Why We Moved to Singapore (After Living in Saudi Arabia) | Expats Everywhere
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2020
- Josh and Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere are continuing their vlog series about their lives as expats. They have been living abroad for over ten years and are sharing their experiences so you can get to know them better. They have lived in Spain, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore and are working on their next move. They also love to travel and have visited almost 80 countries. See what they have to say about life in Singapore.
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Living as an expat is a wonderful experience especially for those who are explorers at heart. I lived in Indonesia and I absolutely loved my time there. Singapore is such a gem, I fell in love with it and would visit as often as I could since it was only 1.55 hours away from Jakarta.
Waleochronicles Hey, thanks for the comment. Let us know if you’re interested in telling ExpatsEverywhere about your time in Jakarta. We’d love to hear your story. Email us at ExpatsEverywhere@gmail.con and we’ll set something up
@@ExpatsEverywhere sure. I'll email you. Thanks
you must be really rich to live there
Wow how do you do this?
Singapore is a great place for people to work and for home. The nation also provide conducive place for people with high ambitious to make their dreams come true.
Tey Hoon Boon true!
Welcome to Singapore, i hope you love the place as much as you love the people and foods.....
David Ng 💯 An amazing 4 years in Singapore. 🇸🇬
Very interesting video guys.
Thank you, we appreciate it. - Josh & Kalie
Buses and trains don’t run 24/7 for few hours a day. The few hours distractions are reserved for carrying out cleaning and maintenance to ensure the buses and wagons are pest free and hygienic ie the outage time must be absolutely in full control, no surprise to public.
Can relate. Visited Singapore last year coming from Dubai with my girlfriend. It’s a wonderful environment and the perfect change coming from the GCC countries.
How many days did you spend in Singapore?
Expats Everywhere two months! February and March. We loved Singapore and hope to move there one day!
Brilliant! If you have any questions about Singapore, please feel free to reach out.
I am currently residing in Tokyo but I still miss my home country Singapore so much. The food, the culture and my family and friends back there. Thank you both for sharing so much interesting facts about Singapore. Take care and hope you guys have a great journey wherever you may be.
tan daryl Thank you so much. Would you consider doing an interview with us as a Singaporean on your expat life in Tokyo?
Welcome to Singapore 🙂
Thanks, Jason Ong. We appreciate it!
no 'sketchy' places in Singapore. Its safe everywhere.
even some so-called sketchy places are patrolled regularly by the police or neighbourhood watch. But still, your own safety is dependant on yourself.
yishun the ghetto HAHAHA
@@yuanqing5929 thought ghetto should be geylang.
Circular road comes up close to Geylang. Haha! Jean and I wondered why you guys only choose countries starting with "s" !
Thanks for that bit of information! It's honestly just happened that way. It's kind of funny. Josh and Kalie are working on a country that doesn't start with "S", but there are a few interesting options coming our way that start with "S", so we could end up there. :-) Hi to you and Jean!
Gum Dealer.....cracked me UP!!!
John Goh 😂
There are lots of street cleaners in Singapore. Fines for littering and public work orders for recalcitrant litters do the job...great deterrence.
Yup. Very true.
haha, my friend littered cigarette butt and had to pay 500 dollars (not first offense). To prevent him from doing that i got him a cig ashtray and remind him for being stupid, cus almost everyplace has a rubbish bin with an ashtray. Especially, smoking areas
Cheerful couple Thanks for sharing. :)
Aww, we appreciate that Derrick. Thanks for watching!
welcome to Singapore :)
ExpatsEverywhere loves Singapore!
Did you realise the countries that you have been to are all beginning with the letter “S”? Spain, South Korea, Saudi & Singapore
😁Yes!! We almost ended up in another one, Slovenia. We considered Cyprus too, which has an "S" sound. - Josh & Kalie
What type of jobs were you folks applying for in Singapore? Thanks TED
We both taught at an international school in Singapore. - Josh & Kalie
The bird is a kingfisher? Sounds like it
Good question, Zach! No idea :-)
Hi, im working here in saudi arabia.. I would like to ask whats the process in going to singapore?requirements? I want to work there. Hope for reply from you guys, thanks..
shoot us an email at info@expatseverywhere.com - Josh & Kalie
Welcome to Singapore.
