What is it like to live in Singapore since 1989

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Meet Bill, a Canadian who moved to Singapore in 1989. Surprisingly, he still doesn't hold PR. Over ten years ago, he left his corporate job and launched a successful Panama Hat salon. We discussed how to settle well in Singapore, why one should consider buying a house in Batam, and the life regrets of a 65-year-old expat. Enjoy!
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@MaxChernov Год назад

Watch next: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CKXDMNzrb-A.html The story of an American who moved to Singapore 17 years ago. We discuss soaring prices in Singapore, the importance of speaking Mandarin at local Hawker centers, and why some foreigners can't wait to leave the city-state. Enjoy!

@finlaycowan3681 Год назад

You ask great questions !!! Best interview I've listened to in ages !

@kobinathan8163 Год назад

Born and raised in Singapore, the best decision I made for myself was leaving the country as soon as I finished my national service requirement. Been happily living in the U.S. since 1992 and don’t regret a minute of it. The opportunities I have received in the U.S. and the life I’ve built for myself would never have been possible back in Singapore…reasons are too many to list here. The other best decision I made: renouncing my Singapore citizenship at the first opportunity. The only thing I miss about Singapore: The food! Oh, the food!

@Augfordpdoggie Год назад

i quit my job and moved to Africa :)

@_SaturnXD 7 месяцев назад

ngl range rover is my dad's favourite car lol but its very expensive here in malaysia lol

@alexanderavanth Год назад

This resonated with me. In my late 20s I got headhunted for a 6-figure USD salary working for a large Asian conglomerate. As much as I enjoyed the salary and status after two years I was so fed up working for someone else who literally had a price to my time. I remember my CTO pulling me aside one day and told me: "Alex, you'll need to give at least 5 years to the company before you can get any of your own ideas through". The next month I quit my job. I stayed in Asia because of the opportunities, people and culture, but I started my own venture. I was terrified of that decision, but I was free. Money is important, but peace of mind is priceless.

@karimtabrizi376 Год назад

good advice

@omardeveraux1418 Год назад

I love the way you think! Best of luck to you too.....

@angusorvid8840 Год назад

There is no future in the corporate world. It's a soul sucking black hole. Every one of my college friends who went the corporate route in the 90s didn't last more than three years. They all went into business for themselves, some of them together. They all tell me their only regret was not doing it sooner.

@adamesd3699 Год назад

It really depends on the corporate culture of the place you’re at. I’ve worked at several companies. I stayed because I was paid well. But I really only enjoyed working at a couple of them because it was almost like family.

@falkenvir Год назад

Wow what a lousy thing, Ideas doesn't need delay period

@21moffzar Год назад

there is a saying that "work in Singapore, enjoy in Thailand, live in Malaysia"

@icebaby6714 Год назад

The oldman's advice is setting up a business and being your own boss rather than working hard for someone in the corporate world.

@faisalz8849 Год назад

They have to fix the causeway first then it will be ideal 😂

@missglamourous116 Год назад

I have never heard of such saying, that dumb sentence definitely from malaysia. Malaysia is a place to live in?😂Then why malaysia longevity rate not as high as Singapore??🤣🤣Clearly s'pore much better, cleaner & safer place to live esp for LONG TERM, its fantastic place to work & live in, malaysia can't even hold a torch to Singapore & will always be behind Singapore.❤

@jackroth5813 Год назад

@@missglamourous116 Relax girl, who hurt you??

@lukeCART1 Год назад

Or just have your company in Singapore, live phuket.

@jessistanbul Год назад

He is so down to earth, intelligent about life (i.e., 'everyone is entirely dispensable') and straightforward. Great video!

@mozdickson Год назад

huh?

@TB1M1 Год назад

His statements are true in the limit, but looking at life like that isn't inspiring.

@sportster883able Год назад

I live in Doha, Qatar and have done business with Bill and Hat of Cain over the last couple of years. From my experience, he is a gentleman and a pleasure to do business with. Nothing is too much trouble for him. This is a great video - thanks for posting

@khalidalali186 Год назад

I’m from Abu Dhabi, and have never owned a hat before, let alone a Panamanian one. After watching this, and stumbling upon your comment. I’ll make sure to get me one.

@archiehickox6518 Год назад

Pretty cool exchange here gents!

