Absolutely never....i love being in Singapore and hope to be here for years to come....but ill never be more proud than being an American (as crazy as everything going on there is now)
Are you sure it’s that much better? If they hold a monopoly on politics and political discourse, it’s only a matter of time before the kiddies grow up learning that the PAP is the one and only best thing ever.
Enjoyed watching both episodes of Mr Baker's interview. Full of respect and admiration for this gentleman. Tks Max for featuring Mr Baker on your channel. 👍
Thanks so much for interviewing this guy, Max. Fascinating person, and as an American who has spent years of my live abroad (Germany and Taiwan) I really appreciate his viewpoints. What a great channel you’ve developed, by the way, for fans of Singapore! I love Singapore and wish I could live there.
This dude living the dream most Americans will never ever get to experience. South East Asia region is one of the greatest places on Earth to retire. You are not too far away from Australia or New Zealand either.
Singapore is actually very diverse. I was stationed on the USS Fort McHenry (2003 -2005) and our mission was to carry marines to the beach to break up terrorist cells in South East Asia. We would pull into Singapore a lot and you would have Chinese, Malaysian, Philippine, Indian, and Indonesian locals living and working there. Some of the best food there also. Clark Quay is gorgeous. They have an opera house that’s similar to Sydney’s just blocks from Fort Canning (I believe). If you ever get the chance to visit it’s a great city.
I think if he goes to California in present day, San Francesco, Portland, I think he'll receive a massive shock when he sees how much decline these two places have gone through. Some US states are in the same decline as California while other states are kicking back against the elements that caused such decline in the last decade. What will the US be like in another ten years?
That was a really cool milestone concert of the Rolling Stones he has attended! The Rolling Stones 1965 tour, the concert at the former Singapore Badminton Hall was the last of their Far East leg of the Tour. one won’t forget such experience, lucky guy! 😎 👍🏻
It’s expensive to keep a US passport, because it’s one of the few or only countries where you have to pay taxes on your overseas earnings. I have French and American citizenship, and I could work remotely at my country home in France, although it would be expensive to pay taxes to two countries, so I’m not going to move there full time until retirement. It’s interesting to me how his age and generation affects his outlook, because my parents are the 1950’s generation, so American rock and roll and pop culture dominated their youth even in France. This gentleman is exactly 10 years younger, so the British reinterpretation of rock and roll and American culture and the chaos of 1960’s America shapes his outlook. In 1968 he was a 20 year old college student, so he is the classic Vietnam War era baby boomer, which had a very specific and defining cultural experience and my parents at that time were 30 years old with three kids and their outlook was defined by post World War II culture. There is literally no stronger cultural clash than the difference between those two generations, so for both generations there is a very specific experience that doesn’t necessarily translate to other generations.
In a small country like Singapore and 35000 US citizens living is a hell lot of people. I love Singapore for it’s very well disciplined and clean and people are very respectful to every culture. May Allah SWT bless Singapore and its people. I have been there twice and this time alone and no problem. Strict laws there which we should all abide.
Alot of people all over the world do not live in their country of origin. It is a matter of taste. The world 🌎 is a big place you may go where you like. Ain't it grand!
Hello Jim Baker, I've trying to reach out to you. This is Tobey's brother and Bret Andersen's brother in law living in KL for the past 30 years. They mentioned your still in Penang. Hope to hear from you.
People who get to attend international schools are fortunate, my whole school experience in Singapore was horrible, the mental and physical abuse was brutal. I managed to escape to Canada after serving my national service and I did a 1 semester bridging program at a college and was accepted into a university. I’m no longer Singaporean, holding to a passport of a country that contributed to my abuse from the first few weeks of school is quite impossible. The teachers in Canada were great. I wonder how different my life would have been if I had better teachers. My life isn’t bad, but so many years of abuse does stifle you a bit.
I understand his frustration especially with it comes to politics etc. But not all America is bad. Travel and experience yourselves and there are beautiful places and wonderful people in America also there are opportunities to start new experiences because America IS still young.
@@imperialkhmer6146 pick the correct zipcode. You gonna move around a bit until you find the community that suits you and your expectations. They are everywhere... you just need to work for it
@@STEPIQUE I live in a small town in South Carolina and everything is much cheaper compared to where I was before. However, I did visited Cambodia last year and loved it. Much better than where am at right now. I'm moving there soon. Good luck to all of you.
