Weirdest Questions We Have Been Asked In Singapore! 🇸🇬 Expat Life

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Being foreigners in Singapore means that we've been asked a fair amount of unusual questions during our time living here. Heres some of the funniest and weirdest questions we've ever been asked in Singapore. Hope you enjoy!
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@1337hacks 4 года назад

"Have you eaten?" is basically the Singaporean equivalent of small talk about the weather.

@calvinoliver8885 3 года назад

I realize it's kinda randomly asking but does anyone know a good place to watch new series online?

@johnong75 4 года назад

Have you eaten? I believe there is nothing more important than filling your stomach. If you eat well and sleep well, there is nothing you cannot achieve. During my grandfather's time, getting decent three meals were a struggle. So the old folks are more concern whether you have eaten your meal.

@blackhorse7553 4 года назад

This is the explanation my grandpa told me about...☺

@StArLiTe5691 4 года назад

This makes so much sense, considerin hw tough times were back in our grandparents' time. And nw ppl still ask "Have you eaten?"... cos ppl these days can be so busy with work that mealtimes are irregular. 😅😅

@havenprice 4 года назад

Idk my parents ask me that Everyday

@Parkhaem 3 года назад

I'm agree with you! Exactly same here in korea! It's a kind of greeting. In the past, eating was essential for lives and it is still important as happiness these days! 🙂

@hironyx 4 года назад

"have you eaten" as far as i can remember, started from the elderly people, as in grandparents. it is typically a form showing affection. so if you say "no", they will offer to cook/buy you something to eat, to make sure you are taken care of. i think it somehow spreads to the younger generation and to their peers.

@keffinsg 4 года назад

Apparently the "have you eaten?" greeting came about during the bad old days in China when there were periodic famines. So have you eaten conveys a kind of concern that all is well. The equivalent of the Brit "You all right?"

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Yess that’s exactly what I thought! :)

@crosbyong 4 года назад

I think our obsession with food is more like Brits with weather. Partly it’s a kind of convenience “no brainer” social greetings or conversation starter to help us overcome social inhibitions. I think I no longer do it but I used greet my neighbours with stupid questions like, “Going to work?” (In the morning) or “Just got home from work?” (in the evening). LOL

@mdaarun 4 года назад

@@GeorgiaCaney i think the greeting comes more from the Chinese. You hardly hear that from Malays and Indians.

@ighfirlee 4 года назад

If I go to the UK, its for the change in weather! not going there in summer!

@lostinasia888 4 года назад

@@mdaarun its not exactly true, I see it as a South East Asian thing rather than just Chinese, the Thai, the Indonesians, the Vietnamese, the Cambodian and even Burmese do ask "Have You Eaten" too.

@florenceching 4 года назад

My spice tolerance has dropped since I moved to Germany. And after moving, I realised that there's just so many good things about Singapore: the convenience, racial tolerance, cheap transport, punctuality of transport (German punctuality doesn't exist when it comes to trains!!!), the cheap hawker food and SG is so safe for ladies, no matter what time in the night that is. The grass seems always greener on the other side.

@slapyoknees2426 4 года назад

I interned in Germany for 3 months and I hated the food selection there. That's just the tip of the iceberg - don't get me started on the exorbitant transportation fares. It was then that I realized I had been taking a lot of things in Singapore for granted. To all Singaporeans, if you have ever felt that Singapore is a terrible place to live in, make a trip to ANY European country and you'll see how good you have been having it here in Singapore.

@marengltk 4 года назад

I'm german and I've been to big cities in asia multiple times (Singapore, Hong Kong, living in China) and I totally agree! Public transport is a nightmare over here, the only thing I really miss every time I'm abroad is german bread haha

@lemonadesodapop 4 года назад

Maybe you could do a video on British greetings and commonly-asked questions? I've heard that sometimes when the British people ask "how are you?" it's more of a greeting rather than genuinely asking how you are. Is that true? :o

@fanahevans8727 4 года назад

"Have you eaten?" is basically a Singaporean way of asking how are you and opening up a conversation with you to other things. Its actually really common everywhere in the workplace even with colleagues I don't speak to much. The question about "How long are you staying here?" is because in some companies we don't get many foreigners joining us so it's also really just out of curiosity, they're not shooing you out. The spice thing though, Singaporeans just generally ask out of concern because we don't want our colleagues to accidentally eat spicy food because we don't know if they can handle spice the way we can. And about the accents, not many of us are exposed to colleagues from US, UK or Australia and I guess that's why the first thing they ask is always "Are you American?". Many of them don't ask out of being rude but really just curiosity because they really don't know and they'd like to know more about you.

