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🇯🇵 Japanese Explaining Singapore's Kiasu Culture
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2020
- Enable CC for English subtitles! Today I found something that resembles Singapore's national mentality/mindset, so I decided to make a video about it.
The word "Kiasu" comes from the Hokkien dialect, meaning "scared of losing". Singaporeans with this mindset will queue for hours when there are appealing sales going on. (And even for not-so-appealing sales)
But this Kiasu culture exists in a lot of other Asian countries. Even Japanese (especially Osakans) will queue long for saving a buck or two. However, Singaporeans take it to the next level.
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シンガポールは多民族国家なので日本と違って完全に統一された価値観というのは無いかもしれません。しかし、シンガポール人同士でよく使われる言葉で「Kiasu（キアスー）」というのがあり、これがまさにシンガポール人の性格・国民性を表しています。
キアスーは「失うのが怖い」「負けるのが怖い」という意味です。
シンガポール人は日本人と同じで、行列をつくるのが割と好きですが、一番強い動機は「セール」です。
たった100円・200円得するだけでも、1,2時間行列が作られることがあります。こういうときに「キアスー」が使われ、負けず嫌い・がめつい、というニュアンスも含みます。
もちろん、このキアスー精神はどこの世界にもあります。日本でもセールがあると並びますよね。特に大阪。ぼくは大阪出身なのですが、大阪のおばちゃんのキアスー精神はシンガポール人に勝るとも劣らない勢いです笑。
それでも、シンガポールの場合は日本人以上にセールに反応を示します。ゆえに、シンガポール人の国民性なのです。
もちろん、シンガポール人 全員がキアスーという意味ではありません。中にはこのキアスー精神に嫌気がさすシンガポール人もいます。
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ごめんなさい、バークワは割引による行列ではなかったようです。単純に旧正月で人気の食材なだけ…とのことでした。
Apparently, I got the wrong example for kiasu and I feel embarrassed for that! Thank you all for pointing it out in the comments.
most common example would be Singaporean parents sending their kids for many tuition classes in order to not lose out to others
that's a form of Kiasu isn't it?! Everyone else has LimCheeGuan, I better have too. Everyone got good ba kua, I better have too. Everyone else is queuing, I better queue. Later sure got queue, I better go damn early.
It just a different type of Kiasuness. Everyone buys Lim Chee Guan during CNY for gifts, I must buy Lim Chee Guan for gifts as well. Sure LCG is really nicer compare to others, but the rest of them are very decent as well.
Ghib Ojisan haha no problem la ...kiashu in summary could be “ over prepared” for something; it’s a mentality that you don’t want to lose out or be at a disadvantage situation. We often use this term to tease friends in a casual way ☺️
@@simonshu1479 Not only "over prepared" but also FOMO.
People are queuing up because of chinese new year don't think it is due to promotion. This always happen every year when close to chinese new year
Ah, maybe I got a bad example then. Thank you for pointing that out!
not really because of Cny,
LCG has always been famous during this period tbh there isn't anything special about their bak kwa.
During CNY, then the Chinese buy the Bak kwa as gift, and also as tidbits (finger food cut into small squares) to be placed on the table when visitors visit. Lim Chee Guan is the most famous. They have another stall directly across the road. This is not kiasu. It is a necessity and we want to give the best to our visitors - something to brag about.
He is right if he is there at the right time. From 9 Jan to 22 Jan, there's actually a promotion Lim Chee Guan has with Kemono Chicken to give out Bak Kwa Pie for first 80 customers in the queue.
Very good say...
The Bangladeshi is helping their boss to buy it. As there is a limit of purchase per person during cny. Lot of company will ask their India/Bangladeshi worker to queue and they send as a gift to their business partner or customer.
As Lim Chee guan Bak gua is famous of Long
queue during cny. This show the sincerity of the person who give.
Some que there got paid.
Ylendeth the worker will be happy to queue for the boss rather than working under the hot sun.
also bangla cannot pork la..
ボスの為に並んでるのすげー可哀想って思ったけど、日本人も花見の為に場所取りさせられてる新入社員いるわ
でもシンガポールではたまにチップもらえますよ！なので喜んで並びます。
Hi Ghib, yes our "Kiasu" culture stems from the ultra-competitive culture and environment in Singapore. Being a "Kiasu" nation has gotten us so far in terms of economy despite being such a tiny country with no natural resources. Don't worry about using the word "Kiasu" as we Singaporeans already embraced this mindset ages ago. Just like how some people think Japanese people only eat Sushi or have no individual opinions due to pressure for group conformity, we take it light-heartedly and won't feel offended!
not only kiasu.... kiasi, kiabor, kiachenghu, kiamata...
