As a singaporean, this is a mechanistic and clinical culture. As a cog in the global machine, good, but as strong foundation for thoughts and ideas and humanity, no.
My wife and I moved to Singapore in October of 2022, and we haven't regretted it. The wages are very high, the tax rates are absurdly low, the only crime you're likely to see is occasional white collar fraud. There's a sense of both discipline and neighborliness here that is hard to put into words. People behave themselves, they're considerate. Some keep to themselves if they aren't big on talking, which is Okay. On the downsides, the weather is sweltering hot all year round, real estate costs are extremely high, and owning a car is a luxury. However, it's offset by an amazing MRT system. Think of Singapore as the perfect mixture between Westernization and traditional Confucianism. The future is extremely bright here, particularly in green technology (which Singapore embraces realistically, not ideologically), and AI. I can't imagine living anywhere else right now. We feel safe and relaxed at all times.
A very important part of the Singapore success story is Anglo Saxon Common law system rather than a Civil law system. So Singapore has benefited of moving wealth and Trusts from Hong Kong to Singapore, as people worry about the Chinese influence in Hong Kong and singapore banks and legal system is very supportive of trusts. Plus its just a super clean place to live with yacht clubs, marinas and a skilled labour force. Look at the education ratings from the OCED - Singapore is consistently in the top for Maths, Reading, science and education levels.
After that, Malaysia occasionally threatened to cut off Singapore's water supply. Once, they held war games in Johor during Singapore's National Day. War games are the classic cover for a real invasion. National holidays are popular times to attack because soldiers are on leave (Tet, Yom Kippur).
Correction - Japan and Korea haven't fought a war against each other since the late 1500s. Japan colonised Korea in the early 1900s, but took it over using bureaucrats not soldiers.
Singapore is a case study of what competent governance and policies can achieve, just imagine western governments being as effective and intelligent with much larger populations, abundant resources and much larger landmass.
the problem with singapore is they're not really a neutral state anymore, siding more with china's aggressive moves in the south china sea which has strained relations with americans and taiwan given US's interests in making sure PH, Vietnam and Indonesia's claims in the spratley islands are respected. SCS economic zone rules are important in containing the chinese given how it basically creates a wall of ocean territory controlled by friendly states to the US (Vietnam has seen friendlier ties with US, indonesia and PH have always had that friendly relation). protecting SCS territorial claims of PH, indonesia and vietnam is the most important thing to do diplomatically to protect Taiwan's sovereignty. if SCS falls, taiwan falls and chinese containment basically fail and China can now do whatever they want if SCS is under their control
Singapore is the only country in SEA that got the F-35. The US has a security cooperation agreement with Singapore and their troops train in the US. And, Singapore does joint exercises with the PLA, lol. Singapore knows in a hot war, they will need to choose a side.
Don't be so sure. Living in Singapore, I can tell you, the government cleverly plays both sides to appear neutral, while at the same time vibrating warmly to both as a strategic move. China currently wants to carve out another shipping lane to avoid the Singapore trade route. Singapore knows this, make no mistake.
Certainly been some problems in the South East Asia area. East Timor/ Indonesia. Western Papua/ Indonesia. Southern Thailand Insurgency. Free Aceh Movement etc. China was going to offer free fertility treatment, did that happen? Russia to China oil & gas pipelines and China obtaining oil from places from Venezuela may allow China to work around a Saudi Arabia vs Iran conflict. How far off is a Saudi Arabia vs Iran conflict? When the Saudi Arabians have their own missile factories and new jets from Turkey? Singaporean refineries' oil is 60 percent sourced from the Middle East so they could be majorly effected by a serious 'ME oil fields' conflict.
Malaysia endeavours to be the Halal centre for food production and export and to compete with Dubai in Islamic Sharia-compliant financial services such as banking, bonds (sukuk), insurance (takaful), leasing (ijarah), interest-free purchases (murabahah), etc.
Incorrect in Malaysia want to invade Singapore. Malaysia ejected Singapore from its federation for political reasons. It’s the only country to have been forced out
Indeed, was just about to ask where Peter got that from. Singapore was certainly insecure and an easy target in its inception - and LKY was well-aware of that and quick to remedy it - but Malaysia was never a potential enemy in that way.
