The best of Singaporean men and the worst of Singaporean women Bitching about Singaporean women Sheylara - This is a tough one. I sat down an

The best of Singaporean men and the worst of Singaporean women

Bitching about Singaporean women
Sheylara -
This is a tough one. I sat down and thought about all the men I've gone out with. I thought about all the men I know. And I found that I couldn't with confidence say what's great about them that I can't find in men of other nationalities.
They are all different. They all have different strengths and weaknesses. I couldn't think of a single great quality that defines them as Singaporean.

So I turned to a friend for help.

This friend, it turns out, knows all about this topic. He says that there are Singapore-based Internet forums where guys go to bitch about women. These men talk about how great they (Singaporean men) are and how horrible Singaporean women are.

Well, the horror of that.

Maybe there are similar forums where women bitch about men.

The good news is that my discussion with my friend was very enlightening. He pointed out the good qualities of Singaporean men which I hadn't considered.

It was enlightening in an unexpected way. I realised that there are good stuff about Singaporean men which we take for granted because, maybe, we won't know better if we've never dated foreigners to tell the difference.

Singaporean men are a respectful bunch. They respect their elders, they respect social boundaries and they respect their partners as intellectual equals. They care for the family and go to great lengths to ensure their loved ones have everything they need.

They patiently pander to the whims of their girlfriends and wives, and allow them to have their own careers and to be individuals, instead of expecting them to stay home to cook, clean and make babies. Singaporean men are happy to do their fair share of household chores.

Also, Singaporean men are responsible and honest, believing that it's very important to keep to their words.

While I agree with all that, I must qualify that these are generalisations. There are Singaporean men who don't display these traits and there are foreigners who do. But I guess a large part of the Singapore male population do fall in those generalisations.

And now, the nasty on Singaporean women.

I said to my friend, "I know this one! Singaporean women are materialistic."

My friend said, "No."

According to him, the materialism in Singaporean women isn't widespread enough. There are plenty of Singaporean women who are happy with the simple things in life and don't demand to be covered in brands from head to toe.

So, what's wrong with Singaporean women?

Singaporean women are spoilt, in a nutshell. They want to have it all. They want to have an independent life and pursue their own careers. And then they want to go home at the end of the day and have their men pamper them and satisfy their every need.

In the same vein, Singaporean women don't care for their partners the way men really crave to be cared for. Men want to pampered, too. They want to be made to feel like king of the world but Singaporean women can't offer that.

Instead, Singaporean women take their caring Singaporean men for granted and continue to demand more without giving back equally.

That's why so many Singaporean men dream of buying Vietnamese brides or hooking up with PRC girls.

Oh, and Singaporean women get really bitchy when they gossip, especially about other women.

Again, these are generalisations, which I normally don't like to make, but then I had to write this. And bear in mind that I wasn't asked to write about bad qualities of men and good qualities of women, which makes this entry very unbalanced.

But it will probably make for some interesting arguments. Do you agree with what I said? If not, let the verbal war begin!