Will she ever truly belong in Singapore?
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Meet Yana. She is a Singaporean citizen. However, before spending 15 years here, she lived in Russia, Zurich, and New York. She works as a coach for highly successful and wealthy individuals. We had an extremely inspiring conversation about obtaining a Singaporean passport as a foreigner and the importance of pursuing one's dreams in life. Enjoy!
Yana's contacts: linktr.ee/yanafry
Yana's CZcams channel: / @yanatvsg
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:26 First Impression of Singapore
02:53 How to do business in Asia
05:15 New York VS Singapore
06:50 “I tried to leave every year”
08:16 How to integrate in a new country
11:44 3 groups of people in Singapore
15:38 What does it mean to be a citizen of Singapore
17:11 Getting PR (Permanent Residence)
17:37 Getting Singapore Citizenship
20:04 Thanks to my subscribers!
20:52 How to follow your dreams as an adult
26:09 What makes people successful
30:28 One tip for a better life
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I'm from Australia and have been living in SG for 7 years now. Singapore has some great traits but also some of the cultural differences are very hard to adapt to. I love the safety, cleanliness and low taxes but I have found it hard dealing with the shy culture. I don't want to sound rude but I think Singapore has a depression problem. I can clearly see how depressed people are here when I come back from bali or Australia. People are almost robotic because they work so much. It's almost like they've forgotten how to laugh and enjoy life. Australians are very relaxed and take time to joke around and say hi to each other. But here in SG people don't look at anyone in the eye. It's very transactional. I always try say hi to the 7/11 clerk or the grab drivers but most of the time they don't even acknowledge me. People are very closed off to each other here. Its sad because humans need community to connect. Though I am grateful for how this country has allowed me to grow but I'm still dealing with this cultural difference. Sometimes I get scared because I don't want the environment to become normal to me. I don't want to end up becoming a workaholic robot like everyone else. So I always trip back to Australia or Bali to maintain my sanity. Again, I hope this doesn't come across as rude. It's just what I'm personally dealing with.
I used to think Singaporeans are like robots when i came back to Singapore after studying in Australia. However, I realised there is huge percentage foreigners from neighouring countries working here. They all look like Singaporeans from the outside. So it was rather easy to mistaken them as Singaporeans. These large groups of foreigners work over here to support families back home. To them, their priorities are to earn a living. These are the groups of people are generally lack the passion & work like robot. When I speak to the true blue Singaporeans, they seem rather happy
I studied and lived in Australia for 9 years. Was an Australian PR. I gave it up because I found living in Australia stressful. I found people in Australia superficial. The cashiers at supermarkets greetings were usually not genuine. At least, people here are more genuine and if they look depressed it is because they are just more reserved.
It's a tropical prison.
There is no outdoors, nothing to do but shop and eat-and this is all people talk about.
People don't dare utter an "incorrect" word, so they act like zombies.
If you move there, it only proves how pathologically fixated on money you are,
The reason people don’t look at others in the eye is very simple. In Asian culture , that’s being confrontational.
Take the Japanese for example , looking at your elders / boss in the eye is akin to being rude.
Haha, Singaporean here, and i get what you mean. I remember talking with my friends while in a taxi, the topic was about how not natural disasters can occur in Singapore due to it's geographical location on earth. The taxi driver heard the conversation and said that there is one natural disaster here in Singapore, and when we asked, he called it "WTYD", an abbreviation for "Work Till You Die". We all had a chuckle afterwards cuz everyone understood it's a joke, but when you look at it with a more serious tone, it definitely is a problem how a lot of Singaporeans work very hard, almost to a robotic degree. But in the end, it's because we all have the same goal, which is to contribute to the development of Singapore as a nation. If you're a born citizen or you obtain citizenship, the government will take very good care of you, so it's only right to pay it back by working hard.😮
Love all these incredible interviews. They are very enlightening because locals do not really get the chance to interact with expats or foreigners. It is a breath of fresh air to hear their perspectives. Keep up the good work, Max!
thanks so much! I will!
Agree…very often, we are tentative out of a sense of awkwardness (or mindfulness perhaps?) that we may be seen to be intruding…it’s really about respecting the culture of the other person, especially someone who is visually not the same 😅.
Thank you for the interesting exchange! It’s so heartening to see that people do see the worth in being a citizen of Singapore! Wishing Yana (Jana?) every happiness peace and abundance in her life in Singapore!