@MrBenHaynes 4 года назад

I'm from the land Downunder. My in-laws ask, "have you taken your meal yet?" I tried telling them "eaten", where would I want to take my meal to? I LOVE multigrain bread. Getting easier to find in SG supermarkets, but I remember the era when a trip to "Cold Storage" was in order to purchase it. Grain bread is usually imported from American bakeries. The BEST grain bread is "Wholemeal Country Grain" from a franchise called Baker's Delight in Australia. Some of my favourite SG dishes are Hor Fan and Mee Goreng, washed down with a big glass if icy Calamansi.

@StanziWolfy 4 года назад

Lovely video, I think I prefer you chatting with us, at home. I love to learn anything about Singapore, it seems such a great place. I am Dutch living in Greece and the questions I get asked all the time is which country I prefer. "Where do you like it more, or what do you like better?" I have learnt not to put my foot in it. :) The other question is if I get to vote. On the "have you eaten" topic: maybe, as they seem to shorten their sentences, they say "what have you eaten", as Justin says, to start a conversation. With all those different cultures they have such a big variety of food, there is always something new to try.

@australiasydney6227 4 года назад

Georgia, Great Channel, came across it by accident. You're beyond adorable! Great positive energy and a joy to watch! Excellent video content, much love, happiness and success to you always! x

@samanthay9570 4 года назад

This video is great. This was pretty much me (I'm a Singaporean) when I lived in New Zealand. Like I hated being asked "how are you" as a greeting, it felt stressful in the beginning but now Im good. I had an American friend who DOES get on the bed with his shoes on and that was just...wow. And similarly, I thought everyone can get tan naturally...but dayum the sun burns I've seen...ouch. And the photo thing, I've only done that twice, because they were like 2 metres tall and good-looking at the same time. And yeah lots of my kiwi and American friends there in the beginning were shocked that my English was so good, and awkwardly I had to say "thank you, its my native/first language". And everyone I met seems to either know nothing about Singapore, or know us for being really well developed and amazing, or be like "Singapore! omg I had a stopover there once, your airport is amazing!", or be like "Is that the country where gum is illegal? Is it true? Whats up with that?".

@nabilafiq1211 4 года назад

Cracked up at the "When are you leaving" part

@nkchocolate 4 года назад

Thanks for being so open and understanding to the questions (even if some might be stupid) 😂. Studying overseas, everyone is just so surprised at how good our English is lol.

@23lanyu 4 года назад

So hilarious !!

@shadertheboi 4 года назад

Being living in SG for the longest time, I miss the winter so so much that I would only visit Korea during the harshest winter period (December). There was once I was having a craving for a certain food in the middle of the night: temperature was -15°C, I was thinking that it was so stupid to be fully winter-dressed just for that 10 minutes out to the shop and back home. So I just went out with my singlet, shorts and flip-flops. The stares I got on the streets were priceless. I never tried to be out in this cold dressed like that for a longer period though. But it's no joke when the occasional winter breezes blow pass you...

@gw4518 4 года назад

I am a Chinese Singaporean born in the 1950's. The reason why you are asked "Have you eaten?" is because the Chinese who migrated here to Singapore as labourers in the 1st quarter of the 20th century barely had enough to eat. As a result, instead of asking "How are you?" they would ask, have you eaten meaning that if you have eaten, it means you are not starving and all is well. Some of the Indians and Malays would also do the same when they meet up with their Chinese friends.

@pandabear153 4 года назад

Very interesting topic! Born and bred here in the good old U.S.of A! My sister's husband served in the Air Force stationed in England. One year they took a vacation in England. I asked my sister why because his side of the family was originally from Ireland. She said that he really enjoyed the English people when he was stationed there!!!