@khalidalali186 Год назад

Much obliged, Lieutenant Archibald "Archie" Hicox 🫡

@faheemabbas3965 Год назад

How’s it knowing that GCC countries will practically never offer citizenship to foreigners?

@phillphelan1138 Год назад

Worked for a Mega Multi National in the 70's , Asia Pacific had Corporate office in Singapore -worked 10 days a month , staying at the Mandarin, took my wife there for 1st time in the 80's and she keeps going back for 3 weeks at a time each year, just love the place, your interview was brilliant , I am 10 years older than Bill but his knowledge and experience is worth listening to. Especially for the younger ones of today.

@MaxChernov Год назад

🙏

@sebastianniqvist3144 Год назад

Those were the days. I met some young people that their dads got the expat package and had it all. That’s a dream now. The expat packages of before are all gone. Now they put you in a cheap hotel that can’t be more than 50 dollars per night.

@sebastianniqvist3144 Год назад

5:17 work too hard for somebody who doesn’t care. These words are pure gold. In this time and age you are fully dispensable and companies don’t care.

@hunttoo3480 Год назад

Totally agree!!!!!!

@JunixKuizon Год назад

Very true. If a CEO says he cares about his staff, he is lying. All he care about is his bonus.

@meshuga27 Год назад

Words from the deep of the heart. He knows many immigrants loose their lives here. I've been living in SG 3 years and well understand what he means.

@mensrea1251 Год назад

But companies never did care nor were they meant to “care” otherwise those companies would go bankrupt and then where would it’s workers be. Stop making these nonsensical statements. It’s like saying “war sucks because it’s not nice anymore”.

@sebastianniqvist3144 Год назад

@@mensrea1251 true but when u start your career as a new graduate and u r a young person of 22 you think companies “do” care… then reality hits you in the face 30 years later age is too late… So the sooner u know the truth the better for you. So my statement is not non-sensical as you put it. You just can’t read between the lines …

@vikramganasen Год назад

Absolute gem of a gentleman! Appreciate this episode, it has life advice, financial advice, past, present and future. 10/10.

@The20thHijacker 9 месяцев назад

His financial advice is basically Ryan Long’s boomer real estate tutorial

@michaelhiggins7365 9 месяцев назад

I have to say this s an EXCEPTIONAL interview. The sheer knowledge and life experience this gentleman shares is truly invaluable.

@yawarlol Год назад

He was so candid. Loved the interview. Real one.

@jirilamac5788 Год назад

So many good points about business, money, life in such a short video. Thank you and Bill.

@lidna82 11 месяцев назад

Just based on how he best describes Singapore, he deserves a PR! He is so real and subtle.

@adiriot4155 Год назад

Love it! Straight to the point and good advices.

@beatricec9238 Год назад

Very good advice. Thank you for having this good man on the show

@sshivash Год назад

The gentleman is so calm and wise and the interviewer asked some great questions. I love Singapore and have visited more than a dozen times in the past 20 years. Enjoyed watching, thank you!

@MaxChernov Год назад

🙏

@triarb5790 Год назад

Yes me too, about 20 times in 35 years. It's by far my favourite long haul multi day stopover.

@morganf963 Год назад

This sort of entrepreneur content is awesome - and great to hear someone who obviously knows what he’s talking about!

@Ontario100 Год назад

Outstanding interview. I am the same age as Bill. This video helped me reflect on my own life. Thanks for posting!!

@netdevil17 Год назад

wise man lovely to hear his views and advice

@angusorvid8840 Год назад

Bill is an interesting character, a true man of the world. Great wisdom. I loved this interview.

@sinistercr0347 Год назад

Thank you. Those are pure gold. Hope he's doing fine and enjoy his life.

@Rakshit-thakur Год назад

The best interview i have seen on your channel. He is so eloquent.

@clausang Год назад

Love your interviews Max! Thank You so much

@MaxChernov Год назад

🙏

@kampongchickenario Год назад

Great episode 😊 absolutely strike the point on never chase the corporate dream

@adventuresofreddotters3282 Год назад

Bill saved my head with his hats. Had a great time going through the process in chosing the right hat from Hats of Cain. Thanks Bill.

@jermel85 Год назад

I have watched a few of your other similar videos, and I find the duration of this video to be the best. Keep going, you are doing great.