"Very few complaints", that is what a down to earth people would say if life is good because there is no such thing as greatest place or country in the world.
Every time I visit Indonesia, I feel like the people are more caring and friendlier because my neighbors in Virginia don't give a shit about getting to know each other even though we try to be friendly. I.S kids are super disrespectful toward teachers and coaches. What a sad situation here!
I find it mildly amusing that Mr Baker doesn't have a Singaporean/Singlish accent as his default accent (I know he can code switch) even after living in SG for almost his entire life but the expat that opened the restaurant, couple of videos ago, has a Singlish accent as his default after only living here for several years 😂😂
haha it kinda depends on person to person, my cousin who is a Singapore citizen of Bangladeshi descent, spent her whole life here, born and brought-up, but still does not speak Singlish at all! Meanwhile, for me living here as an expat for last 6 years, I often use "La" "Can can" "Can La" so frequently, even she is surprised! hehe.
to be clear and for perspective, you only really have to pay American taxes as an American if you are making a very large salary in the foreign country.
I don't even live in America, and they took 30% of my income away from me month after month with no way of getting it back because I'm not an American citizen.
@@khj5582 30% withholding tax. Any income anywhere that you acquire from a company registered in usa will have its amount taken by the usa for 30% of the full amount. You can only claim tax rebate if you're registered as a tax paying entity in the usa. I am not a tax paying entity in the usa and has no means of becoming a tax paying entity in the usa. It could be reduced if my country has a tax treaty with the usa, but my country does not.
@@aziris7257 I would guess the theory is that you are working and using services provided by national, state and local governments so you should pay, in effect, to use those services. Also, probably a disincentive to have foreigners come and take away jobs from US citizens.
@@jimjimgl3 I did not use any service provided by the US government, though. I sell book through Amazon KDP. If I went through with selling games through steam, I would've lost 60% just from selling on steam. Then i would be taxed by my government as well. After paying for additional expenses, I'd be left with debt. The only reason they claimed 30% is because both of those companies were registered in USA. In 2018, Amazon didn't even pay the USA any federal tax but I had lost 30% of my income by default. I'm not using any service that Americans get to enjoy yet I'm paying more in tax to USA than they did. As for taking away jobs from americans, I don't work in America or for any American company. I sell through American registered company. I've never been to America nor applied for a job in American company. No matter where you live or work in the world, as long as an American-registered company handles your payment, you will be taxed 30% by America.
Interesting takes by Jim on "sameness". I think it's unavoidable for Singapore to also caught in "sameness" syndrome. It's too small to be diversed. Plus the immigration policy of maintaining ethnic Chinese dominance in demographic population produce the "sameness" effect.
I disagree with u. What do u mean too small? Sg is not really that small with almost 6 millions, vy similar to many European countries too. I think u mistaken 75% chinese means is 75% of total populations. Chinese population only about 2.5 mil since half populations living in Singapore are foreigners from all over the world. Also many times we tend to mistaken lighter skin asian means it’s chinese race, i too have made that same mistake many times.😂 If u bother to ask ppl on the street on those lighter skin asians, they are usually from other asia countries too.❤❤
@@monalisaaltenburg4879 Feel free to disagree. No worries 👌. Singapore is a mere city state. Very small in size and also small in population numbers. I'm just quoting from 2020 statistics which stated that 74.3% of the Singapore population comprises ethnic Chinese. If you read Michael Barr's detailed analysis of Singaporean society you will realise that maintaining ethnic Chinese dominance in Singapore's demography is crucial for social stability and Singapore's Chinese identity. But you are entitled to your opinion to disagree with me. 🙂
If you wanted to know what is white privileges, this is an example. From whatever aspect, America has the best system and opportunities compared to other countries. This gentleman moved to Asia because he is white, generally Asians are very nice to them. There are many examples like that during the last 40 years China economic booming.
A US citizen by birth he has lived in Singapore since aged two years; he's now 75 so how can he be interviewed for his opinions as an American? He has not lived the American experience; his experience is an expat teacher in Singapore.