@KryaDiere 4 года назад

The 'have you eaten' thing is indeed a caring thing, cos keeping your belly full is a sign of happiness in every part of asia 😂

@bernadettegostelow9887 4 года назад

For some reason, many Americans assume that there is a uniform Singaporean race and a distinct Singaporean language which is honestly quite funny. Some people have a knack for shouting "Ni Hao Ma" or "Konichiwa" or whatever Asian greeting they know at Singaporean/Asian visitors--that really bugs me!

@iekact1734 4 года назад

It is obviously a Chinese greeting when they ask "Have you eaten". It's nearly like "How are you".

@oreodreyy 4 года назад

babe, in singapore, if someone ask you have you eaten, you could reply yes or no and you have to ask them back "yes i have, what about you". it's like in the western country where people ask "hi how are you" and you reply and throw the same question back to them. yes, it's a common conversation starter here 😊

@jmsofia5707 4 года назад

Challenge: compare british and singaporean snacks 😂 love your channel btw💕

@jieqiiii 4 года назад

If I ever ask you guys for a photo, just know that it's because I'm a fan :D

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Haha that’s totally fine!😝

@emilyking4926 4 года назад

That's so funny!! Interesting how different cultures can be. Im coming to singapore next month so i will be giggling if i get asked any of these!

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

haha good luck!

@anchihsu1717 2 года назад

Hi , I am new here at your channel, I am moving to Singapore very soon this summer and your channel is very practical for me, I will watch them all from time to time before my departure. Thank you! I am quite surprised that Singaporean asked "weird questions" to western people like this, I was thinking that they are used to meet western people in SG quite well. To be honest, they are still kind even though asking weird questions. I am an Asian who used to live in Paris some years, I had several bad experience from Parisienne , even though form strange little kids in the street not polite...

@iffahnad7388 4 года назад

You should try Konditori at Bussorah St! They have one of the best pastries in SG!

@TheBoyboy321 4 года назад

i actually just started work at a new place. and i literally had a conversation about my age and my colleague's age over the entire lunch time. It gives the idea of like "hey we are not too different after all. there is no age gap and we can probably get along with the same topic" kinda thing. But definitely there was no asking on the salary.

@mitsmillan3897 4 года назад

"Have you eaten" was a way people greet each other to show concern. From what I've heard, it's during WW2 in Singapore when families were struggling with food. So people would ask each other to make sure everyone's alright. My grandma used to say it a lot, even after the war. But I don't hear it these days. I don't say it, and neither do my friends. Quite surprised you still get asked that.

@cindykwek5756 4 года назад

I am not sure how true .. but thought I will share with you since you mention the question “have u eaten” .... i was told it’s traditionally Chinese ...it’s from the olden bad days where most people were poor or there was always famine or drought somewhere... so instead of asking how are you!!!!!! It’s just more appropriate and kind to ask “have you eaten”... if you have eaten,means you are fine .. u got food therefore all is good and well 😂😂how you feeling is so not important anymore 🤪 having food is so much more important 😂 I am a Singaporean living in London now ... when I first arrived in UK, I arrived in Edinburgh and everyone kept asking me if I am alright!!!!!! I found that super weird ... why would I be here if I not alright!!!.... and I always answer “yes. I am fine thank you” ... and I really felt super weird when I see others replying with “u alright” 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

@supreme87878 4 года назад

This is interesting!

@gautamborchetiya8658 4 года назад

I was in Singapore last month and I thought I saw Justin walking in front of me near Tanjong Pagar. I was about to approach him when I remembered that he has his leg in a cast. I hope he gets well soon. I know how frustrating it is to be down with an injury that limits your mobility. Love you guys.

@seannyboyng 4 года назад

I think after moving to the UK and working here, the one greeting I had to get used to was "You alright?" HAHA probably the british equivalent of "Have you eaten?"