@cindychin7797 Год назад

Bill gave the best advice at the end of the video 😝👍

@mand1009 Год назад

Plain, truthful, simple, and wise.

@walkrelax897 Год назад

Amazing interiew! I wanted this interview to last longer!

@prodigalsorcerer1415 Год назад

Now, there's a man who knows his own heart. Bitter experience is a valuable fruit that will not go stale and, apparently, can be turned into hats.

@candicelim7836 Год назад

Thanks Max for the awesome videos... please create more of such videos. Content to be steered towards life experience and advice. ❤

@MaxChernov Год назад

Will do!

@bluephoenix8470 Год назад

Loved it! Some great advice from Bill. Amazing interview. Thanks so much!

@llatmailliw Год назад

This was a fantastic interview. Great interview and great interviewee.

@pinkymoon5039 Год назад

I wish this interview was longer. Would have loved to hear more from him. 😢

@NazriB Год назад

Lies again? Private Jet Changi Airport

@cecilialim2296 Год назад

😊😊😊 yea, we are so blessed, no natural disasters, good weather, good food, etc . Amazingly interesting topic. Hope you get your PR soon . Wishing you all the best!🙏👍💪👏

@AliefHamdani Год назад

Thank you for this post. I learnt a lot! Especially that part on Private Financiers!

@minionofgozer7414 Год назад

I like the way he talks so fluidly, with experience and pure honesty. He's a refreshing guy to listen to 😎👍

@Voigtlander1972 Год назад

Great to see Bill on FB and I was a satisfied customer of his Panama hats!. I am a Singaporean that is educated overseas and currently residing in US with my family. What Bill said is quite an accurate description of Singapore. I too was in the corporate for a while and many expats I know understand how deep xenophobia and nepotism runs in Singapore but will not openly share their experience for fear of repercussions from the State. I am surprised that Bill is not able get Singapore PR as average PRC nationals can get theirs in about 5-10 years of residency in Singapore. As a parting shot, just remember that not all that glitters is gold. Makes you wonder why so many Singaporeans migrated overseas and many young Singaporeans see that migration is one of their long term options.

@peter-pg5yc Год назад

No person can take a job from a singaporian, unless its a special one.. know the laws..

@JaggedMercenary Год назад

Young Singaporean think their life will be better abroad? Wow, I thought they would know better.

@ianstreet5724 Год назад

@@JaggedMercenary There are plenty of young and older Singaporeans overseas. They know there's more to life than shopping and eating.

@BlazingShackles Год назад

Most Singaporeans flee ASAP after they get that degree. It makes total sense. And they don't come back cuz once you get a taste of real prosperity, justice and freedom, you won't think of returning to the Authoritarian Dynasty of Lee.

@ianstreet5724 9 месяцев назад

@surinamesurname It would appear that you don't need to leave Singapore to die a violent death en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_training_deaths_in_Singapore

@WJ8888 10 месяцев назад

Nice chatting with this gentleman upon visiting his shop, easy going, and down to earth, appreciate his realness about Singapore and investing

@namu5583 Год назад

Simple and informative video. Thank u.

@DanielCheong90 Год назад

key takeaways: 1. Worked too hard for someone who doesn`t really care at the end of the day. 2. don't believe in private bank financial advisors, they're all crooks.

@bengchiatseah3908 Год назад

As a sSngaporean…. How i wish my government grant you the PR you applied for. Can feel the love you have for Singapore.

@BlazingShackles Год назад

don't expect honesty, respect for human rights honesty from the Lee Dynasty of Crooks. If he'd chosen Hong Kong over Singapore he'd had his PR after 7 years. HK offers infinitely more than SG anyways.

@kingbolo4579 Год назад

@@BlazingShackles People are fleeing Hong Kong in droves for Singapore right now.

@BlazingShackles Год назад

@@kingbolo4579 no they're not. Singapore is not an easy country to immigrate to. You need a job before you can even go there and rent an apartment. do you want to try again?