While Peter does say some easily discreditble bs almost regularly. He didnt technically say that Malaysia would be doing the invading. a good amount of Singapore's water is still sourced from the peninsula.
Completely inaccurate. They have reservoirs , recycled water and desalination plants of which they have about 3. The dependency on Malaysia for water has dropped significantly. In fact malaysia pays Singapore for the treated water.
as a Malaysian i must remind u how disconnected the majority of the populace and those in the govt are with the world. look up the percentage of our non revenue water loss again and water shortages if u know how to verify what u think u know.
It _was_ very dependent on Malaysia and then KL announced it intended to hike prices once the water treaty expired. Given relations are tense and not wanting to be squeezed and chiseled by KL, Singapore developed the NEWater recycled water system.
That's not at all how Singapore works. If you want to work here, you need to have an appropriate pass, and they all require a strong skill set and meeting of a minimum monthly wage level. Singapore pays very high, taxes very low, and is extremely proactive when it comes to matching and exceeding cost of living increases.
@@MaestroDraven lol, the average salary in Singapore is comparable with the US. The US minimum wage is $1,160/month. _The minimum monthly salary for an Indonesian maid in Singapore is $550, but experienced maids can earn between $650 and $700._
That's already an issue today and back in 1960s. That's why Lee Kuan Yew said air conditioning is the greatest invention humans made. Most if not all of Singapore already live and work in air conditioned spaces for decades.
Except you are wrong. High temperatures are NOT increasing, LOW temperatures are increasing. The climate is getting MILDER, NOT more extreme. Extreme weather (hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts, etc.) show no increasing trend. Increasing property damage is due to more humans, more human infrastructure, and inflation.
@ you can have increasing wet bulb temperatures at the equator AND a freezing europe if the AMOC collapses. We were overdue due for an ice age but the global sea surface temperature is higher every year.
@@dzcav3 Statisticians that does forecasting for utilities on energy consumption take into account global warming trend. Likewise for insurance companies in USA that pull out certain market because of extreme temperature; those Actuaries are taking into account global warming in their statistic model that price insurance premium. It's literally baked into these industries.
@JohnJaneson - it is a secular technocracy where an engineer can get ahead solely on his merit without any caste, ethnic, or religious BS that plagues India, Malaysia, or the United States. It is also the cleanest city I have ever seen.
Not a pleasant country to live in. I spent a week there once. Very rich expensive country. But everybody is very grim serious. There was a security camera for every hotel door. There was a guard for the washrooms. No homeless people,but everyone is expected to work.
Lmao what? Malaysia has never wanted to invade Singapore, ever. Infact Singapore is the result of Malaysia kicking out a Chinese majority region from Malaysia, due to RACISM. Singapore is the only country on Earth that got independence (from Malaysia) AGAINST its wishes at the time.
Demographic contraction happening in China is rough but you make it sound like the end of the world when South Korea, a US ally is in the same or even more precarious situation. It will be bad but not at the extinction level Jesus.
I believe Peter meant Malaysia trying to be next Taiwan not next Thailand . But I believe Malaysia can even be better version because Malaysia doesn't have special situation that Taiwan has also Malaysians generally by far more good at English than Taiwaneses also Malaysia can benefit from the economy growth of the region
I’ve only lived in Malaysia for three years . It seems that if the culture of corruption and certain racial policies were amended, this country could skyrocket dramatically
He forget that over 70% of singapores population are of Chinese descent and are very connected to their old motherland, they all speak fluently Chinese but not everyone speaks fluently English. The western world is on the losing end here
If youve been to Singapore the most obvious thing is that the Singaporean Chinese are possibly the most Westernised people in Asia. And by westernised i mean following western culture. Only the boomers are connected to China and most of the middle aged and youth believe in the western narrative that America good and China bad, and all support Taiwan instead of China. This is opposed to Malaysian Chinese, who are more pro China since they are a minority in Malaysia and do not have the privilege to sit back and enjoy the land they live in without worrying about their future as a community.
I’m sgporean and speak mostly English. When I was in school they didn’t have us doing a 2 nd language until I was in Sec school. Too late. I’m a senior. Fluent English is all I speak with a smattering of a little Cantonese here/there.