@flirtatiousdisses 4 года назад

I studied at a UK uni and I got this allll the time... "wow your English is really good" yes cos its my native tongue hahaha

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

🤦🏼‍♀️

@macadamiaization 4 года назад

I like to explain the part about the colonisation 🤣

@agymayachelonia8381 4 года назад

Me too, and I'm a British born Chinese

@linnychern 4 года назад

Have you eaten? Direct translation from Chinese 你吃饭了吗？ As a younger Singaporean, I was rather confused when my grandparents and neighbor aunties/uncles used to ask me that. But now I appreciate it cause it is a way of showing they care about you :) Sometimes in office my colleagues ask me too! And will follow up with “want me to help you buy food? (Takeaway/dabao)” :)

@sfw5520 4 года назад

Is Singapore part of China? or...oh you can speak English? hahaha....common questions that were often asked when I was on a summer programme in the US.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Haha yepp heard those a few times 🙈

@blackhorse7553 4 года назад

Most American travel within USA ...so 😁

@limconnie9709 4 года назад

All the time!

@meklavier4664 4 года назад

this is absolute truth, when i was working in California as an engineer back in 2001. The technician working under me was very surprised we speak english in singapore.

@emseow 4 года назад

I'm Singaporean. I think sometimes people just may not know that there is no "Singaporean" language. I think a good proportion of Singaporeans also may not be aware that people in Belize speak English either so it goes both ways, it's not like Singaporeans know all the countires where people speak English. Was in Thailand with a Singaporean high school classmate meeting a Thai graduate school classmate. My Singaporean friend said to my Thai friend, "Your English is really good!!!" I was thinking, my THai friend graduated from a top MBA programme, why would her English be bad? Lol!

@brianplum1825 4 года назад

I worked for a Wall-Street-type financial company where they had a policy of telling employees not to discuss salaries. My job later exposed me to the records in the personnel department and most of the salaries in the company. The pay levels were entirely not well-aligned with each employee's job performance. I've since come to the believe that the Asian custom of openness in salary discussions is more helpful to the workers to get fair pay. The personnel department goes to great lengths to hire research firms to gather market data on all salaries for each job position. With the information in hand, they make sure they never overpay. The workers, without comparable salary data, put themselves in poor negotiation positions, and are often underpaid.

@thegoonist 4 года назад

when i was in the uk for undergrad a brit asked "are you alright?" and i thought he thought i was ill LMAO i was confused for a long time till someone told me its the equivalent of "how are you?" and neednt be taken literally LOL

@celiatanlklikun4425 4 года назад

you guys so cute!

@skirtrunning 4 года назад

Man I forgot how good the content is on this channel until I finally decided to click on one.

@wilsvenleong96 3 года назад

The chicken rice chili story got me laughing hahaha

@jaydenooi3392 3 года назад

"Hi! Photo!" 😂😂😂

@7dina7 4 года назад

"do u go to bed with shoes on?" such a weird question! ... but hahaha a scottish friend of mine wears his shoes (and socks!!) to bed sometimes n its not even cold here..weird friend i have..

@Ortouz 4 года назад

love it

@Enervia 4 года назад

The Hokkien culture is big in Singapore and whenever people who knows the dialect meet, especially during house visits, the first question they would ask is "le jiak ba ber?" - translated to have you eaten yet? And if you haven't, they would offer food or cook up a meal for you. Hokkien hospitality at its best :)

@gotmyonu1027 4 года назад

Have you eaten.... Is a polite way of starting a conversation. It is like the person is concerned if you have eaten.... Then you won't be hungry and angry.

@pass2pee 4 года назад

I moved to Bristol from SG last weekend for university. I get a lot of "That's so cool! I really wanna visit Singapore." It also seemed like I was everyone's first Singaporean friend.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

ah wow Justin used to live in Bristol. Hope it all goes well for you! :)

