brainwashed patriotism

[dajie]

My mum bought me a red Giodano t-shirt with a spiral of text saying I love Singapore...I love Singapore...I love Singapore some of you probably have an idea of which one I mean. The strange thing is that whenever I take it out, Count on me, Singapore pops up in my head...just the chorus. Weird, huh? And I'm like telling my self to stop it because I

Comments

[mynthe]

Your mom is actually trying to make you move back home with that t-shirt

[dajie]

it's gonna take more than a tshirt... a well-paying job is a good starting point :)

[tinymich]

My American friends cannot believe how long the average starting salary in SG is...

[anivre]

you mean you actually wear it?

[dajie]

I wear it around the house... it's comfy

[epicureanangel]

I've spent most of the last decade away from Singapore too. And I am INTENDING to get US citizenship (some day, some how). But yesterday, I found myself telling Brent that Singapore was a beautiful place, and that I was a little homesick.

I don't think we'll ever really lose our connection to the place we grew up.

[tinymich]

Singapore really would be better off for allowing its expats to hold dual citizenship...

[epicureanangel]

You know, for a country with as few resources as us, and with as low a population, it WOULD seem like a good idea to keep as many people citizens, and connected, as possible.

[dajie]

Once I give up S'porean citizenship, my CPF will be taken out too. Isn't it better just to let us have dual citizenship?