@kingbolo4579 Год назад

@@BlazingShackles Why try again when I'm right first time - New York Times 19/02/2023 - Entrepreneurs Flee China’s Heavy Hand: ‘You Don’t Have to Stay There’ CNBC 27/05/2022 - Thousands of people are leaving Hong Kong - and now it’s clear where they’re going Nikkei Asia 17/08/2022 - Global companies moving top posts out of Hong Kong: survey; Key positions shifted to Singapore, other cities could stay overseas Financial Review 23/09/2022 - ‘All my neighbours are moving to Singapore’: Expats flee Hong Kong South China Morning Post 04/02/2023 - Hong Kong’s talent exodus to Singapore Radio Free Asia 23/04/2023 - Wealthy desert Hong Kong for Singapore, elsewhere amid political uncertainty

@user-qt1bq5bw6i Год назад

Subcribed because of this interaction. Wonderfully done. And bill is a gem.

@s.fatimatuzzahrahs.abdulla7846 Год назад

I love his honest especially towards the end of the interview

@gbartels3 Год назад

A huge irony of this interview is that the subject, "Bill," seems to have grown wealthy primarily not through his buisness but through real estate speculation. His main advice is: "buy property." Yet the success of his adopted home Singapore is largely based on its Georgist approach to land and housing, making real estate speculation virtually impossible, increasing revenue, and making possible the low taxes that Bill mentions.

@Juniperus_Godegara Год назад

Exactly 💯

@aem8160 Год назад

@@travelinkevin5130 He left Canada when he was 21. He's lived in SG since 1989. 34 years ago.

@andreiloginov9807 Год назад

Did you listen to the interview? He worked in corporate structure for 30 years! And as a good specialist he could have a good salary which let him buy some property. Where did you see the "easy life"?

@ordoabchao4202 Год назад

@andreiloginov9807 exactly. He said he worked in the corporate world for a long time, and he worked hard. And he invested in property, presumably outside of Singapore since the stamp duty for foreigners is punitive. That's the way to build wealth.

@scottandrews947 Год назад

@@andreiloginov9807 He is a 1) Baby Boomer who 2) moved to Singapore before it really blew up. He was basically just super lucky - right place at the right time.

@ted.angell7609 Год назад

I took a six-week trip to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Some people fall in love with Asia, but I’ll stick to Latin America and Europe. One thing that sticks out is that by the time I got back to Singapore no one seemed to smile, no one really seemed happy compared to the Philippines. I’m told that the smiling, happy culture in the PI is a coping mechanism from realizing that nothing is ever going to get better there materially, so smile and be happy with how it is. However, it did seem odd that in a country as prosperous as Singapore, where the people seem to lack nothing, everyone seems so dour. Well, I’ve seen su1c1de prevention billboards in Switzerland, too, so being happy is not just about living in a perfect place.

Год назад

People just like to complain. Have a look at Scandinavians, too.

@SharapovaFan Год назад

Same. I notice no one is smiling except for children whenever I'm in Singapore or Hong Kong. I suppose that's the cost of their countries' wealth. You go to their less wealthy neighbors like Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, the people there always seem to be smiling.

@MrSneaksful Год назад

The smiling thing is a huge thing in Thailand, aka "the land of smiles". For them, if it isnt fun it isnt worth doing. So smile while your doing whatever, and enjoy or dont do it. Be positive, promote positivity, its all a Buddhism thing really. Wonderful people.

@davidlefebvre8510 Год назад

Comparing the happiness and generosity of Pinos is hard tho, just like Vietnamese or Colombians. It always seems that the ones that had it the worst are the most happy and resilient. Amazing people.

@ordoabchao4202 Год назад

Why do the citizens of the most successful countries in thevl world seems unhappy? If they were happy and content they wouldn't keep working to improve their situation, their environment and their country and make successful.

@AnxietyMentor Год назад

You have a great interviewing style and there is some great insight here by Bill.

@kamalindsey Год назад

I like how to the point he is, no waffling. Very well done interview.

@ohmjustsketch Год назад

Thanks Max, it’s so helpful and inspiring for this interview. So I think I made the right choice to quit my corporate job and star my own business in Singapore. Doing business here, it’s straightforward. Oh by the way, I m Thai 😊

@MaxChernov Год назад

Good for you! ♥️

@jameshill8493 Год назад

What’s your business

@ohmjustsketch Год назад

@@jameshill8493 art 🖼

@jimjimgl3 Год назад

Interesting perspective on life in Singapore from someone from North America. We've lately be talking of leaving the US for somewhere with an easier lifestyle so this was informative. I know Bill seems to rail against corporate culture but I have a sneaking feeling all those "we have a property there..." were financed by what was most likely substantial income from his years as a corporate cog...!