@ec_23 4 года назад

I've been in Singapore almost 5 months - I have never been asked how much I earn and only rarely for my age (and only once it was very early on, other times it was much later as it would happen when becoming friends with someone in the West). What I get asked normally is: - are you coping with the weather here (my hometown somewhere in Southern Europe is hot and rather humid in summer, not like this but close enough. I hate the Siberian air conditioning though). - do you like local food/what's your favourite food/can you take spicy (I love the food here, I almost only eat Western food when we make it at home, I can take spicy pretty well). - Are you Indian/Eurasian (that is the most surprising - my theory is that they are used to Caucasians being of anglo-saxon origin therefore on the blonde side, while I'm not. And they connect me to something closer to them rather than to a simply darker European. I know there are a lot of not-blonde Brits, Australians etc., but I cannot explain this otherwise). Also never heard "have you eaten" though I read that it is (or was) a common form of greeting in China so clearly it must have come from there together with the people who settled here :) So I think my experience is in parts similar and in parts different to yours. I'd love to be asked for a picture as it would be hilarious! :P And I have to disagree about the UK having a summer ;) Maybe because I lived in the North of England but when they ask me if it is always dark and cold and gloomy I do agree with that as I was going a bit insane last winter after many many years of that. I have never seen 3 months of summer there, maybe 3 days (3 weeks in the epic Heatwave of 2018 maybe...) - and compared to where I grew up it is definitely spring rather than summer. Though I heard the South is different and I don't know much about it. Needless to say, I am adoring the endless summer and the HOT rain here! :D

@memorbiliaa 4 года назад

I dunno what to say Edit:ty for the heart,I hope I can see you in Singapore ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

@yxinz 4 года назад

it’s interesting cause we call them Ang Moh, and it means red hair literally. Maybe last time we have a lot of red haired caucasians in Sg.

@havenprice 4 года назад

constanceyx I thought it was red skin cuz they suntan lots?

@John_Smith_86 3 года назад

Think it is because the Dutch or Portuguese were amongst the first to open trading ports in China.

@pat7471 4 года назад

Apart from relatives, my friends and other acquaintances have never ask me my age, or how much I get paid. Well, extremely close friends maybe, but I always dodge the question and not tell. As for "have you eaten", it originated from back when our Chinese ancestors were still in China. In those days, people were generally poor and food was a scarcity. It was a question directed mainly to the children, with the intention of sharing some food with them if they have not eaten. Back then, they have the mentality of "adults can go hungry, but children should not". As lives get better, the question was directed to adults as well. It was seen as a form of prosperity to be able to treat someone to a meal. Present day, it's just an question in passing. That is why no one ever followup with "What have you eaten". Yet, if you answered "no" to that question, you may get an invitation to a meal like "Shall we go this place for lunch then?". Do note that it may not be a "treat", and you may have to pay for your own share. It could be just someone who doesn't want to eat alone and asking for companionship. Interestingly, the other races also picked up this question from the Chinese and may ask you the same question.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Thanks for giving a bit of background, that’s really interesting :)

@BenKrazyLibGoh 3 года назад

Have you eaten is like “you alright?” Haha. I was in Manchester for medical School

@jx2571 4 года назад

I think every foreigner in sg has been asked why u came to sg

@BlaireBustillo 4 года назад

I think when I got the chance to bump on to you anywhere here in SG, I would probably ask for a groufie 👍😁 Have a great day always.

@liangyingshi 4 года назад

I feel like the “have you eaten thing” is something like endearment ??? Like asian ppl show their love by giving you food and stuff like that so the question might be linked to that? 🤣

@legendrag8639 4 года назад

Pls do a video about your thoughts on the recent haze. And is it affecting your current lifestyle?

@JSCookies 4 года назад

Usually it's just a way of showing care to people when you ask if they've eaten, I also ask when are people leaving Singapore because I'm secretly hoping they wouldn't

@micseng1 4 года назад

Hey Georgia and Justin, interesting content this week! Love it. Just I wonder if you think these common questions stem from cultural insensitivity, what are your thoughts?

@dthariyanto1592 4 года назад

lovely couple

@mariakolesnikova1333 4 года назад

We are Russian couple living in SG for the past 7 years. Have been hearing exactly the same set of questions over and over again.... I was laughing to hear you guys have gone though the same :)

@mariakolesnikova1333 4 года назад

at the top of what you've mentioned, we have been asked frequently - if bears walk Russian streets and do we drink vodka often?

