Russian finds home in Singapore
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
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Meet Max Chernov. He's a famous UA-camr. Originally from Russia, he has been living in Singapore for 5 years. Max explained what Russians and Singaporeans have in common, his love for Singlish, how drastically Singapore has changed him. Enjoy!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:21 Cost of living in Singapore
02:07 Driving in Singapore
03:45 Favorite food
03:57 About Singlish
04:59 Top 3 places in Singapore
06:30 Stereotypes about Singapore
08:15 Comparing Russia and Singapore
09:40 Russian stereotypes
12:09 The Russia-Ukraine conflict
13:06 Career lesson
13:53 Why does Max like to move?
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What else do you want to know about me?
Don`t give up pr application
why russia invaded Ukraine killing so many innocent people ?
@@youdiu5238 that question is for putin.... not for ordinary laymen on the road😅😅😅
Did you do two years national service in Russia ? Like in Singapore, every healthy guys do two years national service. In Army, Air force, Navy, Civil defence and Police depending on where you are posted to.
Are you related to Roman the watch guy? (Coz you like kinda alike ;))
One of the reasons westerners (mostly Americans) think we are a very strict country is because of in 1994, we sentenced an American teenager Michael Fay to six strokes of the cane for vandalism. Americans might think we are barbaric to cane someone for vandalism, but as a Singaporean i'm proud we stuck to our guns. Some things like vandalism, drugs, gangsterism, etc are strict no-no... else we can't be that clean and safe place that everyone wants/enjoys.
Hahaaa i think thats too much for vandalism only..
Because what he did is to the government property not some private property.
Too much graffiti all over Europe, it’s crazy, they even climb up high signboards to spray it. Singapore is right to be strict on this
Not to mention the two European teens who stealth into the MRT depot, that is national security issues what happened if they set up bombs in MRT?
@@shadowj3311 It's the reverse, you can go compare Singapore laws that if there are damages to other people, the punishment is usually caning, like outrage of modesty or hurting people in a robbery. As long as it affects another person, the cane comes out.
Kiasu literally translates to fear of losing (in competition).
Not exactly FOMO but rather the competitive nature of it.
Ha! I like you just make someone interview yourself. Continue the work man! There hundreds more stories to uncover
Hopefully when situations settles in Russia-Ukraine, I can finally take the trans-siberia train from China thru Russia to Europe. Regardless of nationality, we all wanted peace and just carry on our lives.
Yeah would love to visit Russia. N love to watch russian movie too. Star media. The actor n actresses are handsome like Max n actresses are beautiful.
Amen, may the Almighty answer your wish.
Star media is cool!!!
It's difficult to explain when to use "la" but your expression: "No need to move anyway la", hits the spot. Singlish approved! Glad that you found Singapore your adopted home. These interviews definitely bring a new perspective to Singapore's society. Hopefully, it can be recognised by the administration and good luck with your PR application!
Thanks! 😃
If you want to bring your visitors to see panoramic view of Sgp, I would highly recommend the CapitaSpring building. The sky garden at the rooftop & the oasis garden on Level 17 to 20 are fabulous. Free entry to public on weekdays between 8.30am to 10.30am and 2.30pm to 6pm
Actually if you wound down your car window and raised your hand for help, usually drivers will let you into the queue immediately. Most people forget to be polite when asking for help. It always works for me.
Thanks Max for demystifying Russian’s image. It’s cool to see you using Singlish so comfortably and naturally 😄
I'm glad your living experience in singapore is mostly positive. Your sharing helps me find some positivity in living in singapore as a local. I find that local singaporeans can be pretty blind towards the positive things of our country.
That’s why traveling and living elsewhere for a while is advisable then they’ll appreciate Singapore more
As a Singaporean, our local's complains and positive-blindness can get toxic
Locals are not blinded. Improvement has no limit. Once we lost the ability or the urge to find out what could be wrong, we lost the ability to improve and that moment is when SGP is done as there are no natural resources nor hinterland to fall back on. All those who singing and dancing foreigners here shall leave in no time.
