Biggest Culture Shocks I Had in Singapore as an American 

I give the fastest walkers to the Hongkongers.

Totally agree! HK pple in the subways are scary fast!

Hvg lived in California, I was shocked that u can learn driving from any licensed driver of your choice, book a test date at the DMV and get your driver's license upon passing. Here, we pay thru our noses and it may take up to a year to earn that license. Also, license plates delivered to you in the mail??? Never happens here!

Thanks so much for sharing! I'm so glad basic healthcare is so affordable in Singapore even when you are uninsured.

@@SimplyJean Can I ask, as a foreign resident in singapore, what company's health insurance would you recommend getting? Or do you just have travel health insurance?

@@djunior874 Thank you for your question! I didn’t buy health insurance when I first moved to Singapore since basic health insurance is so affordable if you go to the neighborhood clinics. After I started working, my employer provided health insurance benefits. If you’re going to be working in Singapore, find an employer that offers health insurance benefits. Most (if not all) large companies do.

@@SimplyJean Ahh I see thank you!

@@djunior874 Here's an article that may be helpful: blog.moneysmart.sg/health-insurance/insurance-expats-dependents-singapore/ Thank you!

Maybe I'm rare, my parents live with me. 😀

@@josk168 Yes that is the way it should be and this is true Asian culture, many selfish young are proclaiming Asian filial piety here when they are actually selfish, lazy or incapable and living off the parents.

Filial piety should not be used as an excuse for not being capable to live out on your own and leeching off your parents, if family matters you can buy or rent nearby your parents.

@@stephenang499 but in most cases, when you live with your parents in the same house at 30, you are the one paying for the bills, expenses etc. that's the expectation nobody said anything about leeching. thats a very western mindset.

@@lolplzlolplz1 Paying for expenses is nothing compared with shouldering the mortgage and loan of a few hundred thousand dollar home and facing the responsibility of having to work the next 25 years to ensure the mortgage payments. Many young Singaporeans are shirking this responsibility of bearing such costs by living off the parents and using the thinly veiled disguise of filial piety, it is a cop out in life. I was married and bought my own home, bearing full responsibility and costs of running a home when I hit 30. My parents were very Westenized and insisted that I have to leave the family home, my mother always said "leave and cleave" they want the privacy. Western mindset is NOT to leech off your parents but you twisted this fact. No matter where you live in Singapore it is at most a half an hour drive or 45 minutes by train, what filial piety are you talking about? For all non Singaporeans reading this and unfamiliar with Singapore, we are on a tiny island with excellent transport infrastructure, you can visit your parents at least 3 times a week, also since 80 percent live in public housing ie. flats, one can always buy a home on a different floor or the next block less than 200m away, so no matter where you stay in Singapore, filial piety is not an issue when striking it out on your own. TRUE Asian filial piety is buying a home for their parents and paying all expenses and costs in order to maintain family bonds, it does not come cheap! So don't use the words filial piety so lightly, we all know living off parents in the name of filial piety is selfishness plain and simple.

@@stephenang499 How are you supposed to buy a hdb when youre single and not 35, you can only buy other types of housing which are alot more expensive than a hdb. The only way other way is to get married and not everyone wants that. And, how is it leeching if you are also paying the bills.

Not really. 35 years old for hdb and private is 1million and above.not everyone get to get married even if they want to.

Thank you for your support, Sabrina!

Thank you for your comments! Yes, it's a common greeting. Small talk is also very common in the U.S. but not so much in Singapore.

@@SimplyJean I guess that stores in the US, especially those in more rural areas, are a lot less busy than those in Singapore so making small talk is absolutely fine. Imagine how long the line will be if cashiers in Singapore start making small talk with all their customers.

@@user-um8wi5ym4y Very true!

Sorry about that! Most of my experiences in Singapore have been positive! Just wanted to share some cultural differences I experienced when I first came to Singapore. Thank you for watching!

Hello there!

That's so interesting! Thank you for sharing!

@@SimplyJean But I think they give priority for first year students.

nah, we just wanna avoid the heat and get into air con asap xD

Hk got faster walking speed

Singapore is a great country to live in! Thank you for watching!

Thank you for watching! I do have a website in the works. I will announce it in the community tab when it's ready. Thanks for your support!

@@SimplyJean Great! We look forward to it with great emotion

Interesting!

There is a new “normal” in Singapore. Singapore has handled the pandemic relatively well compared to many other countries. Since end of last year (December 28th), Singapore has been in Phase 3 of reopening, so capacity limits under various environments have increased. For example, you can have up to 8 visitors to your home at one time (up from 5 visitors previously).

Thank you for asking! I lived most of my life in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Then I lived in Westwood (West L.A.) for a number of years before moving to Singapore.

Thank you for watching! I would have to say Haw Par Villa. Singapore has so many awesome places!

@@SimplyJean Is haw par villa now open for visitation?

@@AStarVlogs I’m not sure. The last time I went there was a long time ago.

@@SimplyJean Haha okay. If you could resee or revisit a certain part of SIngapore, where would it be? Do check out our vlogs too then. We travel all around Singapore.

@@AStarVlogs We like going to Changi Boardwalk in the east as well as Marina Barrage. Will do!

Hi Natalie, Yes, basic healthcare is very affordable! Condos come with balconies. Most HDBs don't come with balconies although ours does come with a balcony. I think children under a certain height (around 4ft. 5 inches) need to be in a booster seat or a car seat.

@@SimplyJean Thanks for the answers, Jean!

@@nataliet.8603 No problem!

Both condo and HDB come with or without a balcony, depends on design and types.

Most condos have balconies. Many HDBs these days do not.