@cheryll8008 3 года назад

I'm from Malaysia and I love you guys

@nutrats 4 года назад

Justin was so funny in this video 😂😆

@hawkhea7527 4 года назад

Yes. I love those bakery in supermarket in UK. I find their bread n cake r more appetising than sg supermarket

@sarahmahalingami7792 4 года назад

I've to agree. More variety too.

@matthewong1953 4 года назад

Why not? Sleep with shoes on. Gets you ready to make a run for it if you need to get out fast. 😀

@suivzmoi 4 года назад

if you're a foreigner and you get asked by a local what your favourite food is, it's just them giving you chance to let them like you more by having something in common. because we already know all the food is good.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Haha totally!

@seanwilliamson3825 4 года назад

When I went to study in Birmingham, many were surprised that I could speak English. They were like...Oh...you speak English? :-) Many were also surprised that I knew how to use a fork and knife to eat. I always get..I thought you only use chopsticks to eat. This one always cracks me up... :-)

@ISTARI22 4 года назад

Would love to be shown how different UK supermarkets are compared to sg. The prices of things, selection of food. Please.

@gavinyuen040680 4 года назад

Have you eaten? i think there is a small difference from just being a conversational starter in Asian culture (at least chinese and a lot of parts of south east asia, cant say the same for japan or korea as im not sure) During my grandparents time, times were hard. Many were working long hours with very little rest. Most werent well off. And many parents skip meals (some skip eating for a day or 2 even) so their kids can have more to eat. You get the idea. So a lot of the older folks ask their kids or grandkids this question, if you have had your meal, like a form of concern for your well being. But they didnt just ask their family members. At work usually the labour was tough, and everyone was working very hard, and everyone kinda knows some might have skipped meals to save a penny or two. So even among colleagues and if you had a nice boss (those days bosses were more personal, not like the CEOs we see now), you get asked this a lot too. Of course this could have started way before my grandparents time, but its like the history or background reason to this culture, why we ask about your meal instead of asking hows the football match or talking about the weather. Over time, things changed, people are more affluent we dont say it as much as we used to but as a sign of respect too for the elderly, its has become a culture too to ask them if they have eaten. I will give anything to just hear my grandma ask me everytime i come home, if I have eaten.....=(

@hawkhea7527 4 года назад

4:00 very true

@rickchau6640 4 года назад

When I was studying in Australia, I often been asked “ are you from china?” Actually , I’m Malaysian Chinese.

@cooper1819 4 года назад

In especially East Asia, is common to ask about age. This is traditional Confucian, where they will address you as elder/younger sister/brother, Uncle or Auntie... proper way of addressing. Asking about pay is also not uncommon. Shows that people are quite comfortable with you. You don't have to tell them actual amount, but like "doing ok lah" or "oh is bad" (then talk about the bad economy) or "doing very well" (then say what you do that can make good living, successful business) or "is ok, but not important" (means you already made it and working for fun). Usually, we just say what we do and people know what you make. These are just for conversation, to know the person little more. Harmless.

@pr9166 4 года назад

i find "how are you" to be a super stressful question cos sometimes i'm not fine at all but i have to be like uh ha i'm fine LOL

@jackyjac476 4 года назад

"They eat" xD

@keffinsg 4 года назад

So I was in the UK on transit and liking plants, decided to visit the world famous Kew Botanical Gardens. I took a bus to outside Kew and could not see the visitor entrance to Kew from the bus stop. So I asked an older man who was passing by. Having told me where to find the entrance, he asked if I was there to work in the gardens. I replied no, I was only there to visit the world famous gardens. I eventually found my way to the entrance and toured the grounds. It was only after touring most of the place that I discovered I had entered through the staff entrance which was alot further from the visitor entrance. To this day I wonder if it was because of my yellow skin that a Brit assumed I was there to work in the gardens and not visit it.

@ahmedtahmed5914 4 года назад

I’m originally from Iraq but grew up in Malaysia and lived in Singapore, I live in Ireland now. I always get asked how many wives do you have?!! Both in Malaysia, Singapore and Ireland!