That's just not true. Only 60% of Chinese Singaporeans speak mandarin. 52% of Chinese Singaporeans speak only English at home. 22.4% believe Singaporean Chinese should support China based on shared ethnicity. Courses: Strait times, CTGN, Harvard Student Review. Also, anecdotally from my own experience, generally there is an overall negative sentiment towards mainland Chinese in Singapore from Singaporeans as mainland Chinese generally do not like to mix with other Singaporeans and like to stick to themselves.
@@bigfisher4354 Singaporean chinese are of ethnic hokkien, teochew, cantonese, and hakka, and all four generally dislike mainlanders. They generally don't mingle.
It is rare to hear you so positive.
As a singaporean, this is a mechanistic and clinical culture. As a cog in the global machine, good, but as strong foundation for thoughts and ideas and humanity, no.
My wife and I moved to Singapore in October of 2022, and we haven't regretted it. The wages are very high, the tax rates are absurdly low, the only crime you're likely to see is occasional white collar fraud. There's a sense of both discipline and neighborliness here that is hard to put into words. People behave themselves, they're considerate. Some keep to themselves if they aren't big on talking, which is Okay. On the downsides, the weather is sweltering hot all year round, real estate costs are extremely high, and owning a car is a luxury. However, it's offset by an amazing MRT system. Think of Singapore as the perfect mixture between Westernization and traditional Confucianism. The future is extremely bright here, particularly in green technology (which Singapore embraces realistically, not ideologically), and AI. I can't imagine living anywhere else right now. We feel safe and relaxed at all times.
Do Switzerland next...
Singapore is an interesting country.
citystate no more
A very important part of the Singapore success story is Anglo Saxon Common law system rather than a Civil law system. So Singapore has benefited of moving wealth and Trusts from Hong Kong to Singapore, as people worry about the Chinese influence in Hong Kong and singapore banks and legal system is very supportive of trusts. Plus its just a super clean place to live with yacht clubs, marinas and a skilled labour force. Look at the education ratings from the OCED - Singapore is consistently in the top for Maths, Reading, science and education levels.
Malaysia wanted to conquer Singapore? 🤦 Singapore was briefly part of the Federation of Malaysia, it was expelled (much to the benefit of Singapore).
Singapore jumped out rather than get pushed.
After that, Malaysia occasionally threatened to cut off Singapore's water supply. Once, they held war games in Johor during Singapore's National Day. War games are the classic cover for a real invasion. National holidays are popular times to attack because soldiers are on leave (Tet, Yom Kippur).
Interesting subject, thanks Zeihan
Peter Zeihan and 💚NZ too.
Correction - Japan and Korea haven't fought a war against each other since the late 1500s.
Japan colonised Korea in the early 1900s, but took it over using bureaucrats not soldiers.
How does Peter look like he’s dressed like he’s from the future and the past at the same time ? 😉
Thanks, now you're going to have me thinking of Back to the Future Part 2 every time I watch Peter.
Singapore is a case study of what competent governance and policies can achieve, just imagine western governments being as effective and intelligent with much larger populations, abundant resources and much larger landmass.
the problem with singapore is they're not really a neutral state anymore, siding more with china's aggressive moves in the south china sea which has strained relations with americans and taiwan given US's interests in making sure PH, Vietnam and Indonesia's claims in the spratley islands are respected.
SCS economic zone rules are important in containing the chinese given how it basically creates a wall of ocean territory controlled by friendly states to the US (Vietnam has seen friendlier ties with US, indonesia and PH have always had that friendly relation).
protecting SCS territorial claims of PH, indonesia and vietnam is the most important thing to do diplomatically to protect Taiwan's sovereignty.
if SCS falls, taiwan falls and chinese containment basically fail and China can now do whatever they want if SCS is under their control
Singapore is the only country in SEA that got the F-35. The US has a security cooperation agreement with Singapore and their troops train in the US.
And, Singapore does joint exercises with the PLA, lol.
Singapore knows in a hot war, they will need to choose a side.
Don't be so sure. Living in Singapore, I can tell you, the government cleverly plays both sides to appear neutral, while at the same time vibrating warmly to both as a strategic move. China currently wants to carve out another shipping lane to avoid the Singapore trade route. Singapore knows this, make no mistake.
I live here - the government has to be the smartest on the planet. Nothing but praise from me.
agree, best run country in the world.
Yes, nobody can suppress better.
glasses link？
"These countries can't fight each other in a conventional way."
