I don't think Singapore is a hot destination for people. Most
Chinese see Singapore as more of a stepping stone: a place where
they can learn English in an environment where most people can
speak Mandarin, so that they can later move to the USA and take up
citizenship there. Some people say that the Chinese who come here
are actually the worse ones. Apparently, the best go to the US, the
second-tier stay in China and only the lousy ones come here.
As for Singaporeans migrating overseas, as a Singaporean living
in Australia, I must say that life here is very stressful unlike in
Australia. Over in Australia, the minimum annual leave is 28 days.
In Singapore, it's only 7 days. In Australia, road sweepers and
cleaners can afford a holiday in France or England. In Singapore,
the same type of people will be lucky to even visit Bangkok once in
their lifetime. In addition, in Singapore, you are always pressed
to meet tight deadlines at work while in Australia, you can have
all the time in the world to finish your work as taking things slow
is part of the Australian culture. And of course, Australian bosses
are generally more family friendly than Singaporean bosses. Just
look at the number of Singaporean women who have been sidelined in
the company just because they get pregnant. While I currently do
not plan to give up my Singapore citizenship, and I have already
served my NS, I think that we still
have a long way to go if we want to convince more locals to
stay.
thats very true. Seriously if anyone wan to settle down in
singapore, he must be insane or a retard.