It's interesting, I too feel like I've overheard so many of these conversations. Reading a chapter of Crazy Rich Asians really brought me back and think of all the things I've heard at the American Club or the Tanglin Club.
I started with the first installment since it was the only Kevin Kwan I could find at the store during the pandemic. I have just finished the second one and now on the first and still I'm having as much fun as starting a series from the very beginning. I find it so witty to mention brand names in the middle of a heated domestic fight - Michael Teo and Astrid fights.
I'm sure English is a second language. I think she was focused on speaking English well, which she did. Didn't make for the greatest interview, though.
For someone who moved to the US at age 11, he really took on the trendy American way of talking. I'm surprised he wasn't born in the US. He also talks with the fronted "o" sound - that's how surfer dudes, Valley Girls, and other cool people talk. He's an annoying artsy type.
The interviewer was poker face the entire time. Lol . She must've been five minutes outta botox clinic. But she's pretty. If only she's been more engaging when conversing with him.
Wow Kevin's childhood sounds crazy. Dinner with the prime minister?!?? Ima poor kid living in the heartlands of Singapore haha but yes wealth is very apparent in Singapore. Look forward to the movie coming out soon!
maybe the title is for the Americans and non -Asians. we Asians who live and are brought up in Asia would know that this movie only rrpresents a very small part of what is an Asian.
I absolutely do not believe this was shot in the same room. They're looking in such weird directions. Kevin even seems to be looking down most of the time
Actually, its more like overseas Chinese still retaining the old Chinese culture from old China... A lot of the traditions and customs were lost in China during the cultural revolutions.
@kleco102 I would agree if the movie was about asian in general. But i think the focus of the movie is referring to the Bamboo Network of Chinese families (pls wiki it). The focus is referring to this massive network of super rich chinese families that have existed for hundreds of years. The main reason why most people are not aware is because the wealth are personal wealth that is not reflected publicly as much as let say company wealth. Each family member may own a company or two that are in the lower half of the Forbes 500 list but collectively all the family wealth combined would be enormous.
you know ... it's so interesting what he is talking about ... you know ... he is right .. he is really part of the privilege 5% that he talks about, you know, I enjoyed listening to this you know ... just wish he would .. you know ... just maybe COMB HIS HAIR ... you know ? :)
Too bad Kevin Kwan can never revisit Singapore anymore, or else he would get jailed at least 6 years for desertion dodging military draft duty. Because Singapore's Defense Ministry states that Kevin Kwan never fully completes his Singaporean nationality discontinuation , in order to no need reporting for national service on given registration date in 1990. (Despite he since 11 years old, in 1984 or 1985, being in US and has never been back to Singapore anymore)
@@dreamsteddybearsmasterHis family moved to the US when he was 11 and by the time he was an adult, he filed for an appeal to give up his citizenship but the government rejected his appeal twice. So if he returns he will be arrested for not serving National Service and get fined or/and jailed.
You have to try really, really hard to be such a bad interviewer and the director is just as bad. Why cut to her? It would have been so much better if they just showed her once.
He did say he lived in a 'bubble' of privilege. Growing up in that bubble probably does not expose you to the Indian and Malay community very much. Unfortunately It's a book about that bubble of privilege in Singapore and not one about Singapore society as a whole :(
Yes? I mean if you feel that the wealthiest 1% of Singaporeans aren't Singaporeans then yes... It is unfortunate that he didn't grow up in the same multicultural upbringing as the average Singaporean, but it is a book about that exclusive 1%, who are predominantly Chinese and have cultural conventions that are unique from the rest of Singapore. Social circles like that certainly exist in Singapore but they're definitely not a representation of mainstream society that's why its called CRAZY RICH asians.
so i guess your main issue is with the title of book? which was obviously designed for North Americans who are less aware of the different ethnic groups in Asia. Same target audience that uses vague terms like 'black/white/asian' when classifying someone.
he was just a Singapore rich people's son who didn't want to serve the country duty......... i think this is bad, i wonder what kind of proud he has if he think he is a Singaporean male ? you know a basic man would do for his country is to serve the army !