Год назад

Singapore is definitely a more civilized place than the US. We even drive on the more proper side of the road here.

@macmachine Год назад

If you want to lock 3rd World labour into your servitude, Singapore's the police state for you.

@darrendavis4731 Год назад

If you like living under a dictatorship.

@NorceCodine Год назад

I don't think so. My guess is the wife has $$$ and this hat business is just for that they can stay legally in Singapore.

@BlazingShackles Год назад

@@NorceCodine You're probably right.

@atlanticgirl2432 11 месяцев назад

This man is cool 😊 thanks for the interview ❤

@danielintheantipodes6741 Год назад

Thank you for the video!

@ricohflex777 Год назад

Wow. Thanks for introducing Cempedak island and Nikoi island, both off Bintan. Did not know about them. They are out of my budget. Like for tycoons.

@SuccessforLifester Год назад

When he said starts as low as 165, I gave out a cry ...

@dahiyahtyusof6949 Год назад

Max cried too...

@Angmohlah 9 месяцев назад

All Max videos are nice. So relevant for expats moving or considering moving to SG. I’m here for 7 years and find so many jewels on those videos which make me reflext and explore even more.

@MaxChernov 9 месяцев назад

🙏

@hk5454 Год назад

incredible interview, thanks Max!

@elaowa 9 месяцев назад

Very enjoyable and interesting interview, class

@scottloar Год назад

"There's not a lot to do in Singapore except shop and eat..." Yes, the first few visits to Singapore are enlivening but then repetition becomes boredom.

@richmondang1591 4 месяца назад

Couldn't be more true!

@RunningTree Год назад

Fun Fact: Popularized by Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt upon noticing the quality of the hats worn by the workers and them gaining his fancy, "Panama" hats actually originated in Ecuador. It's quality in protecting from the sun was noted among the workers and imported by an Ecuadorian worker, where its popularity spread to even the US president, at the time watching foreign workers construct the Panama Canal under the brutal sun.

@marineboy6033 Год назад

A great video and a superb summary of Singapore - I lived in Singapore for 5 years in Joo Chiat neighbourhood - I loved it....

@keeferharder4427 Год назад

Love this guy - great interview

@stevenwatsham5973 Год назад

I have had a lot of fun in Singapore and was never bored with the place nor did I ever feel unsafe...

@daebak7370 Год назад

Where did you move from? America?

@peter-pg5yc Год назад

Yes, lots of great whore houses where girls get tested 2xs a week, i agree..Disagree on boredom..After hong kong singapore is a waste..

@BlazingShackles Год назад

you should have stayed 2 weeks instead of 3 days.

@StarrySunnie Год назад

Thank you very much for this insightful interview🙏🏽🙇🏻‍♀️❤ It is true while buying property before setting up business but i wonder whether can properties still be affordable because in today market, even developing countries such as Indonesia, property is longer affordable except public housing like flats with not much chances can get one too. I completely agree about stop chasing corporate dream especially more fierce competition.

@designated_hitter_EGA Год назад

Great video...Mr Bill, living his dream what could be better? Nothing. Wishing you continued success, Bill.

@MrNothinguploaded Год назад

straight talkers are always charismatic and worth listening to. no nonsense. no bullshit. no smoke. i like this guy.

@wanzuha Год назад

I want more than 10 minutes conversation

@MaxChernov Год назад

Sorry 😬

@wyattearp88 Год назад

I think I can learn more from this wise man , and am sure he got of story and experience to share , and also his financial advice , but too fast too short

@user-tt5xj5ib1e Год назад

Thank you for the great interview. Bill was very interesting and insightful, he should definitely write a book :) 😃😍😃

@chrismia2402 Год назад

This Guy is so cool and so sharp, his advice is on point!

@IDonShipCh Год назад

What an interesting gentleman. While this video is short, there's so much wisdom you could learn from him that i wished you had made it a bit longer. Great interview regardless!

@zaireesallai7266 Год назад

Bill is correct. S'pore has limited land for housing. Thus, property market is increasing even for the public housing. He is also Spot-On on mentioning there's nothing much to do here. Once again good video Max. 👍👍

@orpat007 Год назад

Great guy..good interview...great advice!

