo again!? Haha you poor things!

[@boogywumpy]

I just came back from Vancouver,Canada and i miss the cold -.- SINGAPORE IS JUST $#@%^#¥@(@¥, HOT

[@SuccessforLifester]

Kenneth Tay Lucky you. Living the high life

[@tkhaw]

So when is the meet up?

[@kraftharpuia4862]

hello,I'm thinking of vistiting Singapore from Japan one day when we are rid of the Covid-19. If I like the Singaporian food, I'm also thinking of living and working in Singapore.

[@choonyuewong7743]

Glad to hear you’re continuing ur stay. But tell me Georgia, what are your feelings towards the town of “Ang Mo Kio” (which means the Caucasian bridge)? Just kidding. I can understand why people feel the term “Ang Mor” is derogatory.

[@blackhorse7553]

choon yue wong. Government called it which laterally means Caucasian bridge:-)

[@eszee7474]

I was raised to call white people Ang Moh. Thing is, it was never taught to me that it is derogatory. I only found out about in my teens and have since consciously not use it. Although I must admit it sometimes slipped out of my mouth. My bad.

[@GeorgiaCaney]

Yeah it’s just food for thought! Like I said they’ll be Caucasians that don’t mind it but depends what context it’s used I guess :)

[@reveirg9]

derogatory adjective showing a critical or disrespectful attitude. Nope. It isn't derogatory. It is as derogatory as the word 'asian' is. It's just a term used to generalise Caucasians or westerners, as is the word Asian. It's just in a dialect.

[@evangelinequek8584]

if you want fruits and veggies that are really good quality and cheaper, you should go to wholesalers!! especially the pasir panjang wholesale center that one has really fresh stuff

[@TheMauriceogalino28]

Stay longer cuz its always sunny here :) plus you gotta do park trailing in the ang mo kio bishan park area you and justin would love that park on late sunday afternoon .... it aint holland v but its a nice change of scenery :) and yeah loved the shopping vids cuz i take that as gift ideas to my lovely wife so really appreciate it :)

[@yusniyunos2062]

The term "Oriental" is also bundling and categorising...

[@a.s.1344]

LOL at people hating on the 7eleven drinks vid. singaporeans are SO protective over our food/drink!! XD

[@sliimeymochi9901]

Working hours are long in singapore but it depends on wat job it is,some1 in my overall family creates events n stuff so he has to work over time n not get many hours of sleep

[@yewlamneo]

Just started watching a few days ago. Think most Singaporeans will just refer to u as Ang moh girl not in a mean way. But for those know u and that u expressed that u dont like that, am sure they won't use that phrase.

[@frjuy]

Glad you mentioned how some Westerns also sterotype us Asians as well =) And DIm Sum originally comes from Hong Kong, it is one of my favourite food! (except chicken feet, lol) And to your last question: I start watching your videos today! haha

[@reeseyme9613]

i guess is better? as compare to hongkong, some of their older generation still address european in cantonese literally as "ghost people" like as white as a ghost.