Your point is total valid, but this bizarre bizarre thing is the reality of the world and has been for a long time. One aspect of it is international schools, which I find to be just disgusting. Any family being from any of the "inferior world" (the way Americans subconsciously characterize it, not my description) coming to the US will have kids that grow up 100% convinced they're American who, at worst, might "happen" to be terribly familiar with the language and cuisine of Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, etc. But they won't, except in extraordinarily rare cases, identify as from those places as they just really, really aren't. They not just Americans, they often act a bit odd in a way that betrays hyper-Americanism.(A fear that someone will say they're not really American drives them to behave this way) Then you have so-called Americans, usually whites or blacks of American parents (really kids who are Hongkongers, Singaporeans, Japanese) who grew up in those places and went to international schools and carry a 100% pure-blood American homeland identity. I also met a Hongkonger who is ethnically Chinese and went to international schools and doesn't know what he is because he can't consider himself a Hong Konger he even considers his Cantonese to be quite poor, yet he has never lived in America or anywhere else to be that. It is creepy.
@@parasitius I do not fault international schools because parents living abroad should reasonably expect their chosen venue of children's education teach the language and culture of their homeland (look to Japanese, French, German, Chinese, British, Australian and Indian rather than solely focusing on American schools) and indeed the quality of education invites locals to attend as well; look to Malays attending international and vernacular schools in Singapore and Malaysia. A melange of cultures is neither new or disturbing, and the precedents are thousands of years old wherever differing cultures meet and mingle. I truly do not understand your point, other than you are arguing for some kind of cultural purity which in fact and practice has never existed.
Very boomer take. Notice that his son prefers the local places that are genuinely Singaporean. The boomer was raised to be spoiled essentially and to be non-conformist, to break society down. And he still seeks to do that and thus as the US is in steep decline, as social cohesion collapses, as violence escalates, he finds the US interesting. The boomer takes are really amazing. And boomers and silent generation (the people who raised boomers) still run the institutions of the US.
Exactly, including couple of dozen of my own family members who couldn’t/haven’t been able to make it over, despite trying. It’s far from perfect living here, but I can at least write my own ticket…
Are you speaking of Indians, Bangladesh, and Pakistan's and such? 😂😂 These are the most unproductive people on the planet earth. We are talking about the Far East region here. People from China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and such don't want to live here. They only want to get education from western nations and than come back to their country to help rebuild it great again. 😂
I kinda pity old Jim...with all that regrets of not taking up the citizenship when it was offered to him...opportunity knocks but once..now it’s too late.
If dude is complaining about American taxes then he must be a very high earner. Living in Singapore, because of foreign tax credits from Singapore taxes, he wouldn't owe anything to the US IRS until his income is around $250k per year or higher.
@@callmejim8422 The 2022 foreign earned income exclusion is $112,000. It goes up to $120,000 in 2023. The vast majority of US taxpayers, if married, would want to file jointly as it produces less tax.
@@sktoh4469 not only that exemption, but the foreign tax credits from income tax paid in Singapore can be used as credits to offset any IRS tax income tax obligations
Sadly, Jimmy Baker does not seem to have God in his life, despite his father having been a missionary and pastor for many decades. I hope someday he'll see the light and seek redemption for the many lost years ...
Get lost. Singapore is a country where everyone free to practice anything and we dont judge here. Even before any expats, as Singaporeans, we are very diversified in believe system and still live well. We have 32% Buddhist, 20% Freethinkers/Atheist, 18% Christians, 16% Muslim, 8% Taoism, 5% Hindus and 1% Others. And we all have been living peaceful since since independance. USA are 85%+ Christians but still no morals. Even mother of pornography is USA with all websites base there. Dont let us talk about racism there.
Would you ever consider renouncing your citizenship?
Absolutely never....i love being in Singapore and hope to be here for years to come....but ill never be more proud than being an American (as crazy as everything going on there is now)
yes
u could ask the indian expat
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You mean you could give up your Japanese passport in exchange for the Singapore passport?
@@thanksforyouruploads taxes are not tied to your passport...they are tied to your EP/PR status...
I have deepest respects for teachers. They are the pillars of our society. Thank you Mr Baker for contributing to Singapore.
Question is could a Singaporean in 1950 move to USA go to University there and teach fo 35 years until retirement ....
Hello from HK to my former colleague at SAS. He is a great legacy in SAS and American community in Singapore.
What a story. Yes, not many people can do what they love as a career. Wish him great health and continue to enjoy his life in Singapore.
