Defending “Kiasu-ism” – Not just a Singaporean trait

For those who are not familiar with the term “Kiasu” its simply a Singlish word used to describe an attitude of the fear of losing out (losing out on good deals, big savings, perks, etc). “Kiasu-ism” is something that we Singaporeans are tagged with, and some of us, do actually “take pride” in it, going as far to call it a Singaporean Culture.

But, is “Kiasu-ism” or the fear of losing out really a “unique” trait of Singaporeans?

An Ang Mo living and working in Singapore? Can Lah!

Singapore doesn’t suck you in and spit you out like a lot of big Asian countries would do to a purely English speaking girl. Of course there are many differences to my life in Australia and a lot of ‘getting used to’ has had to happen, but overall my move to Singapore has been a [...]