Singapore VS Australia: Part ONE | ObliviousD

[@OhHeyMonica]

I agree with whatever you said about the education in singapore! Although it's good, it's soooo stressful. It's not the studying that will make you stressed, but it's the people around you!

[@Skarletking747]

Monica Gab just go international school lah

[@jaslynkoh8924]

Singaporeans are just shy and protective, as a Singaporeans. I do smile and greet others if they greet me. Or else I will be called crazy.

[@roaches4life474]

+Jaslyn Koh True.

[@seanmomo2947]

Whats there to protect from?

[@jbbaldwin2410]

i am a Australian and I did not know that people from Singapore don't say thank you to bus drivers that's just strange.

[@yubooncheng9309]

It’s because of the fast-paced life in Singapore. People here may not mean to be rude or unfriendly, but may be overwhelmed by stress and neglect the human touch while tending to their business and trying to get things done quickly.

[@theinternshipkid]

I'm a Singaporean in Melbourne and this is so true, I wish people there weren't so hung up & judgemental. Nice videos man

[@RedPhilip0912]

Maybe its just the people around you. Im singaporean and I can say I am a pretty good person

[@cyw3581]

Excuse me，I want to know what Singapore people look down upon migrant workers, and Chinese.

[@tia8396]

wu Chuenyan Do you mean that people look down on Chinese in Singapore because majority of the population is Chinese, so I don't understand. Also, it depends on the person. Some people are stuck-up, others are actually nice, so while some people look down on migrant workers, others don't. Another case is that people may regard migrant workers as a threat so maybe they feel like they have to 'act tough', because they don't want to be fired for a migrant worker to take their place, as the demand for products like necessities or homes in Singapore is high, and the supply cannot reach the demand, so to lower the demand, they have to make those products more expensive, thus people would want jobs with good salaries etc, it's a little complicated

[@vernknee1639]

Tia108 I think he/she meant china Chinese

[@keanelim9754]

I guess that's just our identity and something we can feel proud about I guess.. Hahaha

[@souravarcot5]

Yeah so true, ppl here in Australia are so friendly and they’re polite.

[@sagaoliver6437]

Nailed it mate, currently in SG (Aussie Expat) and experienced it. Another 7 months & will be back home.

[@delvin648]

Thanks man. Keen to get back home?

[@kaiochanx3348]

Singaporeans are extremely competitive when it comes to exams

[@delvin648]

Competitive when it comes to education in general haha

[@tia8396]

Delvin Ang I think a large part of it is because of parents, they say just try your best, but it's never good enough. Parents are a big influence on their children and so the children would have competitive natures, which, sometimes, would lead to someone who regards everyone around them as competition, even their friends. I have at least one tuition 6 out of 7 days a week, which gives me very little time to do other things, so yes, we have to rush. Another big part is that everyone wants a good job and thus they need good grades, to afford a house as well as necessities, and everything in Singapore is expensive because of high demand(large population) and low supply(limited land and no natural resources,we have to buy resources from other countries). It's true though, there's a lot of competition in Singapore. It's so depressing sometimes...

[@jackyjac476]

Majority yes! Not all.

[@secretliar6974]

What is the use? i see the whole engineering and management brains are all immigrants. Hardly any Singaporean in any the technology field.

[@lee-annechng5992]

Cheers mate! I totally agree about Australia's good point about the education system and that its really balanced (they let you live/enjoy the wonders of life) and i also appreciate Singapore's education system of instilling discipline, time and stressing coping skills (work ethic basically but doesn't mean i liked it). Living in Aussie now and love it! Live life, love life guys :)

[@Likkivi]

I am happy I found your channel. Just returned to Denmark after studying a semester in Australia and it was a great experience. The more laid-back attitude towards studying actually encouraged me to make an effort and gain more from the classes. Now I'm planning where to study a semester from July this year am considering Singapore or somewhere else in Australia, but Singapore intimidates me quite a bit as I feel it could go wrong with the workload.

[@user-bh7id2ll7u]

Yes this is exactlly what I felt when I visit to Singapore!! I'm living in Los Angels and that's what I felt!! I gotta move to Singapore on this July and going to school.. I'm kids a scared about it

[@teckhohng3870]

Education is not just cramming knowledge into kids and excelling in exams. Let the kids enjoy their youth and grow up naturally and happier.