@diagonallll 4 года назад

Hahaha it’s so funny that people would ask to touch your hair! Because the same thing happened to me when i was working in the US. I have naturally straight, long, (very) black asian hair and people wanted to touch it all the time too! 😂

@Gehslol 4 года назад

Mmmmm English bakery video would be great!

@jeremycheong8036 4 года назад

Singapore is so much safer compared to the other countries.

@busybeenick 4 года назад

Asians, typically koreans, japanese, vietnamese, and of course chinese, may ask for the age of a person primarily because of Confucian influence. The Confucian worldview, which dominated many asian societies pre-modernisation, is highly hierarchical. And age is one of the many factors that is relevant in situating the individual in society. So I believe that even though Confucianism may be considered blase in the cosmopolitan setting that is Singapore, questions of age are perhaps a vestige of an bygone era. Indeed, this practice still may be thriving in other neo-confucian societies such as Korea where honorifics are age-specific.

@foom3285 4 года назад

I am just curious about what kind of food you dislike and like for example durian? Or do you eat curry or laksa , popiah , rojak , chui kuay, carrot cake white or black

@Ranger629 4 года назад

Actually, there is a logical rationale behind why one should ask "how much are you paid". It is because most employers know that the topic of salary is a huge hush subject, they tend to give employees a different salary. Someone may be working the same job as you, but they are paid more simply because they manage to get on the good side of the HR on that day. Hence, it is always better to know how much someone else is paid so that you're not undervaluing yourself in the company. Imagine, 2 people working the same job but 1 is paid $8K a month but another is paid $5K a month. But due to this taboo of talking 'bout salary, the $5K a month (Could be you) will never know you're getting underpaid $3K a month for the same job just because you have never asked how much was your colleague earning. So the idea of asking "how much are you paid" technically should be rationalized as it actually benefits you as an employee.

@cynnlee 4 года назад

the photo one...IM CRY LAUGHING. WHO DOES THAT

@ginagi9088 3 года назад

I got "Can you take spice? " a lot. I usually reply that Portuguese brought chili to Asia. Kimchi, Mala, Tom Yam and 50% of Asian cooking wouldn't be what is it without Ang Moh traders.

@POWEROVERWWW 4 года назад

In Indonesia it's the same. You would've been asked how much you get paid at work and how much you pay for the apartment rent.

@yangao2905 4 года назад

You're such a sweet couple. #relationshipgoal

@chloey6199 4 года назад

I’m from Singapore and working in the north east of England. I get asked these 2 questions all the time “where are you from?” And “what are you doing here?!?!” When they found out I’m from Singapore😂

@Milgram07 4 года назад

Always brighter when both of u are in front of the camera 🤩 Btw, I think you're asked when are u leaving not cos u're not welcome here but more cos it's assumed that u won't stay forever. It's like anticipatory grief...so that it won't hurt so much when u eventually leave SG 😭

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

haha awwww

@shapet83 4 года назад

I think Singaporean have a misconception that all westerners are well off. Just like when we Singaporeans goes to other Asia countries, the people in Asia countries also do have a misconception that Singaporeans are well off. In fact, not all singaporeans are well off. Most Singaporeans are from low-middle class income.

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

agree!

@janisnicolette8623 4 года назад

“Have you eaten” makes more sense than “How are you?””I’m good, how are you?””Good” convos! do you ever reply people that you feel awful? Hahaha

@TheOldmankk 4 года назад

Hair dyed, must be kiddy. Justin is as Gingerie as the British Prince Harry. Haha

@dileepkandula3491 2 года назад

I lived in Korea last Five years. If someone asks you about your age, they would like to determine what kind of language they would like to use when they converse with you. The younger ones must always use respectful (honorific) language when they address elders, even if they are one week older. It's part of many Asian cultures and, I guess, it might be similar here in Singapore as well.

