Rather than becoming westernised, I guess we tend to associate the upcoming trends and must haves with the Western culture, the need to fit in and follow the hype is what feeds our wants that are mainly materialistic and very often temporary.
Walker arguable. Typical western societies promote consumerism, typical economists think Asian societies as savers or people who save money. Then again it’s shifting lol
@@linnychern you must be out of your head, eastern people are the most consumerism kind compare to western? Westerner don't see having luxurious cars as a higher status, easterners do. Westerners don't emphasize on having branded stuff compare to Asians. Westerners have no difficulty travelling in a minimal manner, Asians cant but only until recently when Asians were introduced to the concept of backpacking then you start to see Asians travelling light.
A91 hello, western and Asian travelers are not a good point of camprison for the average income earner within each society. We can agree that in your example the western backpacker is poorer while the Asian traveler is richer (the Chinese branded item buyer). It’s an apple to orange comparison if we compare a poor western backpacker to a rich branded Asian traveler. But if we were to accept your point as an example, that would actually affirm my point that the average income westerner is more likely to consume than the average income Asian. Traveling/leisure travel is a luxury, it is not necessary for poorer people to travel for survival. The term ‘Begpacker’ is coined for westerners who travel beyond their means and end up begging on the street. They either burst their budget and simply do not have enough money to sustain their travels. Asians (esp the Chinese) are different, the poor Chinese who can’t afford travel, are less likely to travel. There are few to zero Chinese begpackers on the street cause the Chinese save money and spend within their means. The Chinese whom we meet in Singapore and consume branded goods, are richer and less likely to live on debts. Of course this phenomenon is also shifting very recently as you pointed out. There are more Chinese backpackers and Chinese who travel on a tight budget. This is something westerners have done for many many years. Thus the average income westerner more likely to consume than the average income Asian :) check out how many westerners continue to buy in excess while on loans, and the branded items western credit payment for monthly installment. The western companies are ingenious.
Black friday and halloween are both western celebrations, based on western culture but somehow they're a thing now in singapore... Other than that, I agree
i think the common misconception is that modernisation/progress/development = westernisation, which is not the case and its kind of Eurocentric/propaganda-ish. Even though it can be perceived as being more "westernised", i think understanding that Singapore (ALL) cultures will change and adapt along the way but i think certain unique Singaporean traditions and values will be kept.
It is still considered as westernised but with local twist. The foundation of most developing nations are based on western techniques and expertise, but again insert local values. You gotta be joking if you're blind to see that? Look at everything around you, buildings, roads, airports, ports, housing designs and the list goes on.
@@mirrazashah8961 jeez emotional person, if you know better I was referring to the OP, she's Singaporen, she has no right to say it isn't "Westernised" because clearly you've not been to Singapore, the country that regards itself as the most "West" country in South East Asia. The people can also have the "whitest" mindset you could come acrossed in that region. Most of its people wants to leave Singapore, and guess what, the countries they desire to migrate to are Western based countries (US, Canada) or Western itself (Europe) or if the distance is a problem even Australia or NZ would do for them (again Western based) Why are you bringing up those places? First of all, yes the Persian empire is impressive, it brought a lot and conquered a lot too. But my guy, that was thousands of years ago. And if we want to go back even further, it was the Levant that mostly started everything. The Neolithic period that originated in the Fertile Crescent that spread to all corners of the world that started the quest people to gain/developed knowledge of their own region in the world. I didn't say Westerners are the pioneers of everything since the beginning of civilisations, given the fact European's first advanced civilisation the Minoans, was about 3500BC (5,500yrs ago), while at the same time Ancient Egyptians, Sumerians, Assayrian, Persian have already began. But this region (SEA) mostly started to accelerate its development after the colonisation of the West, that's already in AD by then. It had civilisations here during antiquity but nothing compared to the civilisations that I've mentioned above; nothing close to the Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece & Rome. And you can't deny that. But today in modern times there's no denial it is a Western based blueprint moving forward after the fall of the Ottoman and Arab empire. The West reconquered it. So is the world today Western based, definitely, am I stating Westerners were 'IT' from the start, no.
For someone (the guy in red) who advocates the traditional style of food, I was quite surprised when he said ‘Nasi Lemak is best served on a pandan leaf...’ PANDAN LEAF??? An irony for one who wants to preserve traditions but doesn’t know what it even entails.
As the world become globalised, information about other countries become more accessible. With this information, asians like us are learning more about western cultures and we sometimes try to imitate or recreate some parts of what the westerners do. But the same can be said in the other way. Westerners themselves are becoming asianised as well.
Awwww he must have a poor parent upbringing. We need to give respect to our senior or else we might not be getting respect when we are older. Karma bites You back in the long run. Don't get the better of the elderly. Check if your attitude is correct before judging others. I still support disciplinary and not to be confused with child abuse if done right.
CT Smace erm no? some elderly thinks they actually are entitled to everything. hence they would not yet at least ask first and they just start scolding you or even push your things to the ground. so does that behaviour deserve our respect ?
xinge foreverstep well I guess I'm more Asian... If any elderly does that I just ignore and don't bother with any further involvement with that. But one thing is, don't raise your voice or hand upon them.
CT Smace erm lol I did not mention about raising voice or anything violence. I'm just stating the fact that not all elderly deserve respect. and not just elderly, all humans in fact. if they respect you, you naturally will give them the same amount of respect back