@Grecory Год назад

Cool interview! Really liked the entrepreneurial and life perspectives Just intrigued how there were many soundbites that really summarised how this gentleman felt, to use for the headlines in the thumbnail. Gotta hand it to you for choosing ‘I regret it’.

@kwpf Год назад

The interview is too short, Max. :) But it's a great one. Keep going!

@MaxChernov Год назад

haha next time longer!

@itsthatsem Год назад

A fine and distinguished gentleman indeed.

@kylelester1222 Год назад

Great guy, easy to talk to and just chat. Have several of his hats👍

@worldview2134 Год назад

Great video with amazing editing

@nielskjr5432 Год назад

Interesting video, thank you👍

@herzlboy Год назад

It was amazing to think that he's been there 40 years (!) and is at retirement age and has never been able to get Singapore PR. What is his plan for retirement when he wants to close the shop? This is one of the aspects of the expat life that scares me. You lay down roots in a place for years, but unless you get PR or citizenship, you run the risk of being exiled back to wherever you're a citizen, even if you haven't lived there for many many years. Losing those social and lifestyle habits you've grown over decades would be devastating.

@M139NG Год назад

I'm a little confused. 🤔Can you please tell me what "PR" stands for?

@herzlboy Год назад

@@M139NG Permanent Residency. The right to live indefinitely in a country you're not a citizen of. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_residency

@richmondang1591 4 месяца назад

For a foreigner who has stayed in SG 🇸🇬 since 1989, I believe he didn't try hard enough seriously to get PR. Bill's background which is above average makes it difficult to believe.

@schrodingerscat7218 Год назад

Terrific video, thanks.

@arthurford829 Год назад

This is timely. I’ll be traveling to Singapore and Bali this summer for a wedding. I’ll be sure to stop by to meet Bill and shop for a new hat at Hat of Cain.

@Darrida Год назад

Singapore's economic growth cannot be repeated by anyone, including Singapore itself. Because it was the world's largest transshipment point for drug trafficking.

@JJ-iu6sr Год назад

"But everything else is a scam. Private financers and all that stuff is - Is garbage"....haaa..agree

@shanghaidiscovery2664 Год назад

wow great to see Bill is doing great... we used to work in same company years back

@Notsosmartyetnotsostupid Год назад

Max, great content again. You found the sweet spot 👌 👍

@MaxChernov Год назад

I feel like it , thanks!

@alainbelanger9852 Год назад

Interesting, though I feel that summing up Canada as “cold, high taxes and there just isn’t many people” is perhaps selling it just a little short. It would be like summing up Singapore as “very hot, a tax haven and a one-party system with more limited rights and freedoms than in the West”.

@NoneStar Год назад

Possibly, ofc this guys viewpoint is that he left for those reasons and didn't really stay lol.

@MrSneaksful Год назад

more "limited" rights and freedoms, kinda contradicting himself. and he has no idea about freedom and rights being there.

@hoppinghobbit9797 9 месяцев назад

He still kept his Canadian passport

@ptg01 Год назад

I LOVE Panama Hats !!! Singapore is definitely on my bucket list to visit.. A bit worried about her seemingly draconian laws but it works for her.

@cpcxgsr Год назад

well, don't break any laws while you're there. I'm sure when you're visiting, you have no ill intentions. Then you'll be fine. Simply that.

@ptg01 Год назад

@@cpcxgsr The challenge is Singapore's laws are known to be some of the strictest in the world especially when it comes to giving up civil liberties. I am not saying it is right or wrong. It's just different.

@cpcxgsr Год назад

@@ptg01 I see nothing wrong with that. If you’re a law abiding citizen, why should you worry? Singapore has one of the best quality of life in the world. Why would you give that up?

@cpcxgsr Год назад

@@ptg01 I'm from the US. Living in NYC. All US citizens can brag about how great the US is. Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.... That is in our national anthem. But I can also say, US right now is a disaster. Politics is crap. Criminals and felons are released back on the streets within 24hrs of committing a criminal offense. homelessness us abundant. drug use is off the charts. Business owners are closing up shop, because police won't do their jobs. crackheads would pee and shit right in front of you... And you ask, why not live in Singapore and give up some civil rights? I'll do it in a heartbeat

@edmundmcgrath213 Год назад

@@cpcxgsr And suckers paying 5000 US per month rent for 1 BR to live in NYC to be around all that.