Nice explanation and video about Singapore.
Many who had not travel or comes here,everything hearsay about how Singapore is so strict,so expensive is not exactly true.
For necessities or food,we have choice
We can find very reasonable prices or in fact cheap food.
As for law,if you are a law abiding person,i think Singapore is a great place.
Not perfect,but good enough for me though
Anyway,enjoy your stay here!
By the way,you can have gums here for consumption but not for sales.
We bought it from overseas,if the immigration ask did you bring gums in,usually small quantities are allowed
Yea, gum is still pretty popular among the expat community.
And of all the places that Josh & Kalie have lived, Singapore has the cheapest and best food. Obviously, there are places where you can spend $100++ for a meal especially a champagne brunch, but basic meals are super tasty and cheap.
Thanks for the comment. We're super fans of Singapore.
@@ExpatsEverywhere
My apologies, was watching the video halfway through and commented.
Realised you guys have moved,anyway,all the very best for your future endeavour and hope to see you guys back in Singapore soon!
LEONG Yet No worries, we understand.
Your comment was really nice. Just like this one.
We could see ourselves coming back to live in Singapore again! We left a lot of great Singaporean friends. -Josh & Kalie
Interesting..hope u both consider visiting our tiny calm peaceful Kingdom of 🇧🇳 Brunei 👋
We've visited!! Brunei is pretty cool. We saw the water village and drove around all over the place. We stayed at the Pullman in Miri whenever it opened as this was a few years ago, but had rented a car and drove in and out to see things in Brunei. We unfortunately didn't see a proboscis monkey or get inside the Palace to meet the King 😉 - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere wish u both have a proper plan visit here.. the next time Cheers 🙏 Stay Safe
Welcome Arsenal fan to 🇸🇬
Yea, W Lim!!! Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal! 💪 Thanks for the welcome. You all have a great Arsenal fan club. - Josh & Kalie
Come to Qatar! Miss you guys!
Samantha Fromme we miss you too and, it’s a thought. 💭
You mentioned that you have lived in Spain, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. Did you notice all those countries starts with "S"? Maybe the next one would be South Africa? Sweden? Switzerland? Slovakia? etc. :)
Yeah, it just kind of happened that way too. Josh and Kalie were really close to moving to Slovenia, but instead, it looks like they're going to Portugal. They're doing a vlog series about moving there and currently waiting on their D7 visas.
Thank you for loving my multicultural society country.
audrey ang 💯
They ask the gum question to everyone, at least when we drove to Singapore from Malaysia
please can someone help me come to Singapore i am african i live and work in middle east Bahrain
Siberia is in the mix.
Right?! Well...we broke that pattern when we moved to Portugal 🇵🇹 and Siberia is too cold for Kalie (& Josh) Thanks for the comment. - Josh & Kalie
Are you guys still in Singapore?😀
Not right now. We're in Portugal, but we'd go back to Singapore. We're looking forward to Covid being over. - Josh & Kalie
I can shed some light on the banning of chewing gums. One of the reason why the government decided to ban gum was because before the banned, those naughty people tend to stick their gums on door sensors of the MRT, causing the trains to be delayed, because these trains can't move off until the doors are fully closed.
Geylang might be "sketchy" to you, but you get the BEST customer service ANYWHERE bar none. Even if you do not patronise the girls on offer, the "manager" *ahempimpahem* offers you drinks, brings you to a special smoking room if you wanted to smoke while you wait for your friends to finish etc. Ocassionally when a girl has finished with a customer, the manager would draw your attention to the girl that is now freed up, hoping to pique your interest. Even if you keep saying NO, they'll be like "ok cool no sweat bro!". When your friends finally do finish, they are in no hurry to chase you out - my friends could join me in that room to have a drink, smoke a cigarette or two, before leaving.
And back in the 80s, Sim Lim Square had heaps of pirated (bootlegged) CDs (computer games and software) and DVDs (movies). The exchange/refund policy is SO FAVOURABLE towards the customer, they will always take back the faulty item, sometimes without even checking.
