I think the foreign talents issue is always going to be a very sensitive issue and there are things that the government is unable to speak out too specifically and too clearly. By and large, I think it will be accurate to say that Singaporeans are generally very welcoming to foreigners and foreign talents. The issue is that there's a very strong tendency for a particular ethnic group of foreigners to be extremely cliquish and to hire only their own kind in the workplace. This has really created a lot of animosity among the Singaporeans who expect nothing short of meritocracy and are not used to seeing this sort of cronyism and favouritism.

@redrospa1590

2 ай бұрын

Which ethnic group do you refer to?

@kenzone

2 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠@@redrospa1590I think if you are Singaporean, you will know which group of foreigners @Hermit-Crab is referring to. Hint: They are over-represented in the fintech and IT industries.

@vikramganasen

2 ай бұрын

@@kenzone You mean Indians from India. Its a tough law, but fair in my opinion. And I'm Indian too but across the straits.

@Hermit-Crab

2 ай бұрын

@@redrospa1590 Not the British or the Australians for sure.

@redrospa1590

2 ай бұрын

@@Hermit-Crab well, being white, I felt it might of been directed towards us, as most racial slurs are these days.

I like this UK guy's attitute. No nonsense straight talking.

Another great interview, Max. And thanks for your sharing Alex!

Awww that was such a sweet sentiment to end on 😊❤️

I don't agree that the overall living expenses are cheaper in Europe such as London. Since I am a local and live in a fully paid-up HDB and do not own a car, I find the cost of living in Spore is manageable with my net income after deducting income tax and GST. I do agree that for a foreigner who has to pay housing rental, Singapore is expensive. None of my business though since I live in subsidized public housing.

@kaythailee4767

2 ай бұрын

He measures it in pint. That's why. 😂

@lalruatpuiikhiangte7030

Ай бұрын

The biggest expense is always rent or mortgage, so it’s understandable that you’d find the cost of living manageable if you live in a fully paid flat.

@roastnut

Ай бұрын

@@kaythailee4767 That's hilarious. There are all sorts of indexes used, like the Mcdonald's index, (because the goods should be pretty homogenous where ever you buy it), but never heard of just using ONE item. Normally it's a "basket" of goods.

dude.. seriously if you don't drink and smoke you are at less 40% cheaper than UK.. rental compare to London is still cheap.. I mean comparing HDB to their mass commoner houses than compare lux house their with Spore landed and premier house.. Ok Cars is crazy that understanding or you can choose to have roads like Bangkok ?.. So having said that if you had a unhealthy life style Dinking, smoking.. than Spore is very X for you if not Spore leave out the cars.. is still consider cheap.. Folks comparing cites to city and not a 1st world city to a 3rd world country pls..

@cadalman

2 ай бұрын

100% agree. And never get a car in SG. No need. Lived a good life there in a nice HDB much better than UK or US with lower cost of living.

Great Sir, I like the Pint-Index.

Very interesting perspective. Thanks.

I notice Max does not ask leading questions about Russia like he does about the US. With America he seems to fish for negativity. Credit to him, though, for being transparent here about his complicated feelings about being Russian.

@heavymetalrox268

2 ай бұрын

It's called good communication skills, he also has a russian channel and wouldn't want to stir up any controversies about the sensitive subject. And in general, talking negative about America is very fashionable lol

❤❤❤🫶🫶🫶👍👍👍 Most welcome to make Singapore your home!

seriously, almost all the people the channel are people staying in central region of SG, which explain why their perspective of rental is always high. SG is small, rental of apartments of similar size in other region of SG can easily half or at least 1/3 lower in rental they are currently paying.

Welcome you and family 🎉🎉in Singapore

Great interview. That jump cut at 23:41 did make me laugh though 😆

@MaxChernov

2 ай бұрын

ouch

Really good one.

Truth is. In a recession foreigners are first to go.

Definitely getting Philip Seymour Hoffman vibes! Such a cool calm interviewee.

Because he likes the year-round hot and humid climate of Singapore.

He is definitely spot on that buying properties here for investment is a terrible idea now. Unless you are buying for own stay simply no upside for Singapore properties anymore.

I'm currently in Singapore on training. Honestly, I hate it. Its boring, expensive, too restrictive, soulless, cold, and inhumane. I can't wait to get back to Thailand

Hi Max, I see you first as a great content creator and not your nationality. That said, I think you are doing a great job helping us get more acquainted with Russian people. Please continue with your good work! (PS: What the foreign minister said about foreigners does not represent the rest of us, similar to the point made in this segment). 😊

@MaxChernov

2 ай бұрын

🙏♥️

property prices here will continue to rise in the long run, because everyone knows it is a safe investment.

