If Singapore is truly the best, you will
see the majority of new immigrants that flock to Singapore from
first world countries, folks from Switzerland, Denmark,
Norway, Germany, France, US, Australia and Japan will be
taking up citizenship in Singapore.
But the reality is, the majority of our new citizens are from
third world countries (eg China, India, Indonesia, Philippines,
Cambodia and Vietnam).
Your friend probably lacks the core skills to make it
out in the real world and can only eke out a meagre
existence in Singapore.
Food for thought.
For your info,those PRCs I come across, be it professional or low
skill workers are here only to earn $$$ afterwhich they will return
to China. They said they prefer China, some said they prefer
their china govt