True, those sour uncles as taxi drivers; they are very impatient and complain about passengers who bring food with them in their taxi. I prefer Malay taxi drivers though, they are friendly, ask kind questions and never driving too fast.@@joshau2346
So far Singapore is still on the right track. Singapore receives at least 1000 Indonesians of overseas graduates mainly from the UK and USA. This is from Indonesia alone, not to mention from The Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and even the UK and USA. Singapore is heading to an intelligent society. Singaporeans who are on the losing side have many many closest destinations: Penang, Malacca, Batam, and even The UK and the USA.@@smling11
Thank you for adding to our little country! Hope you enjoy life here!
Small but well-managed by Lee Kwan Yew and his successors.
Indonesians could actually be managed this way, but only in certain cities/places where the majority of the people are Chinese descendants. Bangka, Belitung, Pontianak. (PBB people call them). Malaysia could be prosperous as well in certain areas such as Penang, and Malacca, close to the borders with west Kalimantan (West Borneo) due to their Chinese descendants. But politics make it impossible for them to prosper as fast as in Singapore. Many Hakkas, Fuchienese, and Teochews left for Perth, Sydney, even NYC, LA, New Jersey, Germany, The Netherlands, and Singapore because they didn't want their descendants to work so hard for the countries, only to be blackmailed, victimized, killed by those who thought their poverty is caused by the local Chinese. Sad, but it's the reality that needs to be told to the indigenous people. Better let the Chinese prosper and enjoy partially of the prosperity or killed, chase the Chinese away, and suffer eternal poverty because of a lack of trading and businesses. Indonesia. According to one study, needs 1600 + small and middle businesses, Well who are the business owners? The locals just want to be civil servants and earn a lot more than their salaries, it's called corruption !!!
'No need to move anywhere lah'. Priceless. So Singaporean!!! :) Well done. Hope to sit down and have a chat with Max one day. Keep doing your videos.
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I totally agreed that Singapore is clean, mainly due to the cleaners that are doing a great job!
And always stay safe especailly riding on a bike in SG.
and the Singaporeans don't throw their thrashes everywhere like their closest neighbours..
when you see litter ane water waste, just bear in mind that there are many Malaysian and other Asian here and they don't have the right mind to appreciate the cleanliness, part or their upbringing....
I’m very glad SG worked out well for you. Didn’t work to be a home for me and my now wife, but it was great haven for us to get away from some drama abroad. I’m glad that places like Switzerland, Singapore, Luxembourg and Japan exist where you can live peacefully and build a career or business
Monaco, Luxemburg but **Japan** is now on the radar even the Japanese left their countries if they had enough money and courage and brains to do better in other countries.
nice interview and perspective. have lived in 6 countries. travelled to over 100. Singapore was my home for 17 years. Absolutely love working/living in Singapore. A very chilled and relaxing City to live in. I now live in Thailand and great to keep Singapore close by.
Golden Mile Complex is of brutalist architecture and under conservation so the the facade will still be around. Interesting to see how the architect will transform the interior. :-)
Another great clip from Max. Being interviewed by Mark!!! Fresh n cool idea !!! Keep it coming. And happy that Singapore is suitable for you. 😂😂😂😂😂
More to come!
"I'm pretty localized, I don't need a fancy expat life"
"I live in a $7500/month penthouse apartment"
😂😂😂😂
很假
$7500 for penthouse unit is quite a good deal. Plus this is relative to other expats that pay $10k or more rental in prime locations.
@@joycegoh8628yes for man with family not much choice. Rental is crazy. And he has business plus maybe wife working also? For all u know his biggest expense is housing
And don’t forget that it is probably 2 people paying for it. If you are a high earner, it is completely okay.
I am a 61 year old Singaporean. Yes I have been fined for jaywalking and the fine was $30. The place I was booked was the road between City Hall station and capitol building. And the craziness of it was that the police appeared out of nowhere. And yes, I have multiple fines for parking offences! And i have been fined for not returning my library books on time. So my advice is to follow the law - not worth paying those fines haha
Agree, but that’s not unique to Singapore 🤷♂️ I’ve been fined for jaywalking once in Russia. And also I had a numerous tickets for parking and speeding in Europe and in the US. I mean, tickets and fines exist pretty much everywhere in the world.
When did that happen? Was it in the early 90s? Also did they collect money on the spot ?
@@SuccessforLifester It happened about 10 years ago for the jaywalking. Nope they did not collect money on the spot. They mail you the fine and you pay online or AXS machine.
@@ragsoh During the mid 90s it happened quite frequently. I heard that the people were asked to pay the fines on the spot.
