But he from which generation?
No U-Turn Syndrome (NUTS) is a
term first coined by Singapore entrepreneur
Sim Wong Hoo, to
prominently describe the social behaviour of Singaporeans having
a mindset of compliance to higher authorities before proceeding
with any action.
In his book Chaotic Thoughts from the Old Millennium,
he uses a comparison of traffic rules
in Singapore to those found overseas, to describe the
phenomenon : In Singapore, drivers are not allowed to make a
U-turn unless a sign
specifically allows them to do so, while in some other countries
drivers may make U-turns freely so long as the 'No U-turn' sign is
not present. Following that, this analogy is used to explain the
red tape he has
encountered with hard-nosed bureaucrats,
which in turn stifles the very creativity that
the Singaporean government has been trying to promote in the recent
years.[1]
NUTS is also
considered as one of the major criticisms of the rigid Singapore
education system, where students are taught from a young age to
obey instructions in an unquestioning manner, in a society where
grades and paper certification are emphasised at the expense of
some life skills.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_U-Turn_Syndrome
Yup. Singaporeans are very robotic and bureaucratic people.
Always looking to others for leadership in groups. No original
thought, no initiative, no questioning attitude. Things hardly
change in decades.
I remember local classrooms; NOBODY ASKS questions. EVER!.