俺は日本人だけど寿司なんてほとんど食べていない(笑)
ついでに何故シンガポール人はアメリカに全く興味ないのか教えてよ
I love your last example of Singlish. Not many foreigners understand that Singlish turned out this way because we love to shorten things, but you totally got it!
Normally Bangladeshi are muslim. They wont eat pork. Normally the boss will pay them to queue.
It is one of the best bak kwa in SG so everyone wants to queue and buy before CNY.
my bangla worker ate my pork bak kwa... i gave them chicken one by hand... then leave some pork one for chinese workers in the pantry, they go and kaput that also... lol
Not all are Muslim . A small number are Christian
really happy to see someone from Japan explaining local culture to others. thumbs up on the Singlish part!
どんどん知名度が上がってますね〜！
ジブおじさんの動画観るといつも平和な気持ちになります笑笑
一緒に散歩してるような感じで楽しめました。😃
hey ghib, first time leaving a comment here (: haha yes, kiasu culture is indeed very prominent in sg. however, the video's presentation of "kiasu-ism" is a bit off. i dun think there was a promotion going on, in fact prices tend to be higher nearing/during the cny period. i believe those ppl were queueing because it *is* lim chee guan, which is a famous local bakkwa chain and bakkwa is a kinda like a staple food during cny. if the video was about ppl queueing hours before the outlet opens (which happens), now that is real kiasu, haha.
Thank you for educating me🤣
今月タイ旅行に行ってあたった大阪のおばちゃんです。タイ旅行の準備のためこちらの動画を見ることさぼっていました。久しぶりにー多分一ヶ月ぶりくらいかなーこちらの動画を見て、なんだかとっても印象変わりました。テンポ感がちょうどいい、見やすい、わかりやすい、面白い、ジブさんの表情が格段に明るくなってる！シンガポール二年前に行ったときは忙しすぎて、いろいろ回れなかったので、今年行きたくなってきました。動物園が新しくできるのでしょうか？そのあたりも知りたいです。また見始めようと思います。10万人突破、おめでとうございます。当然ですね。
actually 'Lim' store every year before CNY are like that. Reason to it was i heard as they ONLY have 2 outlet and their bak kwa are better than the other famous brand. Many ppl bought it as gift to bosses or relative, i heard some ppl only accept Lim's Bak Kwa or wont take. That why some ppl hire bangala to queue for them so they dont need suffer the long queue.
Not true, actually they have 4 outlets. You may want to google it or visit their fb page.
My bad,I guess I'm outdated. My info was quite long ago. Last time I heard was 2, didn't knew they open more outlet.
Poor Ghib-san, asked the worst possible person in the queue, the poor Bangladeshi muslim friend who can't even eat pork.
Hope Ghib-san will do a video of a CNY house visit. :-)
obiwan88 Doubt all of them are muslim
they usually are. if he was asked d taste of bak kwa n he has no idea, he is a practising Muslim... he was stunned on how to react to such a question
@@kays3956 he looked like he disliked to have this order by his boss, and he disliked to be put on cam with it. Some stricter Muslims may reject to be seen with pork product in hand or in front of such shops.
@@krollpeter i think he puts up with it cos 1) he was paid to do it and 2) so long as he does not have to eat it..
u know? it doesnt make this the most ethical thing the employer has made him do.
Mata sugoi to subarashii. Omedeto. Let's summarize:-
Singaporean's "Kiasu/Kiasi" attitude -
If nobody do, I better not do.
If everyone do, I die-die must do.
Malaysian's "Boleh" attitude -
If one can do, let him do.
If no one can do, what can I do?
Japanese "Can-do" attitude -
If one can do, I can do.
If no one can do, I must do.
音楽とも素晴らしいのですが、他国の慣習、文化に触れるのはテレビにない醍醐味だと思います。
内容、浅くないです！知らないことばかりでしたけど分りやすく勉強になりました。
50% of the people in queue are bak kwa resellers. Those standing along outside the queue are buyers.