It’s MOM not moe. But close enough😂 MOE is ministry of education.
Yup, you're right. It's the Ministry of Manpower (MoM). Slip of the tongue. We taught at an international school so MoE was always on the brain. A lot of acronyms in Singapore. Am I right? MOE, MOM, PIE, AYE, EPR.... LOL
- Josh (The ExpatsEverywhere Team)
Go Gunners :)
Yesssss!
COYG!
Manx Missile! Yessss! Come on!!!
MOM = Ministry of Manpower... not MOE = Ministry of Education.
Why is there no Arabic translation? I want to know what you say about my country, but it seems like a comparison between Saudi Arabia and Singapore. True, well, thank you, but I hope there was an Arabic translation to understand your words🇸🇦
Not sure why there's no translation. We certainly wouldn't be able to provide one with our lack of knowledge in Arabic. - Josh & Kalie
O singapore really caught tourist eyes 🤣 we are the only one with a lion head and a mermaid body 🤣🤣 anyway it's good you guys like it here cheer
Far East we had a great 4 years there and would most likely come back in the future. Josh has a business there that his business partner operates.-Josh & Kalie
My spouse is transferring for work for two years. Are there any resources you recommend specifically for an American looking for work in Singapore on a 1-2 year length?
Not that we're aware of. What specifically are you looking for?
Singapore is probably the easiest Asian country to adapt to (period).
👍👏💪
Did you renounce your US citizenship and if not, how hard is it to file taxes etc and maintain status in the USA? Also are you expats because you’re concerned about the USA economy?
kbkesq Hi, thanks for the questions. Josh and Kalie did not renounce their American citizenships and have never considered it. Although they love their country, they enjoy being abroad more. They didn’t become expats due to economic concerns although there are several economic advantages to being an expat assuming you’re making US level wages while living abroad. Regarding taxes, we actually have a video about taxes coming out tomorrow. If you haven’t already, subscribe and hit the notification bell so that you’re notified when that video comes out. If you still have questions about US taxes after that, you can leave a comment on that video or contact the interviewee directly as he is a tax professional. To answer your question though, it depends on your tax situation as to how difficult it is. Josh would say no but Kalie would say yes, doing taxes is hard. So Josh does both of their taxes. What type of status are you looking to maintain in the US?
Expats Everywhere thank you! I will check the tax video. I’m a HNW person in USA. Really wouldn’t have a lot of income abroad would be more of a retirement situation. But have teenage kids as well, not just a couple.
kbkesq In that case, check out that tax video and get a hold of Stephen or someone like him that would know your tax obligations in the US and possibly Singapore or wherever you decide to retire.
Thanks for the comment. 😊
Are you a lefty tennis player? Left arm looks significantly bigger than right.
kbkesq Whose arm are we talking about here? Josh is a lefty and Kalie is a righty. Neither of them play tennis although Josh favors his left when holding their baby daughter. 😂
Expats Everywhere josh yes. He just needs to switch sides more. ;-)
11:40 i think thats what people used to do until they got caught lol
😂
Also we are multi-racial n religion n we practise tolerance
Noor Irwan True story.
Are you still in Singapore?
No, we're not but our latest video had us reminiscing really strongly. - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Ok No worries..stay blessed.
🇸🇨 Seychelles
Is that where you live?
How much the rent there for small apartment
Great question. Our apartment was $2,450 SGD per month asking price our first year and we got it down to $2,300 SGD. The market changed and prices dropped so we asked if we could get a lower rent and we got the place for $2,100 SGD per month our last two years. It was a 38 sq meter 1 br condo 15 min. from the CBD in between two MRTs. You can find rent for less depending on level of accommodation and location. Check out www.propertyguru.com.sg/
generally, apartments are costly. Depending on where you want to stay(location), there are condos and HDB( public housing apartments). You can stay in an apartment for yourself or stay in a rented room (Which is generally cheaper) A HDB flat would cost generally lower than a Condo. Depending on which location, the cost would be 20-25% for the same type of flat.