I am glad Singapore treat their teachers way better than the US government treat theirs, and Jim, I hope you live a long and happy life in Singapore!
Are you sure it’s that much better? If they hold a monopoly on politics and political discourse, it’s only a matter of time before the kiddies grow up learning that the PAP is the one and only best thing ever.
Thank you Mr Baker for your rich contributions to the SG tapestry! You’re one of us 👍🏼🙏🏼
Enjoyed watching both episodes of Mr Baker's interview. Full of respect and admiration for this gentleman. Tks Max for featuring Mr Baker on your channel. 👍
Mr Baker was one of my favorite teachers at SAS!! (Class of ‘00). It’s great to see you doing well sir!
Thanks for interviewing this man, what a wonderful story that only very limited few like him can share
Thanks so much for interviewing this guy, Max. Fascinating person, and as an American who has spent years of my live abroad (Germany and Taiwan) I really appreciate his viewpoints. What a great channel you’ve developed, by the way, for fans of Singapore! I love Singapore and wish I could live there.
Glad to see another video with Uncle Baker, really appreciate the other video too, such insight to Singapore of old and from an expatriates POV!
He may be 75 but he still has very good memory!!
I just Love this interviewee. Thank you very much, Mr. Max🙏🏽🙇🏻♀️❤️
Mr Baker! I was one of your students!
Awesome interview! Great to have great people like him in SG
This dude living the dream most Americans will never ever get to experience. South East Asia region is one of the greatest places on Earth to retire. You are not too far away from Australia or New Zealand either.
God bless this man
Singapore is actually very diverse. I was stationed on the USS Fort McHenry (2003 -2005) and our mission was to carry marines to the beach to break up terrorist cells in South East Asia. We would pull into Singapore a lot and you would have Chinese, Malaysian, Philippine, Indian, and Indonesian locals living and working there. Some of the best food there also. Clark Quay is gorgeous. They have an opera house that’s similar to Sydney’s just blocks from Fort Canning (I believe). If you ever get the chance to visit it’s a great city.
I think if he goes to California in present day, San Francesco, Portland, I think he'll receive a massive shock when he sees how much decline these two places have gone through. Some US states are in the same decline as California while other states are kicking back against the elements that caused such decline in the last decade. What will the US be like in another ten years?
You forgot Seattle....what are the three states that had the most influx....Texas, Florida and Tennessee...wonder why
Worse than the Third World countries
Addicts and homelessness are the problems
@@qwertyz212 And Vancouver.
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Kensington Ave, Philadelphia. New Orleans ..
Very nice interview. Thank you.
That was a really cool milestone concert of the Rolling Stones he has attended! The Rolling Stones 1965 tour, the concert at the former Singapore Badminton Hall was the last of their Far East leg of the Tour. one won’t forget such experience, lucky guy! 😎 👍🏻
It’s expensive to keep a US passport, because it’s one of the few or only countries where you have to pay taxes on your overseas earnings. I have French and American citizenship, and I could work remotely at my country home in France, although it would be expensive to pay taxes to two countries, so I’m not going to move there full time until retirement.
It’s interesting to me how his age and generation affects his outlook, because my parents are the 1950’s generation, so American rock and roll and pop culture dominated their youth even in France. This gentleman is exactly 10 years younger, so the British reinterpretation of rock and roll and American culture and the chaos of 1960’s America shapes his outlook. In 1968 he was a 20 year old college student, so he is the classic Vietnam War era baby boomer, which had a very specific and defining cultural experience and my parents at that time were 30 years old with three kids and their outlook was defined by post World War II culture. There is literally no stronger cultural clash than the difference between those two generations, so for both generations there is a very specific experience that doesn’t necessarily translate to other generations.
Very interesting perspective
Lovely... Awesome and interesting interview.
Truly words of wisdom from the wise.
Always interesting to listen to
In a small country like Singapore and 35000 US citizens living is a hell lot of people.
I love Singapore for it’s very well disciplined and clean and people are very respectful to every culture.
May Allah SWT bless Singapore and its people. I have been there twice and this time alone and no problem. Strict laws there which we should all abide.
A huge American military base which has a great number of personnel. It is basically another Chihuahua of the US.
That's great to hear just don't turn a clean prosperous Singapore into a $hithole place like America. 😂
@10:24 - "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life" - Confucius
Alot of people all over the world do not live in their country of origin. It is a matter of taste. The world 🌎 is a big place you may go where you like. Ain't it grand!