As a Singaporean, I don’t relate queuing to buy food as being ‘Kiasu’, the long queue is due to the fact that Chinese New Year is around the corner, people are buying the famous brand of pork jerky with long history to give friends, family or colleagues. Due to busy schedule, they usually get their workers or maids to do the queuing , those received will be very thankful for the presents as they know it takes hours to buy those stuff. And personally I feel that Singapore is no long as clean as before due to influx of foreigners and tourists! So sorry no offence!, just my observation and opinion.
Totally agree with everything you wrote.
素晴らしい‼️シングリッシュの匂いを伝える動画何て他にない‼️
It has become a tradition for people to buy bwa kwa from that specific shop for Chinese New Year. Think could be more expensive than normal.
Thumb up for not only explaining the Kiasu Culture but also the Singlish.
シングリッシュは日本語にちょっと似ていますよね。一言で何でも伝われます。
先週まで8日間SGにいましたが、すべてご紹介のあったところに行った気がします。中華系が多く、中途半端に旅行での英語と中国語を知ってることもあり、過ごしやすかったです。
美珍香は日本や他の国でも買えるけど林志源のはここでしか買えないから私もよく並びました。特に旧正月の前はいつも行列！BBQポーク美味しいね。
Singaporean here! こっちの Scared of losing はうしなうが怖いじゃなくて、負けてるのほうが怖い。他人がある物とか自身も持つべきだって感じ? I think they meant to express our fear of losing out instead of a sense of loss! hahahahha but you totally get the idea there X'D
おもろいじゃん、it's so uniquely singaporean to get lost in translation because we speak such a mix of languages. Keep up the vids! love them!
They are not having a promotion. Chinese new year is near. So chinese normally buy Bwa Kua as a gift for relatives or for our own house guest. And normally Bwa Kua will be sold at a much more expensive price. And people will Q for 3 to 4 hours just to buy this Lee Chee Guan brand Bwa Kua. Hope this explain the long Q.
U seemed to have a rather good grasp of our local culture more than some of my foreign frens that have been her for a loooooong time. Make a video on how u learnt all these things? Through Books? CZcams? Local friends? I might get some of my foreign frens to learn from u by watching it.
Its south east asian culture i think, for example in my town when uniqlo is on sale, the cashier que is stretch up to outside the store, people buy bunch of clothes which probably they dont need that much.
he's Japanese and they are the smartest 😊
@@BJ-dn2ji hahaha. What warrants the Japanese love here
@@jjs1168 I think they are. lol. they invent many things.
I guess being observant, curious and interested is one of the key elements in here~ locals who don't care and pay attention to the surrounding, won't even realise the next nearest convenient store or shortcuts from their usual route🤣
The man reason why so many people queueing for Bak Kwa is because this shop is top tier here at Singapore.
During Chinese New Year the price is more expensive, even people are still willing to spend up to 3h or more just for these Bak Kwa
May I suggest a different take on this particular case? THis is probably not a kaisu situation because the shop produces one of the most delicious or perhaps the most delicious bakwa. So a long queue is understandable when it's close to Chinese New Year. Kaisu is more like there is something on sale and it may not be something really needed, but people rather not have to regret it later and be part of the sorry group for not getting it when others had gottten it for a dead good price (even though they don't really need it), so they would go all out to queue for it despite the killing long wait.
食べ方w 豪快すぎてわろた
動画の中でキアスーについて「（安いものを買う機会を）失うのが怖い」みたいな説明でしたが、正しくは、単に「負けず嫌い」という意味です。
これは福建語でして、漢字で書くと「驚輸（惊输）」です。（マンダリンでは怕輸）
As there’s a handful famous and well loved bak kwa(smoky sweet-salty dried meat that’s usually made from pork) brands in Singapore, people are willing to queue for this particular brand (as such in the video). A culture in Singapore where people buys bak kwa as a gift to their relatives, friends and/or own consumption especially during the Chinese New Year Period. If you go on a off peak season, probably will have no queue at all.
always a pleasure watching your videos and you sharing your observations and research about our culture. Pretty much on point! Thank you for loving our country as much as we do! 😍
行列が好きなのは日本人だけか。と思っていたよ。
Singaporean is Kai-su but in that situation, you can explain that the people is Kai-Su that they won’t get the bak Kwa as there’s a limited amount they have everyday so they will queue overnight for that. But not cause there is a promotion. Maybe you can head there again during the night you will be seeing people queuing there already and that is Kai-Su.
And ‘Lee’ is indeed the best Bak Kwa in Singapore, there are also a few hawker ones. Gonna head down again on the 4th day of cny for them. Not queuing for it when I can eat it Everyday.