If theres huge advantage, of course want to come. See if she wants blangladesh? If singapore turns into blangladesh, see if she wants to stay?
@@kumlai7467 That’s stating the obvious!
I hope that changes with time, and people from “different worlds” start talking to each other more often.
It's a good interview and Yanna really understand what it takes to be Singaporean. We welcome anyone who wants to make Singapore their home and contribute to building this nation. Singapore is a small nation with literally no resources (except for its citizen). So we really treasure sincere people who wish to be one of us.
no water,pigs,chicken,eggs,vege i.e uninhabitable island..
@@brabaius162 You definitely don't live in Singapore lol. There are chicken and vegetable farms.
@@danielc2701 of course I was exagerating..There are basics but not enough to support 2 million peep.Thus the pm had to go meet the Malaysian PM for chicken and eggs.🤣The end of chicken rice...haha..not US chicken not brazil no no must be subsidiesd chinken from the Malay Federation.
@@brabaius162 lol You think your ministers are like your neighbour? They go in and borrow chicken and egg from each other? lol. Even Malaysia do not have chicken and egg, the grain shortage is from UKRAINE lol. 🤣
@@danielc2701 can’t be bothered with brabaius’s negative remarks. He isn’t aware most of chickens farms in Malaysia are owned and invested by singaporeans. It’s their Govt’s selfish policy to restrict export of chickens and eggs to Singapore. Basically malaysia politicians implementing policy is to chase away investors. No wonder with such short sighted mentality for last 60 years, how to improve their economy? 37:03
Incredible Lady. She brings to my mind an Orson Wells quote: “A man does not belong to the place where he was born, but where he chooses to die.”
oh great quote btw
Thank you for your kind words and a great quote by the way! I am just not sure yet where I will choose to die one day! 😂
@@yanatvsg There were many moments your interview moved me to tears. You are a truly beautiful person!
@@jjmw4112 thank you so much! I am glad my sharing helped you to reflect deeper about life. ❤️
I lived in Singapore for 4 years, 1980 to 1984. The Singapore Government is very caring towards all the people living there. Singapore is very safe, very clean and has an excellent education system.
this is a very good interview. Love her positivity. We need more people like her.
Thank you! Glad to be here! 🇸🇬
Singapore is lucky to have her in our nation. Great interview
Thank you for making Singapore your permanent home ! We welcome you ❤
Thank you!! I am so glad to be here!! 🇸🇬😊
Very genuine and respectful person. We need more of such immigrants. Welcome on board ah 😊
Glad to be a member of the little red passport community! 😎
Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to the next interview.
Thanks for inviting her, and thank for take ur efforts to create this video.
What a very nice Lady. Successful, honest and still humble.
Great interview. Very wise person. Glad to have her.
I am just impressed with the captions!
One of the best expat vids I’ve ever seen. Deep, insightful questions which actually help us to understand real life in another country.
Her English is fascinating! I can definitely hear the Singaporean accent but I also can hear the Swiss there as well.
I am glad you enjoyed our conversation! I also speak German, maybe that’s the accent you heard.))
Rly love u interviewed so many legit different ppl !! Your network is insane😮
thanks so much! I'm searching hard to find interesting ppl for you!
Very elucidating conversation. Thanks for this
Another great interview. Yana is very astute.
To add on, the point about being treated like a "foreigner" is absolutely true everywhere in the world. And to be perfectly honest, it will be very difficult for the average born-and-raised Singaporean to see a caucasian person with a foreign accent as Singaporean, even if they might possess a Singaporean passport. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.
From my experience, Singaporeans will happily include you as part of their community so long as you make an attempt to mingle with them. Yes, they may not look at you and think "Singaporean", but nationality really doesn't matter when it comes to making friends and family.
Remember, a key aspect of Singapore is its multiculturalism. Singaporeans have had decades of experience learning how to get along with one another despite the differences in language and culture, and that's one of the greatest things about this country.
thanks! great observation
One united nation, irregardless of race, language, culture and religion.
Stand up for Singapore.👍👏💪🇸🇬
Singaporeans don't "get along" with one another they "tolerate" each other at best and even that takes considerable effort. The multitude of derogatory terms each ethnic group has for the others is astounding.