Singapore is good for temporary stay...not good for your entire life...you will get bored after a while...there is no natural beauty all human made ...and there is no work life balance in Singapore.... you will realise this after 2 years staying there
Regarding the gum question and why foreigners seemed to be specifically targeted (@11:15), here's the quote from the Singapore Police (Official Online) Force: "Foreigners, specifically Ang Mos [Caucasians] have been told about Singapore's GUM laws. As such there is an EXPECTATION that they would be hassled for bringing in gum. So we obliged. That way, tourists will have a story to tell when they get back to their gum-chewing home. Think of the disappointment when they get home and they tell their friends and families that they had been to Singapore and (about) the only thing their friends and families KNOW about Singapore is that gum is banned in Singapore (not EXACTLY true), so they are asked, "Is it true that you cannot bring gum into Singapore?", and they answer: "I don't know." Wouldn't that be an anti-climax? So we give tourists what they want and expect."
:-)
That's pretty fun. Could you share the link please? We couldn't find it.
Wrong Jersey mate!!!
David Yang 😂 COYG
@@ExpatsEverywhere LOL COYS!!!! YIDDO!!! Enjoy SGP!
David Yang We had a feeling you were a $purs fan. 😀 it’s all good. Thank you for the view and love. #respect
Didn't you do your homework before you went to saudi?
No at all. It's that sometimes in life, you don't know what you don't know. Saudi was a great experience but it also wasn't our cup of tea to continue with. We experienced it for a year and that scratched the itch. We've always said that if we had to go back for whatever reason, we could and would. We'll admit, where we lived wasn't the most glamorous and that's what partially caused the boredom at times, but it's all good. So where did you live in Saudi Arabia? - Josh
@@ExpatsEverywhere I havent lived in Saudi but I enjoy your channel
Finally someone gets it right. It is OK to chew gum in SG, just illegal to sell/purchase and spit in public
😊
It is legal to sell and purchase chewing gum in SG, in a licensed pharmacy. About $6 for a pack of Orbit gums.
watch banned film 'To Spore with Love' here ruclips.net/video/wqLklRUDIKM/видео.html
U guys r probably celebratin' MID-AUTUMN ( autumn in SING.A.PORE !?!?!😆)FESTIVAL, aka Mooncake Fest !?!
Well, here is a timely MOONsong to, eh...MOON U With 😅 👇 🎧
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ÇOVID's FAULT 🍺🍈🎼
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One way or another the whole World just Kanna Sai 😫
Çorona Virus What U do to us...... Unforgivable !
🎶 Mid-Autumn Your Fault U Got Sweetie Dough
Hidin' as your Filling double as the Gourmet Trap 🥮
Mooncake U at Fault Moonin' us your Myth
It is like a Spell
Once started Eatin' U would be "JIAK"Lat lor ？🤦🏻♀️
🎵 I must say It's All Mooncakes at Fault 😳
Come in All Tastes Simply... so damn Luring
Engrossin' in it with Tea
Even Yam comes across so YAMmy 🥔🍵
🎵 It is Mooncake Festival U are at Fault
Such Sticky Sweetness How Dare U Enslave me 😘
All the Health Consciousness blah blah I Don't Care 😋
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🎶 It is All Teh's Fault ! How U Seduce me 😳
I just slowly Suck up on your Milk Tea Vanity 🤤
Pig Trotter Stew 🍲 Collagen Plenty
Tantalizin' Tease！ 😋
🎶 Coffeshop your Fault ！ Chance upon your Realm
Suffusin' with great Aroma... At Once U Love & Hate
Hawker Centre lor！ U're Food Spell to All
Futile to Resist
Your Savoury oozes How to... fight... thee ？🤦🏻♂️
🎵 I gotta Blame it all on those Mooncakes
Assorted Sweet Salty Icy Skin they just Tease
Before U know it Blood Pressure &
Your Weight.....all shoot up the Meter 😨
🎵 I gotta say my Teh, U are at Fault 🤷🏻♀️
Anyhow Sugar & Milk too much fit our Taste
Health Concern whatsoever Go with Saliva 🤤💦
🎵🎶 Coffeeeeeeeshops U are soo Steady
U Deliver Sooo Much to us... Helpless..... Gourmets 🍛🍝🥟🥤🍵🤷🏻♀️
🎼🎸🎷 🎹 🥁 🎼 🎸 🎷 🎹 🎼🎸 🎷🎹
🎵 I must say MaLa too U are at Fault 🥘
The Spicy Freshness unrestrained Pungent Spread 😋
As soon as Gobblin' it Down
U get Sweaty your Face Turns Red 🥵💦
🎵 U gotta say It's all Mooncakes' Faults siah !
