Expat Kids Open Up About the Culture Shock When Doing NS

[Loki]

unless the kid has been studying overseas for a substantial period of time before returning to SG, Singaporean are not allowed to send their kids to international school.

If one parent is not a Singapore citizen, you can. Also, can get all sorts of specialist Doctors to certify that the kids has adjustment problems, anxiety issues, stress etc etc and cannot cope in local schools, and you can send your kid to international school. ( not me ah ... both my kids in local non-elite schools)

[Little_prince]

agree but in the earlier years of 70s, 80s and maybe even 90s, the income disparity was prob not as wide (personal feel only). There are the rich folks of course, but there are not as many of them. Most of us come from the other spectrum living in HDBs, play soccer at the void deck etc whether we are air level, psle pri three only, bananas or chinese helicopter and the gap though evident, is probably easier to bridge than what was discussed in the article just because living in the HDB is a big melting pot.

 

I thought Sudar in the article did well, making friends from the other socio-circle. I thought Kim would have done better but then it was not to be.

edit: deleted multiple posts.

 

that's probably why kim become occifer and sudar become man lor. lol