As always, details matter... Being Swiss I hear her sentiment often but to be fair, we have massive immigration pressure and the education level is often lacking. Displaced people often come here with very little to offer, (often causing numerous problems little and severe) and most expats come here mostly to work for a few years and make as much money as they can, but they don't really care about Switzerland. I don't see how you would expect to be welcomed in such a scenario. Expats who take an interest, make an effort and provide something to the country can integrate quick no problem, but most just don't fit that bill and Swiss people can tell immediately and treat you accordingly.
As to Singapore, ive visited briefly and my impression was that most "expats" are educated and can do well yet you employ an entire underclass (of mostly dark skinned people) and "domestic helpers" that are housed in subpar conditions with bad remuneration and are treated like complete dogshit, like subhumans essentially. So I'd not be too proud of myself if I was "Singapore". The inclusion is clearly, lets say limited and doesn't extend to just anyone. And that's putting it nicely. I mean, it's organised state sanctioned large scale exploitation of disadvantaged people, that's what it is...
Yes, cultural diversity! One of my favourite thing about Singapore. Thank you for your kind words!
What a brilliant interview Max…lady lady was an amazing person…so much insight…these are the sort of people I like to learn from
Singaporean here. Out of many interviews I've watched on your channel, I find this the most insightful.
Subscribed. lol
Just now?!
Kidding, thanks 😊👍
Singaporeans don't judge foreigners because we are too busy judging each other.
Very informative. Appreciate you sharing this and the kind lady in the video.
Congrats🎉
Most welcome
Thanks for this vlog. I have saved it under my folder "Counsel".
Great content and tks for sharing the interview
Yanna, thanks for sharing!
Great interview,Max.
Very interesting video,great insights ...❤❤❤❤
My pleasure! ☺️
Max fulfills a serious social and political need in Singapore. His unique work attempts to bring locals and expats together, something that the Singapore government has been trying to do. The government needs to give Max and his family a PR because he has likely ticked all the boxes. Singapore needs a personality like Max to bring Westerners and Singaporeans together.
Thanks so much for the kind words!
A great job indeed!
Don't kill her vibe, Max! 😂
Thank you, Ms Yanna, for your very generous sharing. You are truly inspirational!
This is one of the more moving and touching interview. An interview of one of ours. A daughter of Singapore.
Max, I'm really glad you are taking the time to bring us interviews and perspectives that most singaporeans might not encounter daily. Keep at it! You deserve more subs for the consistent coverage
Yes to more communication between locals and expats!
Happy to have you here! :)
An excellent discussion. I will recommend to my friends to watch this. Thank you for posting this.
Welcome Yanna! Happy to have you here.
I really appreciate this interview. Thank you.
I'm so happy this wonderful lady is part of Singapore ❤.
Yana is amazing! Thanks Max!
I've been watching your interviews for a while and I just wanna say I really enjoy them! Being a Singaporean, it really humbles me and reminds me of the good that I often forget in my own country! And equally, I travel and look out to other countries thinking the grass is greener on the other side. But these videos are helping me to know how great Singapore is again!! Thank you Max!
I am glad you enjoyed our conversation!
Another great interview Max. Your video has captured our leaders attention goes to show that it has substance of importance. And thanks to Yana for sharing her story en route to becoming one of us. Thoroughly enjoy your creation. Always looking forward to your next interview.
Thanks so much for your kind words!
I am so glad you enjoyed our conversation! 😊
I felt exactly the same as Yana when I went to Singapore!! She is great!!
Ahhhh, thank you! I appreciate your kind words!
Very nice interview Max! What an incredibly thoughtful and intelligent woman. Not surprised she was granted Singaporean citizenship :-)
Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed our conversation!
i like this lady , speaks with a lot of sense , very intelligent and strong
she radiates so much positive energy!
Thank you! 😊
I've learn something new from from Yana. Love that Wheel of Life tool. Thank you for sharing.
Love this interview..Yana is awesome ❤
chanced upon your video on youtube feed... what you're doing is very meaningful! keep going!
She seems nice person & well behavior. Congratulations & Happy for her results ❤❤❤
I love your channel, Max. You are helping to show the amazing DIVERSITY of my fellow Singaporeans, like Yana and long term PRs living here in Singapore. ALL Singaporeans, doesn’t matter where they are born in - China, Russia, American, The Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, etc, etc, add to the strength and “unity in diversity”to our tiny island nation. Max, it would be great to hear the beautiful stories from any Singaporeans who were born in South America, or Sub-Sahara Africa.