So tender So sticky So nuanced So touchin'
U yelp 'bout Health issue then U gonna grab just...One More ！🤏🏻🥮 😆
🎵 I gotta Tell ya IT' S ALL ÇOVID FAULT
Maskin' Up here and there just SO Annoyin' 🌪️ 😷
Unbearable This is Simply..... "Buay Tahan" ！？😫
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🎼🥮☕ 月餅 / 冠毒 惹的祸 🍺🍈🎼
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🎸 🎷🥁 🎸 🎷🥁 🎸 🎷🥁
🎶 都是你的错 冠毒缠上咱👊🏻
世界 不知不觉染上
冠状的病毒
都是 冠毒错 你对人的痴
是一种罪過…
🎶 都是你的错 在你的"馅"中
总是藏着 让人又爱又怕的 陷阱 🥮
中秋饼的错 你的拜月梦
像一个魔咒
把您吃过 多少被.....您 "甜动"？🤦🏻♀️
🎵 我承认 都是 月餅 惹的祸😳
各種的月饼太甜 但太诱人
才会在刹那之间
只想多吃 顺便 嚼芋头🥔🍵
🎵 我承认 都是 月饼 惹的 祸
偏偏 似糖如蜜 吃來最动人
再怎么 健康意识 也成耳边风！😋
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🎶 都是“碟”的错 轻易勾引我 😳💗
讓我不知不觉 满足‘叹茶’的虚荣 ☕
都是猪脚醋🍲 胶原蛋白宠
是一种诱惑！ 😋😇
🎶 咖啡店 也错 ！ 在你的時空
总是弥漫 让人又爱又怜 的朦胧
小贩中心错！ 你的痴食梦
像一个魔咒
被你‘舔’过 还能 为……啥 蠢动？🤦🏻♂️
🎵 我承认 都是 月餅 惹的祸
各样的 甜咸 冰皮 口感温柔
才会在 不知不覺
血压 體重 高到超过头 😨
🎵 我承认 都是 "碟搞" 惹的祸
随便加糖加奶 喝来最动人
再怎么 健康意识 也成口水夢
🎵🎶 咖啡……店 厉害生意动
会让…很多人 拿飲食 当承诺 🤷🏻♀️
🎼🎸🎷 🎹 🎼🎸 🎷 🎹🎼🎸 🎷🎹
🎵 我承认 都是 那個 麻辣锅 !
那样的 鲜激淋漓 太香太泼辣 😋
才会在 刹那之间
脸色转红 大汗冒满头🥵💦
🎵 我承認 都是 月饼🥮 惹的祸
偏偏 如糖似蜜 嚼來最動人
再什么 健康意识 暂时少來 我得吃个够！🤚🏼😆
🎵 我承认 都是 冠毒 惹的祸
可怜巴巴 戴着口罩 最恼人 😷
是这麼可忍 那么 孰不可…忍 ！？
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Stomach full "liao" "siah" ?
Get Mooned tonight lor !
Source for some Mooncake, yam, grapefruit, Teh/Tea of any sort ..mah
E N J O Y !
Jonathan Lee Thanks for the link. Moon cakes 🥮 all around.
4:04 MOM
Samuel Tay 😂 unscripted acronym slip 🤦♂️ So many if not too many acronyms in SG. From AYE to the PIE to the CBD near MBS. Working with the MOE as a teacher but needing docs from the MOM to get our EP- Josh 😊
Thanks for the comment and view, Samuel.
@@ExpatsEverywhere 😉
Next stop Somalia
LOL Right?! Hopefully, next stop, Portugal. - Josh