@goggles7777

2 ай бұрын

No ! Try sentosa area

@rebeccalau8930

2 ай бұрын

​@@goggles7777Sentosa is for foreigners

I may be strange but I love e weather in London - I love grey n cold weather!! I hate e hot weather in Singapore- I’m always sweating n sticky! But foods in London is expensive n not delicious. 1 meal in London cost around SGD 16 but in Singapore a decent meal of chicken rice with soup cost only SGD5!!

where the green space like regents park , Hyde park ,clissold park ,bruce castle park ,primrose hill ,kensington park Springfield park singapore crowded

@MaxChernov

2 ай бұрын

hahaha literally everywhere in Singapore!

@chrisbennett6260

2 ай бұрын

@@MaxChernov ill check it out il heard sigaoor more dense tha barbados and small than jamaica

@myoung1970s

26 күн бұрын

​​@@chrisbennett6260Yes, the population density is extremely high, in fact higher than Hong Kong, but you won't find Singapore crowded like other asian cities because of marvellous city infrastructure planning.

Really good video!

Try to live like us local here , eat at hawker center, take public transport, send kids to government school. Family have their own house with an income for just a few thousands a month. Try do that in London ! I don’t think London is anytime cheaper . Stop drinking beer and that will help too

Ask him to stay HDB with 3K income then these people know real Singapore.. € Euro to $ got huge difference. Like we local rich in Malaysia.

This guy got ever stay in hdb anot? Or just living the shiok expat life. Of course will love SG

Interesting...

Must be kidding! Just back ftom London after staying there for a month. Crazy expensive Food n even public transport

i dont agree about the point on food being expensive. this dude is probably hanging out in expat bubble pubs, restaurants cafes but in more mass market local areas singapore has delicious local hawkers at a fraction of what you can find in london!!! and local supermarkets with budget commodities

This guy knows a lot about whiskey.

Elections coming up, so they have to start being singaporean centric. So they can get re-elected and to protect themselves from opposition questions etc. Gov will tone down post elections, IMO, because Singapore still have to be a hub and talent hub, and to be a hub, we will need foreign talents to stay and help grow and develop Singapore.

Did he back brexit ?

Sin tax for alcohol and tobacco lah!

The British banks have closed ranks against sending money to and from crypto exchanges, claiming that they're acting in their customers' best interests by protecting them against potential scammers. In which case why aren't people prevented from other forms of gambling with their own money? My question is simply to learn whether Singapore banks are similarly obstructive to customers wanting to buy Bitcoin; the least risky investment on Planet Earth! If they are acting like British banks, it's most likely that they're equally terrified of losing control of the money.

@Favedis

Ай бұрын

singaporean banks are great for crypto. Much better than the UK

Asia is the future.

❤❤❤

Briton, not British. You can also say Brit.

He wouldn't last a minute in the UK, people would see through him in minutes haha

Foreign talents are too well accepted here than any other country elsewhere per dollar performance. well capable foreign talents understandably will feel annoyed but as Singaporeans we often see cheating cases and preferential hiring of sub par foreign talents such as indians and philipinos. These issues exists where they are purportedly highly educated yet provide nothing to organisation and aint fired. So there exist extreme discontent

Hey max, why not you interview true Singaporeans about how they feel about foreigners. Easy to get a good video if you only interview the rich foreigners

Alexander is not clear cut honest business person. He had some problems in both UK and Russia with tax authorities and this is one of the reasons not wanting to move back to UK. Singapore is not tax heaven is investment hub .If you are big company with a good projects and ideas is the place to be but as foreigner you have little to no rights when comes down to running a business .What most foreign investors do is to relay on local business person to run day to day business and everything regarding taxations .Many foreigners use outside companies traded on exchange just to be in Singapore. I assume Alexander is doing that .Realistically this door will be closed in 2026 both US, EU and China are actively putting pressure on Singapore to not allow companies changing countries just for sake of saving money and insurance payments. My company moved from Australia our South Pacific office to Singapore back in 2013. We had a Singaporean born colleague who is in charge of our business in Singapore.

@sandrahngim896

2 ай бұрын

😊😊

Singapore`s loss uk`s Gain

It is all hype and not the hard truth !!!! The hard truth ???? It is about conning by influencing and you part wit your money !!! That is the hard truth ... it is not about ALTRUISM !!!!

Eduardo Saverin, good luck trying to get the most richest person in Singapore.