I will try to find ones! Do you know any?
@@MaxChernov I don’t know any atm. If I do I’ll let you know. Thanks.
That is the same thing when Australia Canada USA about their multicultural policy.
Yesss! That would be really interesting to hear!
I hope yanna stay here and live here for much more years. The great thing about singapore is the weather, cold weather is not suitable for older creaky joints, and the food here is affordable, just be sure you have a home fully paid for and have good health to live and travel around asia to let off steam.
Don't be put off by those asking foreign talent to go back, they are just venting. We need people from all walks to make us into a all encompassing society. Enjoy your life in singapore, my sincere wish to all foreigner in singapore.
This is a very rewarding video. Yana is a wonderful women, and glad to learn from her.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am glad you enjoyed our conversation!!
She really well versed with coping in life.❤
Yana is so insightful. I was hooked on every word. Wonderful interview from a seasoned, perceptive and encouraging person. I can see why she recieved so many glowing letters of recommendation from many friends
I think you might want to reconsider your insight regarding Yana !
@@sharms888😂😂😂
No she’s not wtf you bot
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate it.
I like how in the middle of conversation, 2 aunties that looks like chinese and indian were just strolling past, probably going to a market, shows that besties can be of different races and ages
Thank you VERY much for discussing the 'three rounds of friends'!!!! I live in Spain and have been here for 11 years and now only have 2 expat friends. They live in the same residence as I. This issue is very vital and must be thought abought before relocating to a new place. Not being able to integrate well into the main society means deep social and emotional isolation.
Again, Max, thank you for these insightful and profoundly helpful interviews with people from different walks of life.
Suggestion: Please get interpreters to voluntarily help you do interviews with nationals who don't speak English well. Again, thank you!🎉😊🎉
Very informative!
Yana is a very cheerful and pleasant person.
Thank you for this video Max. It is very inspiring and opens up my mind even more now.
I am so glad you enjoyed our conversation!
I am living in Singapore 23 years and I am citizen from almost 13. I can speak true Singlish and happy to be Singaporean. I can notice that Yanna started to have a bit of Singaporean slang... Congrats
Congrats. And yeah she got a bit of singlish slang
As a Singaporean, it's refreshing to hear her say that she has not felt judgment as someone who comes from a foreign land. Personally, I think much depends on her own friendliness, kindness and understanding towards the locals. Singaporeans are more accepting of expats like herself.
No she picked a country that couldn’t understand her past
This is the woman who left her husband when he was diagnosed with cancer... disgusting
I absolutely agree with you! People treat you the way you treat them. 😊
This video is helpful and informative from the start to the end. It’s almost a kdrama-length episode! Thank you for making relevant content sir! ❤
I am so glad you enjoyed our conversation! 😊
awesome interview 👍
Thanks for sharing some of her invaluable insights.
Our pleasure!
I really appreciate all the effort you put into making such an in-depth interview giving not only insights into being an Singaporean but also life experiences and advice. It's a great video to spend time watching!
Thanks so much! Will do more!
I am glad you liked our conversation!
Congrats Yana for becoming a Singaporean. U come across as being such a genuine and wise person. I love how cheerful and friendly u r too. I’m confident that becos of your warm and pleasant nature u will make many local friends. Proud to have u as a Singaporean now. 😊🤗
@FGoogle and youtube it says in the description she is a singapore citizen.
This is just one of the best conversations I ever heard in my life. She is amazing, worth more than a TED talk. ❤
thanks! do you want a part 2 ?
@@MaxChernovyes please.
@@MaxChernov YES, a big YES pls Max! :D Loving it many many. You really ask good qns and let the person share their tots and experiences well.
Ahhhhh, thank you! It is very kind of you to say! Maybe I should reach out to TED talk, lol.
Max, this is indeed one of the best local interviews you had done. Well done!
Thanks so much!
Spot on!
As I watched this video, and as.a female (Singaporean) expat myself, Yanna really echoed many of my own personal thoughts! I share so much of her insights on trying to integrate, working hard to establish friendships with locals and expats, and ultimately trying to balance my own Wheel of Life, to find my "purpose". Max, you've done an amazing job with your diverse interview subjects, and bringing out not only their personal experiences in Singapore but pearls of wisdom that are generalisable to anyone watching, regardless of their nationality. Keep these videos coming, and I wish you BEST OF LUCK in your personal quests in life!