[@efrenreyes3104]

I agree with you mate !

[@ronburgandy1475]

I've spent plenty of time in Singapore, HK, Japan, Thailand and Australia. And I must agree Singapore is like a "ruder Sydney" without the clean air and fresher foods... That said I think the Singapore Government is much smarter and well run than Australia. I'd live in Australia by choice over any nation I've been to. But like everything life always throws you different options and so far I'm abroad still...

[@lyasusanto]

Finally someone who shares some of my views. I guess we are fortunate enough to live in both countries we get to view things differently and have the luxury to enjoy life.. I love living in both countries, each have their own irreplaceable charms..

[@delvin648]

Exactly, I still love both countries equally each in their own special ways. Haha

[@AussieMarine123]

I totally agree with you, Im a Aussie expat living in sg, And I totally see this

[@delvin648]

Yeah, thanks for the comment! How long have you been in Singapore for?

[@AussieMarine123]

Delvin Ang 2 years around now :P

[@delvin648]

Phenton123 that's cool. How are you finding it? haha

[@blackhorse7553]

Phenton123 oh, why are u staying in SG...you love the food here :p

[@sylviaji168]

Sooooo true

[@Sunflower-bo2mc]

I’m Singaporean but I want to move to Australia when I’m older :) I just don’t think the Singapore city life is for me.

[@arkitotoyz]

Your video is very informative. Thanks a lot. I'm currently working in Singapore with my partner and we are starting to apply for a visa to live in Australia. I can't wait to move there in your country.

[@delvin648]

Hey, I appreciate your feedback. glad that I could help you out! Thanks!

[@kellychin2895]

Singaporeans all are controled by their goverment, studies and work are naturally stressed. How to smile. Everyday also have to dragged themselves to work and school.

[@susanwin7290]

That's right. As I'm an international student, I even can't stand stressful diploma life in sgp & also makes me feel stubborn, couldn't balance good time limitation .. Is it really unhappy world ? :/

[@BelloBudo007]

Your point about Australians being friendly & open was brought home to me in Tokyo. My wife & I arrived at a Tokyo JR station and wondered how to get from the station to where the martial art dojo was. The station guard/ticket guy helped me & even drew a little map, which really helped. After training the teacher assigned a senior grade to help me and my wife get back to the JR station. Later that night, at the station I spotted the same helpful ticket guy and gave him a wave and thanked him. Meantime the senior martial arts guy was kind of freaking out as if I was on drugs or made a huge cultural mistake. Meantime, my mate the ticket collector remembered us and was so happy to see me again & to see that he was helpful to an appreciative tourist. Personally I think the Japanese martial arts guy was scratching his head because maybe he would never do such a thing or maybe had not seen it before. Maybe similar to Singapore attitude?

[@vicslash1792]

Right on point mate!

[@hillsy6187]

As an Australia uni student on exchange in Singapore, it took me awhile to find the right balance in thanking the bus driver. Like, I can't just NOT thank him, so I usually just do a quiet 'thanks' and a hand raise if I'm getting off through the front door. I find Singaporeans really friendly once you've gotten to know them, they aren't as open straight off the bat like Australians will be to any old person they meet in the supermarket, but super kind and funny once you've laid down some connections. The main thing that screws me over is the sleep difference, like 8am is bed time in Australia, but here people are still running their errands at 11pm it just.... crazy...

[@teckhohng3870]

Many Singaporeans may think they have paid for the bus service. So what's the need to thank them.

[@shayne2464]

went to australia and stayed there for 2 months when i was 9 :) school was less stressful and it was really easy making some friends! back in singapore, learning can be really fun, doing experiments and playing games :) but there is always that one teacher who is like talktalktalk non stop! my parents have plans to migrating to aussie soon and im excited

[@songmichael77]

You are dead right on what you've said. The lifestyles are far better than Singapore. I've migrated to Australia & living at Perth for the past 15 years. The seniors are well looked after by the government. Not like the old folks in Singapore. We have 9 months of free air con liked weather here & a paradise experiencing a half way place to heaven lifestyle.