@MaxChernov

2 ай бұрын

I’m trying to get him

The British individually are called a Britton. ‘This Britton will not…’ Or you can say ‘These Brittons…’ as a plural. You don’t use British as a singular noun. 😊

@SUiCiiDEmiSSiiON

2 ай бұрын

I was going to point that out as well... There is just no pleasing us Brits... 🤣

@MaxChernov

2 ай бұрын

yes, thanks! fully agree. Corrected :)

@Jay685

2 ай бұрын

Nope, singular is British. Briton is an ancient Brit, usually Celtic and not used now. Not Britton at all, other than a surname.

@papi8659

2 ай бұрын

A briton is a Celt at least a thousand years dead, no connection with brits residing in the uk these days.

@comments7335

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. All this while I thought they were called Englandians.

The Economist has left the chat.

@MaxChernov

Ай бұрын

😂

@simroysten7963

Ай бұрын

Palace guards of the g lobalists you mean.

u feeling is very rely with most of conscious chinese

"remote patriotic"

In my opinion greed has no limits? He is a typical medicine men. His words can be taken as a pin of salt.

caveat emptor (buyer beware).

How can Singapore's cost of living higher than London? You talk only about pint!!!

When property price Collapsed??? Asking for a Friend??

Hi Max, i enjoy watching your interviews but i can see your discomfort in 1 or 2 interviews when the Ukraine war topic comes up. No government is perfect. Only the ones that aren’t thinking of their own people and only think of controlling the world are disillusioned. Your govt ain’t doin entirely wrong things. Good values/principles and appropriate fairness aren’t the same as ideals that are often loosely spoken and not carried out.

I stop listening when his comparison is solely on pints

He is comparing pints of beer. Our luxury tax is high. Not everybody wants or needs luxury. But everybody needs food. And i'm pretty sure food is a lot more affordable here. And then he compares London and Singapore. It certainly is more expensive for a foreigner in Singapore than a Singaporean. Foreigners have to send their kids to internationa school. If they buy a condo, there are certain taxes that a Singaporean would be exempted from. There are no subsidies for healthcare. Is it more expensive for a Singaporean to live in London, than a Brit? For example; can a Singaporean family get their children into their public schools? As for feeling like the hired help... i guess he doesn't enjoy not being the star of the show anymore. And then he spoke about the property market being too rollercoaster here. And then continue to say that Thailand prices are coming down... haha... i think i'll stop typing here... also stop watching too.

Buying a property in Thailand requires the property to be in the name of a Thai. So the property is never yours even if you paid for it.

@MaxChernov

2 ай бұрын

Wrong

Dont think he is here to contribute to the economy, more likely to his profiy margin, employing cheap sales people, and still donning his colonial mentality hat 😅

The so-called West does not take Russia as Europeans, so what's your problem with just being Russians.

Of it’s easy when you have money to stay in a big house or they are paid for by your company. For most of the population, it’s a struggle.

So he'll never return to the UK.....so what...who cares...move on.

Sad!!! For all the liberal stance, passe thinking. Both the interviewer and the interviewee.

@MaxChernov

2 ай бұрын

What thinking is good?

@ericteng7725

2 ай бұрын

@MaxChernov Liberal, broad thinking is good. Progressive,dynamic thinking is good! Never let them convince you Russia is bad. She may not be good but she is not bad. And Never be ashamed of being Russian. And don't be ashamed of the government either!!!

Everything he said is correct. But when he get ill, they will come crawling back for Free NHS treatment.

@KingShaf7

2 ай бұрын

lol no chance. The NHS is as close to useless as you can get 😂 what is the point of free if it is unfit for purpose!

@andrewharris3900

2 ай бұрын

More reason why we shouldn’t have an NHS.

@richardp1517

2 ай бұрын

Are you dumb? He’s rich and the healthcare in Singapore is better than the uk

Yeah, stay and don't go... ... Hee hee hee hee hee... ...

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF GODLESS PEOPLE.🔥🔥🔥

@SuperREDXIII13

2 ай бұрын

When people think they are superior to the poor? I don't know if that's the case for you, but I've been to Singapore as a European. When I saw, for example, how Singapore treats Indians and Pakistanis, I was very surprised. But what amazed me even more was how Indians and Pakistanis treated each other, even worse because of status. That's a big lol until you understand that.

there are 530,000 millionaires in Singapore.. so.. who cares if he is one ? what's the point...

@sktoh4469

2 ай бұрын

It's only half that number.

@SuperREDXIII13

2 ай бұрын

His story is more interesting than your 530 000 millionaires kid from SG

@user-jw9lq5ib6g

2 ай бұрын

@@SuperREDXIII13 if his story is interesting, it doesn't matter if he owns 10 sgd, or a million, fruitcake

@noeminoemi1350

27 күн бұрын

It's only because of inflated real estate.

@user-jw9lq5ib6g

26 күн бұрын

@@noeminoemi1350 🤣🤣 now... think.. and try again