@@MaxChernov but in many parts of the world u pay the officer directly right after a negotiation? So that’s also different lol 😂
Hi Max, love this video, great to know more about you👍Happy to have you here in Singapore, dun worri, there will always be a place for you in Singapore! We always welcome people who share same values (multi-racial, multi-cultural, meritocratic, principled approach to things, law-abiding), same outlook 🌟
I do relate with your channel because I live in Japan since ages. And I want to say that your channel/format is really engaging. I do believe that the present and the future are absolutely "asian", but of course some kind of "human asian recipes" that help the West (whatever it is or has become) to rewrite and rewire its rules of engagement with life, society, community...
I hope you get PR status... Keep growing the channel
Stay patient with your PR applications. Singapore will always welcome people like you who are committed to the place, love its people and call it home. We have many PRs who are here, sadly, not for the above reasons but for other ulterior motives.
ulterior motives? such as ...??
@@sjelucten7150Money Laundering
Agreeee
@@sjelucten7150crime
In NZ, flashing hazard lights once or twice means “thank you” as well as in the UK when someone from behind gave way to you when changing lane..
Hi Max,
Happy to know that you enjoy staying here really hope one day all of your family members will get your PR.
Thank you for sharing Max…😁
May Singapore be a place that offer you and your family the best opportunities to experience safety, peace, growth, and a home.
Max talking about Max….. 🎉🎉
Great video Max! Appreciate the videos to showcase Singapore!
My pleasure
I'll like to meet you Max when I come visit. I was a Singaporean who have been living in Australia since 1998. I do enjoy your videos and reflect them as to my life here in Australia. To me, it's such a novelty to experience the Singaporean way of life whenever I visit and put a silent smile to me heart. While on the contrary, these ways of life is Singapore were what I had grown up with. I'll reach out later in the way when I visit Singapore. Keep your great videos coming!
All I can say here is "I wish you will get your PR this year" or sooner. All the best to you, & family, and be blessed always.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you max for sharing your story with us. Wish u well living in Sg
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My dad is the only person I know who got fined for littering 😂 This happened in the 80s / 90s. He only got caught because he littered in plain sight of a police officer hahahaha, I’ve never heard of anyone else in my social circle getting caught for it. You probably already know this, but such laws were introduced to tackle the growing pains of transitioning from a piss poor village to first world metropolis. Singaporeans had to learn to live like city dwellers in 1 generation. My dad grew up a village boy without running water, but now we’re comfortably living in high rise apartments and first world amenities. That doesn’t mean civilised habits just naturally spawned, there was a huge government undertaking to educate the people and regulation was liberally used to shape socials norms.
exactly!
@@MaxChernovjust like what Stalin did but with more benevoluence
Hello Mr Max I will be in Singapore soon I will really wish to see you . great job keep it up
a big welcome to you.. hope your biz proper!!!!
Thank you! 🙏
You have many opportunities to move around the world. I envy you. Hope you enjoy staying in Singapore.
About time to hear from the man himself! Great interview welcome to Singapore brother
Much appreciated!
enjoyed hearing your life story!
I'm so glad!
❤ Max as always
I'm glad you found reasons to stay here. More importantly, a sense that you belong. This country is special, it's not perfect, it's not for everyone but I'm glad it's for you. Welcome and have a good stay.
I like to listen to how people say about Singapore, like to see your channel 👍
I felt more free in Singapore than in most places I travel to Singaporeans are generally more cosmopolitan and thus less fearful of foreigners.
Yes, you cannot compare the cost of living with neighboring countries like SE Asia because it is still a developing countries & not so advance. I find S'pore is advancing too fast in terms of technology & digitally that the older folks are finding it difficult to catch up.
Don't worry those old folks are happier in Penang and Malacca due to the same cultural background and foods not to mention they can buy bigger properties and live better in Penang than ever before. They can still see their children because they are close by.
@@sjelucten7150or go Hatyai
Now that we have Max's perspective, I would love to hear from his wife living in Singapore. Btw great interview by Mark.
Mark was amazing!
Yeah Mark is great interviewer 👍u too Max😊
If you go HDB areas, some of the frequent jaywalk crossing points along the road, were later laid with concrete slaps for ease of crossing, and the tradfic light is 30 meters away. And often people cross the road (jaywalk) infront of police car drivig pass slowly without any hesitation.