[@xLeidenFrost]

im a singaporean and im planning to migrate to australia. But i'm worried about the culture shock, not being able to make friends, not getting a job because im a pr and stuff.

[@gamingstuff9396]

@@xLeidenFrostYou'll make friends easily here most Aussies are nice people.

[@NurulAriniJ]

for real? people greet the bus drivers so openly like that? i usually greet the singapore bus drivers but ever since they look less local and grumpy... i just give up greeting them. ): i will greet bus drivers now!

[@delvin648]

Yes haha! And nobody thinks you're weird cause it's normal! Yeah you should! Be the change. Haha. I always try my best to greet them whenever I go back to Singapore. Get lots of weird stares thought hahaha

[@blackhorse7553]

NurulArini.J. hahaha

[@macadamiaization]

We do have house parties in SG. Haha. We just don’t have it as often as our western counterparts. And also, when we are younger, it depends on whether or not our parents allow us to have one or not. Haha or whether or not our parents have time for a house party since we are always working hard

[@kellychin2895]

Everything are expensive, especially housings, so many siblings have to squeezed into the small flats, totally no privacy.

[@audreyang8879]

Yes correct comparison. I have lived there for 3 years as well But u need to know that everyone likes a chill life. Who doesn't wanna chill and knock off work at 5pm or some at 430pm. But what is the impact on the economy? In singapore, we don't have resources other than ourselves... that's why we can't chill. If we chill, we don't get handouts from anyone... we are self-reliant and we are proud of it. Regarding saying thank you to bus drivers...I am not sure other than Australia, for example in New York, Seoul, Tokyo, Boston, Paris.... do people say thank you to the bus drivers?

[@blackhorse7553]

audrey ang. no natural resources...what to do! got to work like a cow here!

[@teckhohng3870]

The PRC bus drivers went on strike because they were paid less than other drivers.They were not angry because nobody wished them thank you. Lol

[@juliajosephinelee3131]

Hi there i just found out your channel and i really love it. Thank you for the series that you made are really good.

[@delvin648]

Thank you!

[@soulevolution2735]

Thanks for the valuable information comparing Australia and Singapore. I was there a couple of times in Australia, Perth. How do I say this, a slow moving life compared to a fast pace like Singapore. Anyway, just wanna know more from people who had migrated from Singapore to Australia. How did you migrate and get a job there? I heard it takes months and I have to be there first to get a job rather than sending out resumes from Singapore? Is that true? Another thing, how does Brixit have impact on Australia economy? More employment or opposite? Thanks for your input in advance.

[@taherrangwala6504]

Lol no one

[@annachia6891]

I must agree life in Australia is more balanced. My son studied there but i found most of Australians dislike us asians. I am a Singaporean. They are not friendly too, extremely rude too. I had experience at a Shopping Centre

[@annachia6891]

I found people are not so hardworking.. Really laid back. Very slow pace. We in Singapore are very very hardworking n very, very responsible, n efficient, maybe too serious, thats why we progress so fast. Culturally we are more reserved. Once you meet the right friends, they can be warm n caring. Parties we do have even in apartments but not too rowdy. Maybe, if you stay longer you will meet some Singaporeans who can be genuine n sincere people but kiasu in a way. Don't forget we are only a small dot but has done very well. Thanks for comparing us.

[@soulevolution2735]

@@annachia6891 Hi Anna, sorry to hear such bad experience. My experience was the opposite of yours. I was in Perth alot of times for holiday and there was this one day that my sister told me to use her car and drive wherever i wanna go. It was 5 years ago and apparently i manage to reach the beach. However, when i wanted to go back, i was lost. So i was going around looking for something familiar and finally i made up my mind to ask the people along the way. To my surprise, they helped me find my way back.

[@ignatiusparadenceremony9242]

Yes this is so true ~~ That why many singaporean are stress up in the education system

[@Jacob_EstateAgent]

ive done some researching for past 6 years, regarding which countries are good for immigration , i think Austrailia is hands down the best , i mean ahead by lengths of Usain bolt , in comparison with any other countries.

[@rh001YT]

Singaporean speaking with Australian accent is pure comedy.

[@OnlyAPhase]

House parties are always good- no ridiculous dress code to get into clubs.