Best video I've seen in a long time
She is the best guest I saw invited in all ur videos.
Enlightening 👍🙏
Great interview, some very profound truths about life she has certainly lived a well rounded life abroad, great advice for life and following your dreams.
I am so glad you enjoyed our conversation! Thank you for your kind words!!
Hi Max, firstly, thank you for this video. I rarely comment on the videos I've watched on CZcams but this chat with Yana is truly insightful and delightful (especially since I'm local and I spotted my habitual ways from this conversation). Well done and good luck to you both, Max for your videos and Yana to her life here.
Thanks so much, Henry
Fantastic interview with an extremely wise woman.
Very good interviw nicely explained by Yana...she must become consultant to Govts of various countries
I didn't expect today's interview to have so much life coaching 😌
Haha I hope you enjoyed it
😂 I hope you didn’t mind it))
@@yanatvsg It is okay.. though some ppl watch videos to forget about real world headaches.. an escape
Most welcome sister 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Good interview!
thanks!
So lovely voice this woman has.
Great opportunity to understand and learn all these great "nation members" of Chernov's UN club. Cool stuffs !
Yana would be a great asset for ANY country... she is well liked, well appreciated & she is inspiring. I think Singapore has done a GREAT job to be such a welcoming country & it is fantastic to see! If Yana is a mentor I'd really like to work with her (such a well balanced person) because my overall holding company will be registered in Singapore --- she understands NOT giving up, & 99.9% of our $ will be given away. How do I find Yana?
Sorry for being 11 months late but I hope this will help you to connect with her. Her CZcams channel : @YanaTVSG
You're welcome.
Welcome to team SG, we are stronger together
Welcome to Singapore! Hope to meet you guys one day for some photos for memories
Max, waiting for the day that you become a Singaporean. 😊❤
Haha thanks ♥️☺️
I totally agree that investing in someone who’s only gonna be here for a few years and then leave takes up too much effort and emotions.
Very insightful & wise.
It’s almost like a TED talk.
Ahhhh, thank you! I am glad you enjoyed our conversation!!
Thank you for loving Singapore. I am a Singaporean who is now living overseas.
You are most welcome! 🇸🇬 Singapore is truly wonderful.
Thks for the video. Fun to watch.
I lived in SG for awhile and I can't imagine myself living there like forever, the place is definitely clean organized safe etc. But for my liking, the island is too small after several months, there aren't much "things " to do beside working and going to the same places over and over: same shopping malls, same venues etc..
After SG, I moved to KL and it is much better feel, people are friendlier here and for the same money, one can get more for the bucks. Now everytime I return to SG, I feel "restricted" , it's too organised compared to Malaysia where everything is easier.
Leave room to the others !
Another interesting interviewee and interview. 👏👍
Thanks again!
So true of what she went through as “foreigner” in S’pore.
Very good interview Max. Congrats Yana & most happy to see u calling SG home and being a citizen here. Thanks Yana for contribution in the past 15 yrs and valuable insights in this interview. May God bless u with continued success and good health.
Hope to see you around Yana!
Majulah Singapura 🇸🇬
Hoping to get her number?😅
Fully agree with her re Singapore! and the dream of the people in relation to the size of the country!
10:07 Absolutely love how she made her point with a parenthesis 😂
I know Yana Fry personally many years ago, as I made a flyer for her business, i was a freelance graphic designer then. Very nice lady.
...once you get past the part where she dumped her husband because his terminal cancer was really 'bumming her out'.
...Yeah, nah, she's trash.
Yana, welcome to the Majulah Singapura family!❤❤
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
she'd be an awesome friend! what a cool lady
Very interesting life story and good advices she gives👍☀️
This was a genuinely beautiful and enlightening interview. I am a fan of Singapore who lives in a very nice place (Hawaii) but would prefer to live in Singapore. In fact, my single “but” in the “Yes, but” statement is that I’m not living in Singapore (though took a 10-day trip there this spring). Yana, you are a beacon of human positivity and enlightenment, and Singapore is so lucky to have you.
Thank you so much! 🥰