*checking my notes on WWII*
...lolwat?
Google's AI bouncer has an interesting threshold and tolerances.
Yeap, it's definitely odd.
No mention of the philippines?
aka The sick man of Asia
Mah-lay, not melee
Konfrontasi still echos Peter. No war does not mean no tension.
Certainly been some problems in the South East Asia area. East Timor/ Indonesia. Western Papua/ Indonesia. Southern Thailand Insurgency. Free Aceh Movement etc. China was going to offer free fertility treatment, did that happen? Russia to China oil & gas pipelines and China obtaining oil from places from Venezuela may allow China to work around a Saudi Arabia vs Iran conflict. How far off is a Saudi Arabia vs Iran conflict? When the Saudi Arabians have their own missile factories and new jets from Turkey? Singaporean refineries' oil is 60 percent sourced from the Middle East so they could be majorly effected by a serious 'ME oil fields' conflict.
Malaysia endeavours to be the Halal centre for food production and export and to compete with Dubai in Islamic Sharia-compliant financial services such as banking, bonds (sukuk), insurance (takaful), leasing (ijarah), interest-free purchases (murabahah), etc.
What about the Gulf region then? Are you not bullish on them? 😅
Incorrect in Malaysia want to invade Singapore. Malaysia ejected Singapore from its federation for political reasons. It’s the only country to have been forced out
Peter is more often than not just bullcrapping.
Indeed, was just about to ask where Peter got that from. Singapore was certainly insecure and an easy target in its inception - and LKY was well-aware of that and quick to remedy it - but Malaysia was never a potential enemy in that way.
While Peter does say some easily discreditble bs almost regularly. He didnt technically say that Malaysia would be doing the invading. a good amount of Singapore's water is still sourced from the peninsula.
He might be talking about Operation Pukul Habis, but hey, this dude has been predicting China's collapsed for like 10 years now
Singapore gets all its water from Malaysia.
Completely inaccurate. They have reservoirs , recycled water and desalination plants of which they have about 3. The dependency on Malaysia for water has dropped significantly. In fact malaysia pays Singapore for the treated water.
as a Malaysian i must remind u how disconnected the majority of the populace and those in the govt are with the world.
look up the percentage of our non revenue water loss again and water shortages if u know how to verify what u think u know.
It _was_ very dependent on Malaysia and then KL announced it intended to hike prices once the water treaty expired. Given relations are tense and not wanting to be squeezed and chiseled by KL, Singapore developed the NEWater recycled water system.
Peter's Egmont OverSure.
Get off that Volcano
Singapore has a near unlimited supply of cheap labor from Indonesia.
That's not at all how Singapore works. If you want to work here, you need to have an appropriate pass, and they all require a strong skill set and meeting of a minimum monthly wage level. Singapore pays very high, taxes very low, and is extremely proactive when it comes to matching and exceeding cost of living increases.
@@MaestroDraven lol, the average salary in Singapore is comparable with the US. The US minimum wage is $1,160/month.
_The minimum monthly salary for an Indonesian maid in Singapore is $550, but experienced maids can earn between $650 and $700._
The wet bulb temperature rise will make the equator completely uninhabitable for anybody not inside an air-conditioned concrete tower
That's already an issue today and back in 1960s. That's why Lee Kuan Yew said air conditioning is the greatest invention humans made. Most if not all of Singapore already live and work in air conditioned spaces for decades.
Unless you are from bangladesh and build a football stadium in quatar
Except you are wrong. High temperatures are NOT increasing, LOW temperatures are increasing. The climate is getting MILDER, NOT more extreme. Extreme weather (hurricanes, floods, fires, droughts, etc.) show no increasing trend. Increasing property damage is due to more humans, more human infrastructure, and inflation.
@ you can have increasing wet bulb temperatures at the equator AND a freezing europe if the AMOC collapses. We were overdue due for an ice age but the global sea surface temperature is higher every year.
@@dzcav3 Statisticians that does forecasting for utilities on energy consumption take into account global warming trend. Likewise for insurance companies in USA that pull out certain market because of extreme temperature; those Actuaries are taking into account global warming in their statistic model that price insurance premium. It's literally baked into these industries.
What is the future of Taiwan?
Taiwan
Best case scenario it's the new capital post mainland collapse.
