Interview #6: Lin Wei, Interview #7: Siyana, Khadija and Shivanne

Interview #6:

What does the Singaporean identity mean to you? No originality, creative in some aspects as we depend quite a bit on our economy for trade so... and  they are creative in incentives. Do you think it is important to have a national identity? Maybe, not really because you have to face the fact that Singapore are with immigrants. Even if we have an identity, they may not respect it and there is no point of having a national identity. But we still have things like communicating in English.  What do you think- How o the foreigners view our national identity? Although they may think it's something stupid, it has been part of our tradition so yea... since they don't even understand it. Are you proud of being a Singaporean? Because it's known as a safe place and urbanized but we still have our own areas where we still have our own work-life balance.  Does being Singaporean mean you have  to be born and bred here? No, it's all about your heart and you may be a foreigner but since you have been here for so long, you know how Singapore works so you still feel like a Singaporean.

Interview #7: Siyana, Khadija and Shivanne

What does the Singaporean identity mean to you? Singlish. Because it's unique to Singaporean, Is it a good representative of Singapore? No not really, because it's rubbish. They won't really like Singlish. Why do you think Singlish developed in Singapore? Because we have so many languages in Singapore. If you take CSP, you will realize Singlish has a lot of Chinese in it. Do you think it's important to have a national identity? Yes, but if it is something that reflects bad on the country, what is the point of having it in the first place? Is there anything good about Singapore? Being clean and green. But it's really the cleaners...but the cleaners are Singaporean. What do you think the foreigners think of the Singaporean identity? Impressed especially because of the clean and green reputation. Does being Singaporean mean you have  to be born and bred here? Yes, because if you still feel attached to your own homeland even after migrating to Singapore. It's more about your emotions.