what did he mean by that?

hindi ba medyo cognitive dissonance yata

He said we Filipinos can have our own Culture but we should not attempt to Change SG culture

I normally only hear that sort of comments in the context of Muslim immigration to Western Europe

what was the connection to duterte...?

Nothing, he's just offering me refuge

as if conscious effort naman yung pag-change ng culture

paano yung mga lumaki at lumalaking pinoy ang nanny

It just struck me that, economic competition aside, people really value preserving 'culture', something Jego pointed out before

Seems visceral

Yeah. Libertarian and leftist case for open borders ignore existence nations/cultures in their analyses.

And then he went on to say how he grew up in a diverse culture where he treats his Muslim friends as equals

So I don't think he's a racist or a bigot

Maybe Filipinos rub Singaporeans the wrong way

maybe we're too loud

Isn't SG engaged in precisely that? Consciously making an effort to change culture by, say, trying to socially engineer creativity or coming down hard on racism?

i think the mainland chinese have it worse...

they're trying so hard to launch a creative industry top-down. do you know that play scripts have to be submitted to the ministry of culture for approval first?

This is in mainland China? Or SG? Deplorable, regardless.

and im thinking, its by design you won't find many used and cheap books on purpose. yung tipong booksale. because those you would have to buy in bulk, and hindi mamomonitor kung anong titles

because to my mind, it doesn't make sense that for an entrepot, walang tipong booksale type na shops. elsewhere you will find most of these near universities.

SG. andami pa akshully. sa school na lang. konting kibot kailangan irereport mo sa kinauukulan. as in. walang pwede kang gawin na ikaw lang nag-initiate tapos approved agad

ayaw nila ng horizontal organizing. may nakabantay lagang senior

*laging

I was thinking that as well about Filipinos being too loud, but that's not exactly the term

carefree. boisterous

Yes, and overly familiar. That trait when upon first meeting someone the person asks someone's marital status

^ Those traits annoy me too.

indonesians do the same

they're the only ones who comment on my weight gain/loss apart from pinoy friends