I'd disagree, judging from the number of young PRC people I see
around the shopping mall these days. But even if they really have
nothing better to do except to study, the outcome remains the same:
they do better and compete harder than Singaporeans.
Perhaps younger Singaporeans in general (not to imply that the
above is such) can attempt to be a little less dismissive of
competition from such motivated foreign students before its too
late. We working folks are already feeling the heat at the work
place.
As for the part about studying overseas, I can't say that it had
been borne out by my own experience reading for a masters degree in
a boring English town though. But I did enjoy spending the long
hours talking to my classmates on many different things, especially
when my Jewish American classmate debated with the Muslim Pakistani
one on the Palestinian issue.
cheers,
siginah