Yet another great video.
U really love Chinatown a lot lolx.
Well you are not entirely wrong in term of using queuing up for Bak Kwa as Kiasu. Indeed many wake up super early before the shop open to queue for it, afraid it will be sold out haha. It a form of "kiasu" too
キアスー。 後ろにアクセントで、漢字で書くと「驚輸」。 福建語（閩南語）[=台湾語]から来ています。
明後日から息子が新加坡へ移住します。 宜しくネ！
Hahahaha. It is so funny to see how Singaporean 'defending' our term of "kiasuism" 🤣🤣🤣 proud to be Singaporean
Hahaha It won't be CNY without Bah Kwa! Most of the foreign workers u see there are either forced by their bosses to queue or they get paid to queue in line to get them on behalf of office workers
"I know you guys do not like about a foreigner talking about Kiasu...
But i will anyways."
What an absolute mad lad.
hope ghib san will do a video on celebrating chinese new year
ちなみにバークアは方言で、「肉干」です。
ジブオジさん、応援してます！今年からマレーシアに住むのでマレーシア情報もお願いします！😋
住んでるジブおじならではの動画、へぇーそうなんだ～って思いながら見ました❗️
Bak Kwa is something like beef jerky, but the only diff is that Bak Kwa is main ingredient is pork
You are clever, may be in parts know more than many Singaporeans.
On the surface it looks shiny and clean. If we live longer here and know where to lift up the carpet, we will know where Singapore's the dirt is.
The queuing for bubble tea, donuts or sliced pork, or if there is a sale with 1 % discount, that is only the "outside Kiasu". The real Kiasu sits deeper inside. That shows for example, if your mixed son (even though Singaporean, but has a western name) at a sport competition has to be the number 2, even if he was first in the race.
日本人が知らないシンガポールの事を紹介してもらいありがとうございます！頑張れ親善大使！
I just chanced on this video and i must admit that while I was living in Singapore, I too did the queueing once, 10 weeks before chinese new year for this particular brand of Bah kwa which is by far the best and my favourite snacks! i waited two hours for the shop to open and luckily I got my daughter to take over for a bit while I went to the loo! When it opened there was a quota for buyingThat was how desperate i wanted to have it! But happily during the rest of the year, we cud get them anytime!
We Singapore are proud, kiasu is in our blood. 😅🤣😂
Ojisan, hope to see you in my Bukit Batok Town.
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia there is one part of the city that is just full of Bangladeshi people and ASEAN migrants.
Another great video!👍
シンガポールの国民性がよく分かる動画でした。
観ていて楽しかったです。
それにしても、ディズニーランド並に並んでましたね。
you should try the Mao Shang Wang Durian Café there haha
90年代にMr. Kiasuってコミックがシンガポールで人気だったのを思い出しました。
Hey @Ghib Ojisan! Singlish actually follows a mixture of Chinese (mainly) and English Grammar while using words of English, Malay, Hokkien and Cantonese, and interjection and exclamative particles of the Cantonese.
今回の動画で行ってたホーカーのチキンライスがいつもすごい列ですよね！笑
安いのに美味いかして、めっちゃならんでる印象あります！
やから、仰ってる通りで並んでるとこ行けば、間違いないのはあってますね！笑
シンガポールはコンパクトながら中・馬・印を始め多様なコミュニティーがありますよねー。日本や欧米のビジネスコミュニティーを含め、色々な人の輪に入り込んで紹介動画を作ってみては？
それいいですね、別の視点からこの国のことが分かりそうで！
They were not having promotion. But they are one the best in Singapore. Singaporeans normally buy this for themselves and also as a gift for relatives or friends during Chinese New year. And it's not cheap.
中華街が、とっても綺麗になっていて…
少し寂しい（笑）
FOMO behavior is actually fairly common in Asian societies, especially in the more competitive ones. I guess the closest equivalent in Japan would be the long queues for food, especially limited release items or at highly rated ramen or curry rice shops. Or even the long queues every time Apple launches an iPhone, but that's probably universal.
You are so brave saying the n word on youtube
Indeed he is
I was like wow he say the n word so casually
@@Anderson-ly9no yeah cause youtube would like demonitize him
That popiah looks amazing tbh
Hi, u really know us inside out. Do you ve Singaporean friends who give u such good insight? U ve good observation on the close proximity of various religious temples, mosques. There r one mosque n temple just side by side near telok Ayer street n they lend out space to each other during religious festivals.