Hello Jim Baker, I've trying to reach out to you. This is Tobey's brother and Bret Andersen's brother in law living in KL for the past 30 years. They mentioned your still in Penang. Hope to hear from you.
Legend ♥️
People who get to attend international schools are fortunate, my whole school experience in Singapore was horrible, the mental and physical abuse was brutal. I managed to escape to Canada after serving my national service and I did a 1 semester bridging program at a college and was accepted into a university. I’m no longer Singaporean, holding to a passport of a country that contributed to my abuse from the first few weeks of school is quite impossible. The teachers in Canada were great. I wonder how different my life would have been if I had better teachers. My life isn’t bad, but so many years of abuse does stifle you a bit.
Canada is overrated
Congrats you escaped 🎉
jdanielca. Agree with you 100%. We must have lots of similar experiences.
Are you referring to the whole Singapore??
Deep and meaningful 🧐
I understand his frustration especially with it comes to politics etc. But not all America is bad. Travel and experience yourselves and there are beautiful places and wonderful people in America also there are opportunities to start new experiences because America IS still young.
You just describe how America is today. Tourism and Business wise, it's a great place. For living here, might not be a great place. 😂
@@imperialkhmer6146 pick the correct zipcode. You gonna move around a bit until you find the community that suits you and your expectations. They are everywhere... you just need to work for it
@@STEPIQUE I live in a small town in South Carolina and everything is much cheaper compared to where I was before. However, I did visited Cambodia last year and loved it. Much better than where am at right now. I'm moving there soon. Good luck to all of you.
@@imperialkhmer6146 nah median wage adjusted to ppp. America is the highest or third highest depending on which stat you used.
@@youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263 Doesn't make a difference. I'm still gonna move
Glad to have known your story.
I agree 100%
Great video mate
Hey, they removed their shoes while in the apartment....thats truly Asian!
Hi max nice video. Can you please do a series on neighbourhood tours and even apartment tours and prices so we can see what it’s like?
If Singapore Gov gives me their citizenship I will accept it. It a place to make money but not for pensioners. My husband bought a condo in Medini.
there is no pension. make your. money here and retire elsewhere
Does anyone else hear a beeping sound?
It would be interesting to hv an university economics lesson from him
Yes, travel to US is easy from Singapore, but its air ticket tag is high, it's too costly to travel often.
The USA is now a good place for corporate businesses and tourism only. For living here is a different story. 😂
"Very few complaints", that is what a down to earth people would say if life is good because there is no such thing as greatest place or country in the world.
Every time I visit Indonesia, I feel like the people are more caring and friendlier because my neighbors in Virginia don't give a shit about getting to know each other even though we try to be friendly. I.S kids are super disrespectful toward teachers and coaches. What a sad situation here!
What's the difference between an expat and an immigrant?
I find it mildly amusing that Mr Baker doesn't have a Singaporean/Singlish accent as his default accent (I know he can code switch) even after living in SG for almost his entire life but the expat that opened the restaurant, couple of videos ago, has a Singlish accent as his default after only living here for several years 😂😂
haha it kinda depends on person to person, my cousin who is a Singapore citizen of Bangladeshi descent, spent her whole life here, born and brought-up, but still does not speak Singlish at all! Meanwhile, for me living here as an expat for last 6 years, I often use "La" "Can can" "Can La" so frequently, even she is surprised! hehe.
@@MorendraNodi What languages does your cousin speak? English and Bengali, but not "Singlish"?
@@murkywaters5502 yea she just doesn’t use the "la" "can can" stuff 🤣 I do!
I find it amazing that he basically has no hint of a Singaporean accent.
Tanjong Pagar has not changed much as well...
Singapore is very same
to be clear and for perspective, you only really have to pay American taxes as an American if you are making a very large salary in the foreign country.
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By claiming the US was all the same he obviously didn't travel much as a kid in America.
Yap. Happy for him. I guess he spend time in Malaysia too.
I don't even live in America, and they took 30% of my income away from me month after month with no way of getting it back because I'm not an American citizen.
That's interesting. Care to explain more?