[@stevenliang8938]

You should go to germany. Way more unfriendlier

[@marklinmeng]

Thanks to the P A P

[@SinSnxpes]

Fuck them

[@oscarrana4865]

Yeah is great of anything you can do off there and you can the Belmore North Public School and you can do anything in the Sydney Opera House in the and why you pop around with this and you can go anywhere can you go in Australia

[@jennifer-oc6io]

hi, there are several points i would like to clear up with you as a singaproean who has lived in 5 different countires n 3 continents for the last 20 years. Firstly, many headhunters have told us that they expel some nationalities who have a reputation to be lazy. Having a culture of being too laid back may be an advantageous breeze for you during your youth, but when you try to carve a career for yourself on the global scene, having a reputation of being a laid back australian isn't exactly beneficial. You are still young and will understand what I am talking about when you seek overseas top notch positions one day. Secondly, many western schools like the ones in Europe have limited English and low standards on the primary, preschool or secondryr level, as a result, many european youths finds it hard to pass through the entrance test of inernational schools, thus being a barrier for themselves to be international. Singapore children have never had a problem passing through the top international schools. Thirdly, Employers of tomorrow don't wanna hear that you are here for an interview because you like the skiing possibilities or life enjoyment opportunities, which many westerners surprisingly said during interviews. You will never heard an aisan saying such things during an interview. Forthly, no succes is possible without hardwork. Everyone is creative, but few are hardworking and self sacfricing enough to achieve results. I have lived in a Scandnavian country where the language is one of the most diffcult in the world, demanding 45 changes in one single word. I have not seen a single Australian succeeding ing in our class. I saw only 2 Austrlian students and they gave up pretty fast. It is the asians who continued to persist even though they may not be lingisitcally talented . Ultimately they still succeed by a large extend as compared to the Asutralians. So Delvin, pls think twice and be aware of what you wish for. You are still young now, and have not encountered the realities of the world. Do you think we would be the most competiive country in the world without resources if it hasn't been for our reputation? Australia isn't having a reputation for it's education and neither are you guys on PISA top 5. Singapore has been number 1 for the last 10 years and yes, our kids do sports and our mathematics skills require critical and creative thinking already at age 12, whereas an Adult Australfian journalist can't even solve our mathematics problems in our elementary schools. That' embarassing for your country. The future is Asian, the world's economy is in Asia. So i suggest that you be a lot more hardworking and learn Bahasa or Mandarin, your hugely accented Australian English isn't gonna put you in a comfotable position when you wanna blend in the asian working scene. Australia is having a problems with racism, unemployment, drugs, poor quality of housing, insufficient global language skills, and many Australians are speaking rather poor hard to grasp English despite being English native speakers, There are many things whcih I don't fancy about Australia either. So before you critise others, pls view your opinions hollistically and intelligently.

[@annachia6891]

Well said Jennifer!

[@sarahedits4666]

Can I migrate😭

[@leeterence8764]

You are damn right! !

[@Kippykip]

Only problem we got tony abbott

[@delvin648]

Hahaha, true. I'm not into australian politics though. But us he really that bad?

[@calenancarrow7547]

Not really. People have painted a picture in their heads of a monster that doesn't exist. Australia really isn't doing that bad at the moment.

[@jesspoh7636]

may i know how can a singaporean go overseas to study ?

[@samiao90]

did you grew up in Australia? Or you went there for your year 11/12?

[@delvin648]

+samiao90 Yup I moved here when I was 5 :)

[@stonesliang7486]

Delvin im passer about do a Singaporean need a visa

[@YenTran-lq7fp]

Hello! I am Vietnamese and I wanna ask u some details about scholarship in Singapore. Could u help me, man?

[@pewsfan1753]

Hey, my sister introduced your vids to me and I'm just wondering r u a Singaporean or a Aussie? by the way both my sis and me are Singaporeans

[@delvin648]

+pewsfan Sorry for the late reply, I'm Singaporean! But I grew up in Australia :)

[@HQR000]

+Delvin Ang how old were you though when you moved?