@cheeyoon196 4 года назад

"have you eaten" = "how are you" 😊

@tensaivivi 4 года назад

One weird question I get from people in the UK when I tell them I'm from Singapore is "oh, your english is good." Many still have the misconception that we speak mandarin or other languages. IMO it's akin to someone telling a Brit his/her english is good so it feels weird to me. :)

@GeorgiaCaney 4 года назад

Totally get your frustration. Although to be fair, Singapore is extremely unique in the fact that its one of just a few Asian countries that recognises English as an official language. I feel like not many people from the UK know much about Singapore, so just takes some educating :)

@sarahmahalingami7792 4 года назад

It's not just English. When I was in China or Taiwan, and when they learnt that I'm from Singapore, they will comment "Oh, your Mandarin is very fluent". Well I'm an ethnic Chinese and not a banana. They probably think that most ethnic Chinese are incapable of having a decent conversation entirely in Mandarin without resorting to some English word fillers.

@sarahmahalingami7792 4 года назад

@@GeorgiaCaney It's not just English. When I was in China or Taiwan, and when they learnt that I'm from Singapore, they will comment "Oh, your Mandarin is very fluent". Well I'm an ethnic Chinese and not a banana. They probably think that most ethnic Chinese are incapable of having a decent conversation entirely in Mandarin without resorting to some English word fillers.

@anaisy6949 4 года назад

When I tell uncles or aunties that I was born and raised in France they don't believe me or they find it surprising because I'm black. There are tones people of colors in France guys (in the UK as well!)

@runesapien 4 года назад

Funnily enough, as a Chinese looking man, when I go to Poland, people also ask to take pictures with me. xD

@dontkaysiao 4 года назад

My name's Euphemia and surname's Toong; in Singapore context, that's a very rare name and surname. So I've been asked a million times "Are you Singaporean? Do you know how to speak Chinese?" despite me looking exactly like how a chinese would look like.

@Sez286 4 года назад

ALWAYS get asked if my eyes and hair are “original” 😅

@jessmullens5191 4 года назад

I got asked for photos constantly in China and Bangladesh lol. So weird!

@jessie-fs6wi 4 года назад

Hi I know this is random but have you tried VeganBurg? If so may I know how's the food there? I'm really curious to try out their burgers haha xD

@hafizahwahab1945 4 года назад

Justin's Malay colleague is so funny! He thought Justin has a Malay skin tone where if you are a fair Malay and play too much in the sun, we will get dark and hard to reverse it with whitening creams. The photograph has been an obsession of some Asians as they don't see white people except for TV. And when they see them, they got excited and wanted photos for memory sake. I got asked for photos at Vietnam and Hong Kong Disneyland because I'm wearing my hijab and they find it an alien thing 🤣

@alui5362 4 года назад

hello! it actually is rude to ask about age (although moreso for the ladies) and salary here too. it's more that you guys obviously look like foreigners, so people probably tend to forget the same social rules apply. My guess would be that the age question stems from the fact that westerners tend to mature/age faster than asians, so it's always a little freaky/disconcerting/fascinating to find out someone is a lot younger than they look. The salary question probably stems from the fact that you guys look like expats (specifically western expats rather than asian expats), and it's interesting to know how much you make because of how there seems to be a stratification of lifestyle/income/class between foreigners and locals - of course it's a generalisation and not all western expats are CEOs/COOs for huge MNCs, but that's just the perception. Anyway, these would otherwise be rude/sensitive questions that we wouldn't ask each other unless we were closer friends (definitely not strangers). The thing about you guys being mini-celebrities and getting people wanting to take selfies stems from colonial history/pre-globalisation, where most of the westerners we and our parents saw were from the upper class who could afford to travel, or celebrities on tv and in movies, so it's subconscious ingrained that westerners are superior. Of course, as time goes by, this pre-globalisation mindset will fade. The thing about 'have you eaten' stems from world war II days, where our grandparents would struggle to have their stomachs filled, so asking 'have you eaten' is a show of concern (something like 'how are you') - if you have eaten, that means you were doing well. I'm guessing you'd get it from baby boomers (children of those who went through the war), who probably picked it up from their parents. If you get it from anyone younger, it's probably they picked it up from their parents/grandparents, or we're using it actually like a conversation starter (rather than a 'how are you'), because food is a pretty big part of Singapore culture. I'd sometimes ask people if they've eaten just to get food ideas for my next meal.