私も以前この行列を見つけてびっくりしました。朝から晩までものすごい行列。「どんだけ美味しいのかな…」と思ってたけど、お国柄の事情もあったのかぁ〜🤔
LIHOのタピオカそこにあったのか!今度飲んでみよー👍
Just watching this video coz I am trying to learn the Japanese language. I am listening to the way Ghib San pronounces his Japanese words.
Good luck and enjoy studying Japanese😀
Thaxs Ghib san. I will but don't seemed to remember the words. Only can remember ねこ、ありがと、ほはいよ。 😂🤣 I probably will sound like Doreamon if I speak the language.
You are totally wrong on the kiasu culture. Queuing is a civilised way of waiting for your turn to enter the MRT train/bus or buying something. Chinese New Year (CNY) is only a few days away and you will see long queues of people waiting for their turn to buy bak kwa. Mind you, the prices of bak kwa shoot up during CNY.
People are queuing up for Bak Kwa (BBQ sweet meat) not because there is a promotion . In fact they more expensive when the date is closer to Chinese New year. In this part of the world Bak Kwa is considered a new year delicacy for the Chinese. They are queuing they want it freshly grilled in time for new year. People offer it to family, friends and business associate at this time of the year. The shop you were at is a famous shop for Bak Kwa.
You can consider understanding kiasuness from the perspective of our education system. From examples like tuition (school subjects, violin/piano classes, etc) for preschoolers to how parents volunteer at famous top primary school to increase the chances of acceptance of their child into the primary school. Application into the primary school is probably one of the most stressful experience for parents in Singapore. I think this phenomenon happens also in Hong Kong
There was a news article 3 years ago about how some foreign workers help queue for $5 an hour. They won't straight up tell you that because it's kind of in the grey area whether their work pass allow them to do this or not.
Loving the episode as usual! Especially your explanation of our love for cutting our sentences short and mixing different languages in our conversations! Even though the example used in the kiasu part was wrong, I thought you explained the kiasu culture rather well! Don't be embarrassed about it!!! :D
Haha thanks Shawol😁
Kiasu is actually an international phenomenon.
During Chinese New Year, there is definitely no promotion going on but a price hike for ba kwa...people are queuing for this essential snack for the festive season.
Hi Ghib. Just a feedback. Would be great if u can include in EN subtitles will be great!😊👍
You can actually turn the subtitles feature on😁 This sit explains it well!
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.businessinsider.com/how-to-turn-on-subtitles-on-youtube
Haha thanks for pointing out the 'Kiasu' culture of Singapore. Indeed its unique culture but an ugly one definitely. However, this definitely not related to this, it's for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, which people often buys bak kwa as a gift or snacks for visiting relatives. I too bought Bak Kwa and queue for up to 5 hours. Lim Chee Guan is one of the famous one which often draws long queues. I recommend you to try it one day.
The Bangladeshi interviewee is probably asked or paid to queue and buy, which is quite common during such period. Kind of ugly
There is no promotion. In fact the prices at this time of the year is elevated. In some families, it is a tradition to have bak kwa during Chinese New Year. Also some people say this is the best brand of bak kwa. That is why there is a such a long line every year just before CNY. I personally don't like this brand, I find it too tough. I prefer the other brands that make their bak kwa from minced meat rather than sliced meat.
you look like you're dying to eat that popiah. you kept looking over at it LOL
This isn't a wrong example, just that people are queuing because of CNY and not an ongoing promotion. It's still kiasu-ism regardless, is it not kiasu to want the "best" bakkwa?
Hi Ghib, Lim Chee Guan is the best (No 1) Bak Kwa (Pork jerky) in Singapore. Please try it. But you have to queue for about 3 hours to buy it.
Not necessarily for their boss... some Singaporeans pay random foreign workers to help them queue for many hours or overnight.
That's not a good representative of kiasu. Kiasu is when one is on the right lane but realized that he has to go to the left lane just before the turn, so he stops abruptly in the middle of the road, nice enough to turn on signals and slowly move to the left lane while turning the entire traffic behind into a complete halt and endangering them at the same time. It's like it's ok to make everyone behind pay for his mistake. Yet Singaporeans thought that this is acceptable, just look at their comments on social medias for such videos.
Wow u still in Singapore.... standby for Chinese new year?