@edzukich Год назад

Bill like your style and like your insight well done mate - you just landed a few gems of wisdom effortlessly - you earn a gentleman's respect

@nazirulridzuan7841 Год назад

Had the pleasure of meeting Bill last month during a sartorial event. Learned few things about panama hats.

@arupsan Год назад

This the best interview you can get from a wise man … lots of tips he told within a very short sentences. he is like warren buffet + Sigmund Freud + wise man

@adamn76 Год назад

"they don't make any more land" except here in Singapore, they do make their own land, like the entire Marine Bay area, Changi, etc :) Good video.

@mattbryan8535 Год назад

Haha! And the prices still skyrocketing😉

@smoothride7841 Год назад

I used to live in marine parade, heavy rain made my high heel shoes heelless cs they were deep in soil -- it shows how fragile the man made "land" is!!...

@deanreeve5257 Год назад

Wow, real talk. Fantastic!

@clydeminney3421 Год назад

Great video and awesome advise.

@Jillking45 Год назад

I was 18yrs old when I moved to Singapore, attending the College of Singapore. From 1990-1992 I also played basketball, representing Singapore in the Merlion Cup and playing in their pro league the SBA (Singapore Basketball Association) I can truly say I love Singapore, the different cultures, foods, people etc..

@BlazingShackles Год назад

Did you swallow too?

@sleepandrelaxation3395 Год назад

The folks who were having problems getting their PR approve should contact Ana from the earlier video. If the person have been working or running a business in Singapore for such a long time, contributing to Singapore with their life work, it is really strange that they cannot even get PR approval.

@nutzhazel Год назад

Coz he's not a Chinese, harder to get PR

@obed9300 Год назад

Need to balance the delicate CMIO (Chinese-Malays-Indians-Others) ethnicity ratio. Non-CMI falls under O, which is a lot.

@kamariahabdrahim6963 Год назад

Maybe no integration/bonding with local but only around expat community.Maybe?

@ivanttosuckyourblood Год назад

Also, economic contribution (personal and his own company; especially through cpf) to the country. The gentleman needs to demonstrate he's a long term stayer, have investments in the banks here, and not just property ownership (China PRCs buy property here and elsewhere to flip them).

@sherwinan Год назад

I wish the interview dove into that aspect more. He loves Singapore but how will he able to stay as he gets older (including retirement)? I’m surprised he doesn’t hold more resentment that he’s committed so much to the country only to be treated in such a way.

@user-gf8pu2oh8f Год назад

Words of wisdom my friend 👍🏼

@kingsexploits Год назад

Inspirational to watch as I am contemplating starting an export company soon. Thanks.

@NakaNakaDerkaDerka Год назад

I was fortunate to live in Singapore from 2000 til 2021. Had to return to my home country for family reasons, but honestly can say after travelling and sown fairly lengthy stays in usa, Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Ireland, Singapore is the best country, period. Safe, realistic tax rates, stable gov not just in traditional sense but in it’s the same group since founding in power. I never once felt unsafe, police don’t muck about and deal with issues immediately and criminals get caught, why is urban hard elsewhere. I miss it terribly.

@LordBagdanoff Год назад

You can’t compare living and being a tourist with other countries. Maybe you work in SG but a tourist in the other countries you stated. So it’s not a valid point.

@NakaNakaDerkaDerka Год назад

@@LordBagdanoff if you lived in Singapore you would understand the point.

@LordBagdanoff Год назад

@@NakaNakaDerkaDerka Japan is much safer 😂

@freelancer1499 Год назад

@@LordBagdanoff jp is not so welcoming of foreigners and English is not the main language

@kingbolo4579 Год назад

@@LordBagdanoff Both countries are completely safe. You can't be safer than completely safe, so it's wrong to say that Japan is much safer.

@VesperAegis Год назад

This guy is extremely based, tells it exactly how it is without filters. I love what I've seen of Singapore, would love to visit one day.

@triarb5790 Год назад

I always enjoy visiting Singapore. I was there again for a week last September. I've been many, many times over the past 35 years. Each time I stay in a different area and discover something new. It's an ever changing city. It is 'Asia Lite' and very expensive compared to the rest of SE Asia, but it's fun, extremely easy to get around, has awesome food, lots of beautiful gardens ( the National Orchid Gardens being my favourite planned garden in the world) and is very safe.