@@khj5582 30% withholding tax. Any income anywhere that you acquire from a company registered in usa will have its amount taken by the usa for 30% of the full amount. You can only claim tax rebate if you're registered as a tax paying entity in the usa. I am not a tax paying entity in the usa and has no means of becoming a tax paying entity in the usa. It could be reduced if my country has a tax treaty with the usa, but my country does not.
@@aziris7257 I would guess the theory is that you are working and using services provided by national, state and local governments so you should pay, in effect, to use those services. Also, probably a disincentive to have foreigners come and take away jobs from US citizens.
@@jimjimgl3 I did not use any service provided by the US government, though. I sell book through Amazon KDP. If I went through with selling games through steam, I would've lost 60% just from selling on steam. Then i would be taxed by my government as well. After paying for additional expenses, I'd be left with debt. The only reason they claimed 30% is because both of those companies were registered in USA. In 2018, Amazon didn't even pay the USA any federal tax but I had lost 30% of my income by default. I'm not using any service that Americans get to enjoy yet I'm paying more in tax to USA than they did.
As for taking away jobs from americans, I don't work in America or for any American company. I sell through American registered company. I've never been to America nor applied for a job in American company. No matter where you live or work in the world, as long as an American-registered company handles your payment, you will be taxed 30% by America.
how are these two guys sitting with no fan or aircons on? I would be sweating buckets.
How to tell if air con not on?
there’s air conditioning
Does this matter?
I hope he gets social security and then if he needs to pay taxes.
Interesting takes by Jim on "sameness". I think it's unavoidable for Singapore to also caught in "sameness" syndrome. It's too small to be diversed. Plus the immigration policy of maintaining ethnic Chinese dominance in demographic population produce the "sameness" effect.
I disagree with u. What do u mean too small? Sg is not really that small with almost 6 millions, vy similar to many European countries too. I think u mistaken 75% chinese means is 75% of total populations. Chinese population only about 2.5 mil since half populations living in Singapore are foreigners from all over the world. Also many times we tend to mistaken lighter skin asian means it’s chinese race, i too have made that same mistake many times.😂 If u bother to ask ppl on the street on those lighter skin asians, they are usually from other asia countries too.❤❤
@@monalisaaltenburg4879 Feel free to disagree. No worries 👌. Singapore is a mere city state. Very small in size and also small in population numbers. I'm just quoting from 2020 statistics which stated that 74.3% of the Singapore population comprises ethnic Chinese. If you read Michael Barr's detailed analysis of Singaporean society you will realise that maintaining ethnic Chinese dominance in Singapore's demography is crucial for social stability and Singapore's Chinese identity. But you are entitled to your opinion to disagree with me. 🙂
If you wanted to know what is white privileges, this is an example. From whatever aspect, America has the best system and opportunities compared to other countries. This gentleman moved to Asia because he is white, generally Asians are very nice to them. There are many examples like that during the last 40 years China economic booming.
He can always denounce his citizenship
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A US citizen by birth he has lived in Singapore since aged two years; he's now 75 so how can he be interviewed for his opinions as an American? He has not lived the American experience; his experience is an expat teacher in Singapore.
Your point is total valid, but this bizarre bizarre thing is the reality of the world and has been for a long time. One aspect of it is international schools, which I find to be just disgusting. Any family being from any of the "inferior world" (the way Americans subconsciously characterize it, not my description) coming to the US will have kids that grow up 100% convinced they're American who, at worst, might "happen" to be terribly familiar with the language and cuisine of Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, etc. But they won't, except in extraordinarily rare cases, identify as from those places as they just really, really aren't. They not just Americans, they often act a bit odd in a way that betrays hyper-Americanism.(A fear that someone will say they're not really American drives them to behave this way) Then you have so-called Americans, usually whites or blacks of American parents (really kids who are Hongkongers, Singaporeans, Japanese) who grew up in those places and went to international schools and carry a 100% pure-blood American homeland identity. I also met a Hongkonger who is ethnically Chinese and went to international schools and doesn't know what he is because he can't consider himself a Hong Konger he even considers his Cantonese to be quite poor, yet he has never lived in America or anywhere else to be that. It is creepy.