We don't really hate the word kiasu. In fact, we used to have a comic called "Mr Kiasu". You can search it up :)
台湾出身のパートさんが「美味しいんだよ」って言っていましたね
この店っていつもはガラガラだよね
Foreigner: Why are you Singaporeans so "Kiasu"???
Singaporean: YES.
I’d seen longer queue at Shinjuku for Krispy Kream 😂 and people queuing for McDonald’s on a normal day with no promotions in Tokyo.
idk if you know but there's also a church near the buddha tooth relic temple. so, right, facing the temple, there's a methodist church to the left.
It's ok to say kiasu although abit negative meaning. As a Singaporean I don't like to queue. If I see need to queue more than 15 mins I won't go for that food. Also, sometimes even though the queue is very long but turned up the food is just so-so. Not really that fantastic.
You know more about Singapore than Singaporeans like me. I'm ashamed. More videos pls ahah
Depot Road に行くとインド寺院と中華系寺院が向かい合わせになっています。ここもシンガポールならではですよ。
Hi Ghib san hajimemashite. Tks for making this video. If you had made it on the day I was queueing I might have been in the video hah. Noted you had revised about the point on Kiasu ism. Yea Kiasu ism existed long before 90s before there were many foreigners compared to now. So it's not about vs foreigners but just like u pointed out it translates from まけたくない。I think its a self defense mentality as people do not want to lose out to others as singaporeans love to compare. Sometimes it extends to even very mundane stuff like things that we don't really need. 無駄の不安感。。
Back to the bak kwa it's uniquely Singaporean. Yes there are other brands which virtually have no queue but like what some have pointed out people but it mainly as a gift to relatives or business partners. More than the taste, people associate the LCG brand as premium and perceive it as best, regardless of the taste hah... まあ。。バクワーならば、リムだ位の感じ。
The other thing you noticed was the workers you interviewed, they seemed careful about saying when they started queueing because many Singaporeans who are really wanting to queue for their relatives and for prosperity (more on that later) do not have a good impression of people who are queueing for their bosses. The bak kwa sell out by 9am in the queue but because of the high limit cap per customer can purchase you don't get to your turn until hours later.so to find out people are asking their workers or helpers to buy loads which they can't consume themselves.... 気持ちわるいな。笑
Bak kwa is red and in squares to resemble the red packets as a good sign of prosperity on the cny table. Since its not often you get friends and relatives visiting many want to get the best and also make those calories count. :)
To be honest, not all Singaporeans are kiasu. Only a certain majority.
Hi Ghib, you actually uncovered something even more sinister than "kiasuism"..
Local bosses getting their workers to STAND for 2 hours to buy Ba Kwa for them - probably not paying them extra too.
I feel like "kiasu" is pretty similar to "Fomo" in the west
Ethan Kappa Kind of but FOMO is usually used in more friendly situations, like not wanting to miss out on outings and all. Kiasu is more like when you want to do/get something, and you go the extra mile to achieve it. That’s what makes an action “kiasu”: when you do something that can be counted as a bit of an overkill to accomplish your goal so as to not miss out on whatever opportunity is presented. For example, a student having 7 tuition sessions a week for every single language he’s studying lol. Another example is, a shop is selling very limited edition items. Some people queue after the shop opens, some queue a few hours before, and some even camp overnight lol. The last would be an example of “kiasu”.
That's so interesting
You should video about kiasu when Mcdonald is having Hello Kitty promotion! Or when there is free gifts during a store opening. That is the simplest and easiest way 🤣👍🏻
一昨日初めてchinatown行ったのですが、このお店すごい行列でした！なんでだろうと不思議だったのですが謎が解けました☺︎
旧正月の定番の食べ物なので！
I think this is a resourceful video for your Japanese audience. It explains well the mindset of Singaporeans in doing certain things, for example the typical habit of placing a packet of tissue paper on the table of a hawker center to reserve a seat. As someone else mentioned here, many Singaporean parents (including myself) make much efforts to ensure their children study hard and do well in school so that they will have a good future and not lose out to others. Kiasu (驚输 in Hokkien, 怕输 in Mandarin) usually has a negative connotation but like you have observed, it is also because of this behavior that made Singaporeans more competitive. I would say you understand the Kiasu culture of Singaporeans very well.
Fun Fact: The word "kiasu" was entered into the Oxford Dictionary in 2007.
The best example of being kiasu is joining a queue before finding out what the queue is for!😝
シンガポールは電動スクーターは禁止とのことですが、
電動キックボードの公道での使用は禁止ですか？