Locals somehow knows exaxtly when a jaywalk is legal and when a. aywalk is illegal.
Singapore should give you PR already! 😊
I hope you know there are also people who have been here much longer and contributed to SG and still yet to receive their PR. So shouldn't they be ahead of the queue?
here in australia is also a "fine"country.
AUKUS no way at the moment.
Max Chernov: This is Max Chernov, he is a famous UA-camr... 🤣 (kidding bro, love your videos. keep it up!)
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We welcome you, basiba
Welcome to Singapore. We are like everybody in the world, trying to survive and do the right thing
every day, so join us as one people one nation and one Singapore. Food for thought eh ! Good luck to you.
Hi Max, one place I take all visitors to Singapore is Fort Canning because it just reeks of Singapore's history. There is also a free historical museum there, as well as the National Museum (that costs money), Fort Canning was also the original Botanic Gardens location, and in my opinion, no tour of Singapore should miss this place, Cheers, Karl .
I love Fort Canning!
I’m local but I myself haven’t been to Fort Canning, Botanic Gardens and The National Museum. Someone - please bring me 😢
@@MaxChernov Go to Kranji War Memorial. Very tranquil and solemn.
Been there
Hahahaha but I do find it weird that the interviewer is not Max. I think max should have interviewed this Russian guest.
Hope you n your family stay in Singapore for long terms n hope to meet you in person some day
There comes a point in life when Security would be the main criteria for peace, calm and happiness..your time..maybe..anyway love watching this episode..I am a singaporean living in macau.
As a son of migrants, though I was born and raised in Singapore and is a citizen, I welcome all to come to live and work in Singapore. Singapore is big enough to have everyone here. I hope you guess your PR and perhaps, if you love the life and can see yourself retire here as citizen.
I am curious about Russians. I am living in a hdb apartment. There is a Russian family living next to my block. I have seen the family grown in size. We were on par when my first 3 kids we were born. Then we stopped, but they continued. ..6 or 7. I have losed count. They are like us the locals in many ways...
Very productive couple
I guess people do not give way to vehicles coming from minor roads because the highway code states that cars from monor roads are to give way instead. By trying to give way when you are on major roads, you might actually be holding back main traffic flows. Probably it's a culture that we might have to review.
It's selfish behaviour, all you need is slow down,not come to a complete stop, people do that in civilised country, long way to go for the drivers here to do the right thing, I been driving for over 40 years, 30 overseas, the drivers here are the worst, they don't signal in time, most don't signal at all, expect you to read their mind.
The most exotic sounding use of lah towards the end haha 😂 greetings from Singaporean
Welcome to Singapore!
Emergency lights are used in Japan for courtesy as well.
Singapore welcomes money, knowledge and young people with brains and prospects.
Max is now officially my favourite Russian.
Hahaha 😅
It's a disadvantage for Max because he has a celebrity status now. Just like the government in China, they prefer noncelebrities who don't have too many fans, because when they are disappointed they will share them with their fans and this can cause difficulties for the government.
@@MaxChernov Very engaging content Max. I'm a budding UA-camr in SG. How much do you make from UA-cam? Is it enough to survive in SG?
Why is Singapore govt still not granting Max a PR
Background check.
because he is not Chin**e
Russian and those westerners cannot fit into local Singapore cultures and customs. It is best those westerners leave Singapore as soon as they can .. it is hard to accept them as part of Singapore
The waiting list is too long. Even Americans and English people are on the list. Singapore is small and they are expecting young fresh graduates with honors from overseas universities Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, MIT, Monash, New South Wales, Melbourne University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and from foreign students in Singapore from Nanyang, NUS universities as well from neighboring Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philipines even Greece.
I think it is the traffic rule that cars from minor roads have to give way to cars from major road. The latter has the right of way first.
people say its a fine/strict city because you have to find something negative to say since you can't say SG is dangerous.
