With the knowledge that there are existence of young Singapore
talents leaving Singapore to search for the greener patch, do you
think “This is home, truly” is the sentiment of young people in
Singapore nowadays?
I personally think that young Singaporeans do not have a very
strong sense of belonging. They can leave for another country if
they have the ability and reason to. I have a cousin who stayed in
Australia for a few years now and she has decided to be a PR there
and not returned to Singapore anymore. There have been many
articles regarding local talent outflow despite the government
ongoing efforts to mold these people. Also, Singapore is known to
be the ‘stressful’ society as compared to some other Western
countries where emphasis on education is not a lot, thus creating a
pull factors for Singaporeans.
personally, i think the young r just restless, with their mobility,
english communiction skills and education, they can find
there's vast opportunities opened up to them....
this is not a scenario pertaining only to here but to other
countries like malaysia, indonesia, china, japan too , just to name
a few countries around us.....
but at the end of the day, it is still home where yr heart is,
that is why most keep on to their red passport. also as a form of
security if things dont work out. ...Even when they r away,
they usually keep touch with fhe fella singaporeans there,
celebrating our national festivals together and sharing laksa, bak
kut teh and news from back home......... and many do come back due
to many factors too, which amongst them is children and family...do
u want yr kid to come back from school one day and call u by
yr name. Ha!