What about Indonesia future? I wonder
Nice channel, but theres no way im keeping that 4 am notification or muting my subs just to avoit this notification.
Its been a good run, bye guys.
If I was 30 years younger, I would emigrate to Singapore in a heartbeat.
Really? It's not exactly an expat paradise. It's a high-finance country.
@JohnJaneson - it is a secular technocracy where an engineer can get ahead solely on his merit without any caste, ethnic, or religious BS that plagues India, Malaysia, or the United States.
It is also the cleanest city I have ever seen.
Not a pleasant country to live in. I spent a week there once. Very rich expensive country. But everybody is very grim serious. There was a security camera for every hotel door. There was a guard for the washrooms. No homeless people,but everyone is expected to work.
@@elitepctech ah I see. yes it is great for high-skilled people like you.
@@wmlee475 yeah, culturally, it's pretty dry. and small. Tokyo is far more fun.
above average education? lol
Lmao what? Malaysia has never wanted to invade Singapore, ever. Infact Singapore is the result of Malaysia kicking out a Chinese majority region from Malaysia, due to RACISM.
Singapore is the only country on Earth that got independence (from Malaysia) AGAINST its wishes at the time.
Singaporean birthrates?
Not only the birthrate but it also so expensive with very strict laws like driving laws
one of these days, Peter will be forced to mention the "Philippines" whether he likes or not.
Never trust someone who professes to know South-East Asia but cannot pronounce the word 'Malay' correctly.
but yet, he manages to pronounce 'Malaysia' just fine
Last weeks news.
How do I get in line for a pair of your SUNGLASSES you’re through with?
Pit vipers
If the Kra Isthmus Canal is ever built it could take the shine of Singapore's Maritime significance sometime in the next 50 years?
Ethanol subsidy, is there any reason for it, other than politics?
Corn ethanol, nope. Ethanol as an additive does act to oxygenate gasoline, so it is a cleaner burn. Better sources than corn though.
Is this guy trekking all the time??🙂
Demographic contraction happening in China is rough but you make it sound like the end of the world when South Korea, a US ally is in the same or even more precarious situation. It will be bad but not at the extinction level Jesus.
Why would the US not keep protecting Singapore's waterways?!?!?! :-/
I believe Peter meant Malaysia trying to be next Taiwan not next Thailand . But I believe Malaysia can even be better version because Malaysia doesn't have special situation that Taiwan has also Malaysians generally by far more good at English than Taiwaneses also Malaysia can benefit from the economy growth of the region
I’ve only lived in Malaysia for three years .
It seems that if the culture of corruption and certain racial policies were amended, this country could skyrocket dramatically
Curios how global warming will effect this Region. Can any local comment?
Am I blocked?
Not today! I'm guessing you didn't say anything that panicked the AI bouncer.
He forget that over 70% of singapores population are of Chinese descent and are very connected to their old motherland, they all speak fluently Chinese but not everyone speaks fluently English. The western world is on the losing end here
If youve been to Singapore the most obvious thing is that the Singaporean Chinese are possibly the most Westernised people in Asia. And by westernised i mean following western culture. Only the boomers are connected to China and most of the middle aged and youth believe in the western narrative that America good and China bad, and all support Taiwan instead of China. This is opposed to Malaysian Chinese, who are more pro China since they are a minority in Malaysia and do not have the privilege to sit back and enjoy the land they live in without worrying about their future as a community.
Yeah that's not going to last. Chinese pragmatism will adjust to circumstances.
I’m sgporean and speak mostly English. When I was in school they didn’t have us doing a 2 nd language until I was in Sec school. Too late. I’m a senior. Fluent English is all I speak with a smattering of a little Cantonese here/there.
That's just not true. Only 60% of Chinese Singaporeans speak mandarin. 52% of Chinese Singaporeans speak only English at home. 22.4% believe Singaporean Chinese should support China based on shared ethnicity. Courses: Strait times, CTGN, Harvard Student Review.
Also, anecdotally from my own experience, generally there is an overall negative sentiment towards mainland Chinese in Singapore from Singaporeans as mainland Chinese generally do not like to mix with other Singaporeans and like to stick to themselves.
@@bigfisher4354 Singaporean chinese are of ethnic hokkien, teochew, cantonese, and hakka, and all four generally dislike mainlanders.
They generally don't mingle.