[@delvin648]

lee hongki I was 5! :)

[@HQR000]

+Delvin Ang wow im surprised you're actually pretty fluent with singlish when you moved at such an age. I see people who move well into their teens and lose the singlish within only like 2 years. It's nice to see I'm not the only one who embraces our roots:)

[@delvin648]

Hahaha i guess I was still exposed to it even though I moved at such a young age. My parents still spoke that way and I did go back to Singapore frequently which meant hearing my relatives speak it too. Yeah, I love Singlish and I enjoy speaking it, but I don't use it often so I sound weird when I start using it haha

[@jennifer-oc6io]

To add on Delvin, If you have enough of travel experiences from all over the world, you wlll notice that Europeans in Scandnavian countries and many parts of Asia do not greet you easily either. Singaoreans aren't the only ones. But i have come to notice that Singaproeans are less racists than Australians, more hardworking, more willing to give up their seats to someone in need and we bullshit less, We use actions to prove our ideas and does not beat someone else down just becaue they are more successful than us, as compared to the west where high social welfare society means the society is equal and mediocre people prevails. So if you get someone being oustanding , he or she is judged and slammed down. We aren't like that in Singapore. Devlin, you are still a student, therefore you experiences in life is rather limited and one sided. i suggest you be a little bit more mature, cause you might need to seek employment in Singapore one day, the future of the world's economy will shift from China to SE Asia, if you wanna be part of us, stop looking at us through the eyes of an Asutralian, we are not australians and we do not aim to inherit the problems of Austalia.

[@wizzerd75]

Where do you live in Sydney?

[@delvin648]

+wizzerd75 I live near the city!

[@wizzerd75]

Me too. Croydon, u?

[@delvin648]

wizzerd75 Newtown!

[@Fxyz4ever]

So would life in downtown Sydney be closer to the Singaporean life or not quite? I think even though Sydney is a big city, the pace of life is quite slow.

[@waynekimler6355]

Dude that is my life and I'm married to a Singaporean wife 😂

[@blueicebeat]

Singaporeans are like Hk people la, Chinese attitude in competitive environment is what my mom says lol

[@richarddesouza3406]

Next time, appreciate it if you touched on more serious things like suicide and heart-attack rates in Singapore as compared to Australia. Thanks.

[@delvin648]

Mate my channel isn't about that kind of things. I'm centred around comedy and light hearted stuff, nothing too serious.

[@blackhorse7553]

Delvin Ang hahaha

[@teckhohng3870]

Definitely higher in Singapore. Singaporeans are so work stressed and exam orientated for school children. All these would affect ones health in the long run.Imagine , some young Singapore kids have not seen a caterpillar or butterfly. Closed up in their HDB flats.

[@fool1124]

分析的太表面了。 在新加坡生活了十几年，真心觉得新加坡人友善。我住过很多国家。 新加坡教育也在改革，两个儿子一路读过来，没啥压力。有时还觉得学校太松了。东方教育比西方扎实多了。西方很多人都是混毕业。主张学生开心就好，学没学不重要。 工作也分行业吧！有些也不加班的。找工作竞争没有澳洲大。 你认为的缺点我都不认为是缺点。当然新加坡肯定有很多我不喜欢的地方。比如，一党独大，专权，法律不公，气候，拥挤，言论不自由，人民不能独立思考，等等等。。。。

[@jennifer-oc6io]

And pls get this straight denver, it is a virtue to be hardwroking, it is a virtue for our students to score well, it is a virture to have a reputation in our society as being no nonsensical, it is a virture to be realistic and have savings, it is a virture to be able to handle stress of life whether as s student or as an adult. it is not a sin that our kids are smarter than Australian kids, it is not a sin that our pisa test resutls are better than Austalians, it is not a Sin that singaproe kids can already speak english and mandarin fluently at a young age as compared to Australian youths, it is not a sin that we have succeed beter than Austarlia. no, your education system isn't better than ours, it's embarassingly low.

[@Dee-fk2jy]

No it's not embarrassing. But it's not the only thing in the world.

[@sodas32]

"it is not a sin that we have succeed beter than Austarlia", perhaps before you lecture people on how intelligent you are, you probably should do a spelling and grammar check, the whole statement is riddled with errors. Btw, it is not virtuous to generalise in such a fashion, it doesn't strengthen the argument you are trying to make.