@@parasitius I do not fault international schools because parents living abroad should reasonably expect their chosen venue of children's education teach the language and culture of their homeland (look to Japanese, French, German, Chinese, British, Australian and Indian rather than solely focusing on American schools) and indeed the quality of education invites locals to attend as well; look to Malays attending international and vernacular schools in Singapore and Malaysia. A melange of cultures is neither new or disturbing, and the precedents are thousands of years old wherever differing cultures meet and mingle. I truly do not understand your point, other than you are arguing for some kind of cultural purity which in fact and practice has never existed.
don't feel like usa will be sad if you renounce your citizenship. they'll be fine.
His body language looks like an asian uncle
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Eight more years and I can be an expat.
Very boomer take. Notice that his son prefers the local places that are genuinely Singaporean. The boomer was raised to be spoiled essentially and to be non-conformist, to break society down. And he still seeks to do that and thus as the US is in steep decline, as social cohesion collapses, as violence escalates, he finds the US interesting. The boomer takes are really amazing. And boomers and silent generation (the people who raised boomers) still run the institutions of the US.
There’s about 2 billion people in Asia living in poverty who would kill for a U.S. passport. Perspective is everything.
Exactly, including couple of dozen of my own family members who couldn’t/haven’t been able to make it over, despite trying. It’s far from perfect living here, but I can at least write my own ticket…
Are you speaking of Indians, Bangladesh, and Pakistan's and such? 😂😂 These are the most unproductive people on the planet earth. We are talking about the Far East region here. People from China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and such don't want to live here. They only want to get education from western nations and than come back to their country to help rebuild it great again. 😂
He looks like john bloton
We need Prime Minister for President's help.
Vice President and Prime Minister is on same level, but PM leads the government.
Which country are U referring to?
@@richmondang1591
USA sir.
Going back to the US for any expatriate will be a reverse cultural shock as a country in socio-economic decline!
This is why it's only a good place to visit as a tourist and setting up your business or startup
Holding an American passport sometime is a liability
You can see is feet on the floor in god home. ❤
I kinda pity old Jim...with all that regrets of not taking up the citizenship when it was offered to him...opportunity knocks but once..now it’s too late.
If that was me I would not even hesitate 😂
i see why the youtube recommended this video. haha 4:30
If dude is complaining about American taxes then he must be a very high earner. Living in Singapore, because of foreign tax credits from Singapore taxes, he wouldn't owe anything to the US IRS until his income is around $250k per year or higher.
Taxes should be abolished. Period.
Form 1116 would give him all the ftc needs. Not forgetting form 2555 foreign residence income exclusion!
If I am not mistaken, filing as a single person the first 80k is not taxable.
@@callmejim8422 The 2022 foreign earned income exclusion is $112,000. It goes up to $120,000 in 2023. The vast majority of US taxpayers, if married, would want to file jointly as it produces less tax.
@@sktoh4469 not only that exemption, but the foreign tax credits from income tax paid in Singapore can be used as credits to offset any IRS tax income tax obligations
Im just wondering how are americans dealing with the biu biu biu 🔫
Expat: a fancy word for immigrants.
Stay there, you belong there!
You’re not wanted back anyway!
He’s as American as Chou Dofu.
Sadly, Jimmy Baker does not seem to have God in his life, despite his father having been a missionary and pastor for many decades. I hope someday he'll see the light and seek redemption for the many lost years ...
get lost
Get lost. Singapore is a country where everyone free to practice anything and we dont judge here.
Even before any expats, as Singaporeans, we are very diversified in believe system and still live well.
We have 32% Buddhist, 20% Freethinkers/Atheist, 18% Christians, 16% Muslim, 8% Taoism, 5% Hindus and 1% Others. And we all have been living peaceful since since independance.
USA are 85%+ Christians but still no morals. Even mother of pornography is USA with all websites base there. Dont let us talk about racism there.
How did you get that impression?
@@sktoh4469 What fact?
I hope someday you'll "see the light" and stop trying to evangelize people who don't have your belief system.
Come to islam n success
Interesting and honest
Notice how the man lives like a Asian? He is barefoot in his house and has made the interviewer to follow the tradition 😂
I always barefoot in the house. It’s not only in Asia people do it
@@MaxChernov But is that the norm of Westerners? No, it’s not
I DON'T 😂😂😂😂 AND WILL NEVER BE 😮😮😮😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅
His life must be lonely as hell as a white man in Singapore!!
White men adapt themselves alot better in Asian countries because they love Asian woman and the culture. So how can he feel lonely? 😂