IMO,I don't think Singapore is a best place to live. Career might be good but lifestyle is very boring. People are arrogant and selfish. The flat is boring and expensive. MRT is convenient and cheap but I dislike to carry many stuff into MRT especially when it's crowded. I also can't cook if I just renting a room and stay with landlord. Singapore is really a best place to live if you are rich or a country size like Malaysia.

Lived in Australia for 5 years and I love it there. There are pros and cons but what I like the most is work-life balance, bigger country for me to drive around, many events going on, able to see other cultures(be it Italian, Greek, Spanish, Korean, Japanese,Chinese, Hongkie, Indian, etc), amazing food(not the Asian food), etc. Public transport is consider OK for me as long as I don't have to transit around. Weekend is really a weekend where you can see everyone relaxing and kids running around but they never neglect their works during weekdays.

I have been looking for job in Singapore and been there back and forth frequently in these 1 month. THe people there are selfish and arrogant, public transport is OK for me if I don't have to transit between bus and MRT, food is so-so only compare to Malaysia, rental is expensive, no where to go in a small island,etc.

Everyone have their own lifestyle and for me Australia suits me. The weather could be horrible but at least they have a not-so-cold winter.People say the property is expensive in Australia but Singapore is not that cheap either. One HDB flat can cost more than SGD$800k and that building looks horrible. I can build a house+garage from scratch with a land for AUD$400-500k in Melbourne inner-suburb. My ex-colleague just built a 4 bedrooms house + garage from scratch for just $480k in Caulfield area and can take a 20 minutes train to CBD to work.

Good things about both countries are you will have purchasing power if you work there. You can easily go travel with the strong currency and electronics are not that expensive.

One man's meat another man's poison.

Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder and billionaire sees it fit to renounce his US citizenship for Singapore citizenship.

So has some other billionaires and the super-rich. Singapore is the new playground for the super rich.

Why Singapore could be the next 'billionaires' playground'
http://sbr.com.sg/source/humanresources-ma...ires-playground

i don't understand why are Singaporeans deemed to be arrogant? I have been in Singapore close to 2 years and I do not seem to find the arrogance that has been depicted or maybe I have not seen Singapore enough.

It has been thrown around a fair bit, mind to share how this selfish / arrogance are shown?

And that is because they don't willing to pay higher tax in US.

i don't understand why are Singaporeans deemed to be arrogant? I have been in Singapore close to 2 years and I do not seem to find the arrogance that has been depicted or maybe I have not seen Singapore enough.

It has been thrown around a fair bit, mind to share how this selfish / arrogance are shown?

Actually the sgd800k hdb is a isolated incident and its hdb very near the city. As such being a small island demand for space is high and supply is limited hence prices are expensive. But you can easily get a sub 300k 3 bedder hdb 25-30 min train ride from the city. No problem.

i don't understand why are Singaporeans deemed to be arrogant? I have been in Singapore close to 2 years and I do not seem to find the arrogance that has been depicted or maybe I have not seen Singapore enough.

It has been thrown around a fair bit, mind to share how this selfish / arrogance are shown?

edit: I have lived  in Sydney for 7 years and to me there are pros and cons in both places

So that is: Singapore 1 USA 0 

I have seen many times during my study period in Australia. Singaporean will try not to share their knowledge with others or even when you are working with them. They like to keep it to themselves and look down on other people.
If you are talking about Woodlands or Jurong then yes you may able to find it but the design is flat boring and most of the cheap HDB lcoated few bus stops away from MRT station.

Again i don't know what you mean by boring. I don't find living in a farm outskirts of major towns in australia as interesting at all. I've lived in a huge house where i have to drive 10 min just to buy groceries and its quiet and dark as hell at 8.00pm with barely anyone.

Btw  it is much easier to save the money need for downpayment on a sgd 300k hdb in sg as compared to aud 300k house in aussie due to lower taxes and lower cost of living

I've been living in Sydney for 2 years later moved to Perth for almost 5 months now. Living in KL for more than 10 years and been to Singapore for month and twice.

If i am that rich and then I don't see why not . I can be a Singapore citizen and still get a working permit in US easily since I am the co-founder of some big company. Flying there with business/first class to US frequently is not a problem at all

Rather than wasting time on having silly unproductive discussion on Australia VS Malaysia VS Singapore VS America, everyone here should spend more time and energy on helping to eradicate child prostitution. Then the world will be a better place otherwise this could be one of your kids.

Again i don't know what you mean by boring. I don't find living in a farm outskirts of major towns in australia as interesting at all. I've lived in a huge house where i have to drive 10 min just to buy groceries and its quiet and dark as hell at 8.00pm with barely anyone.

Btw  it is much easier to save the money need for downpayment on a sgd 300k hdb in sg as compared to aud 300k house in aussie due to lower taxes and lower cost of living

We have topics that discuss jobs in Singapore and Australia actively, so I take that these are the top 2 career destinations out of the country for Malaysia. In terms of Australia, as mentioned it is a hot spot, but what about New Zealand? We aren't getting much talks about New Zealand when it's relatively close to Australia as well. What makes Australia preferred than NZ?

i don't understand why are Singaporeans deemed to be arrogant? I have been in Singapore close to 2 years and I do not seem to find the arrogance that has been depicted or maybe I have not seen Singapore enough.

It has been thrown around a fair bit, mind to share how this selfish / arrogance are shown?

edit: I have lived  in Sydney for 7 years and to me there are pros and cons in both places

If i am that rich and then I don't see why not . I can be a Singapore citizen and still get a working permit in US easily since I am the co-founder of some big company. Flying there with business/first class to US frequently is not a problem at all