Thanks for making SG your Home 🏡😁🎉
It's always the local our country man who thinks Singapore is a fine city, while foreigner like yourself Max give a different perspective and thanks for voicing out that no one was "shot" for jaywalking.. haha
Max first time talking more of yourself here 😊
Haha this guy very localized already 😅😂
Not sure comparison to London and New York is correct given these are much larger cities
I feel that if there's a lot of cars behind, just go lol. I think we're so used to small road giving way to main road that no one will complain so much. I do that when i'm walking at a zebra crossing, if there's no people behind me and i just quickly let all the cars go ahead first, it's quite poor thing waiting for slow pedestrians who take their own sweet time 😅
Hi have u ever also interview some singaporean that left Singapore and came back with a different view on the country or some who feels that they want to leave and leaves else where
@2:14 about the taxi drivers who for no apparent reason brakes and accelerate?? It's true. Haha these are the very senior drivers if you notice carefully . 😂
Maybe at very advanced age they can see somethings that no one else can. So time will tell for me lol
It considers Jaywalk when you dont used the Designated Crossing within few metres where you are.
Actually if I were in charge of approving citizenship for SG, I would be very cautious to approve a popular influencer.
It is very easy for someone to switch camps.
You may be an asset to Singapore now but if you turn to the dark side in the future, you can be a very heavy liability. It is almost impossible to revoke your citizenship once handed to you.
This is just my opinion. Your videos are great by the way.
Dark side 😂
It doesn’t make any sense at all to generalise about UA-camrs. Even elected politicians and military personnel who are supposed to be extremely loyal have betrayed their country.
French in SG for 8yrs, dont plan to leave anytime soon :D
What visa are you on?
Kia means scared. Su means lose. So kiasu means scared to lose out
Scared = Fear, Lose = Missed out on a Win !!! FOMO is within acceptable range lol
How to get a visa to stay in Sing as a foreigner?
i should have seen this coming
Sg got amazing foods...everyone loves sg...
Hi Max, Russia is a great country!!
A better country compared to many Western countries at the moment.
You could have gotten a better deal renting a decent HDB apartment with the same lvl of convenience 😁
Nice sharing bro
hi max, you are the roof top of senja market....
Do you think you will interview a Malaysian expat in Singapore? How are them different from Western expatriates?
interesting, the role has changed :)
Rent in Singapore is still manageable compared to London, NYC, even Dubai. He is right.
Hahaha I thought you were going to interview yourself! 🤣
Foreigners can't compare SG with other developing countries in SE Asia but compare SG with developed countries like Japan, EU, US etc.
Great video but please try to stop using the word “like”, it would vastly improve the quality of your narration 😊
Bad habit :(
kiasu is best translated as competitive. Being competitive is really in the genes of enthic Chinese.
what can happen to Singaporeans if world war 3 may occur and the major problem is where to get the fresh water resources especially those who stay in high rise buildings due to everything collapse but it's definitely different if you stay in a bigger area such as Malaysia Thailand or Indonesia .
That’s why SG gov is vocal against conflicts and US-China tensions which can spark war in Asia
Hmm, I want to know are there any investments like buying stock that you have make in Russia before going to so many countries and if you are short of $$$ did you even benefit from currency conversion in Singapore?😊
Imagine introducing yourself in 3rd person...
I've never been to Russia but my friend told me a story about her husband who was robbed by some Chechens in Moscow on his first day there. He had just gone to the convenience store to buy some stuff and when he walked out the store he was pulled into the alley and had a knife placed next to his throat. He of course gave all his cash to them. It was only when he went to his hotel to ask for help that the staff told him this was a common modus operandi by the Chechen gangs there. This was about 10 years or so ago and it gave me the impression that Moscow might not be that safe. What are your views about this?
What neighborhood in Moscow did he go to? Like any big city, there are good hoods and bad hoods!
@@mrconfusion87 I wouldn't know which area as I've never been there before. All I remember is it happened near his hotel
Jeez. Inception interview.
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I like how you introduced yourself in your own channel as a third party 😂 I thought you will talk to yourself in your own interview but I guess you found someone to help ask you the questions 🤣
On the issue/ rule about the major minor roads, it was implemented to mitigate jams, conflicts and accidents. Vehicles travelling along the major road tend to travel at a higher speed than vehicles exiting the minor road. Imagine if you slow down along the major road and theres another vehicle right behind you. 1) They could be travelling at high speed and could not stop in time. 2) Subsequent cars would have to slow down and it will cause a butterfly effect that may congest the road. The roads in Sg are very limited so its to clear traffic asap. So ye its just an easier way to control the traffic by giving vehicles along the major road the right of way.