I was born in Singapore and lived there till i was 16 as a PR.
My parents were malaysian at the time of my birth so i am a
malaysian citizen. At 17, i gave up my Singaporean
PR, migrated to Aus and became an Aus PR. Now when people ask
me where im from. I automatically say im a Singaporean. They
then ask me whether i did NS, and i have to explain
about how im no longer a Singaporean and that im a Malaysian
citizen. Sort of like i lied to them about being a
Singaporean. But how can i call myself
a Malaysian when i speak and act Singaporean and dont
know a single thing about Malaysia. Im going to get Aus citizenship
in 2 yrs time. So what should i tell others i am,
a Singaporean, Malaysian or Australian? Sorry for the long
winded post, but please help a guy with an identity crisis.
Just identify yourself as a person whom you are projecting yourself
as. Since you are now turning Australian, get yourself
australianized. Understand and follow their culture. When in Rome,
do what the Romans do.
