Singapore's National Identity defined by Singaporeans- Complains

I was just browsing through the web when I discovered this website discussing the Singaporean Identity. Truth be told, it is a little bit old but I guess it might still be a little relevant to Singapore's condition today.

Some describe the our national identity as "A nation of hard workers, untiring complainers" while others think of it as "the way we speak makes us special". Another source feels that "Everything revolves around economics". At least these are the few points that I wish to highlight in my next few posts. Tonight, since I am busily mugging for my Science test on Friday, I will only discuss the point about Singaporeans being "A nation of hard workers, untiring complainers".

The claim "A nation of hard workers, untiring complainers" unspoken of but true. The source identifies Singaporean's are best described as people who complain a lot, but get the job done in the end. I have no qualms about agreeing to this statement. Perhaps it is because I am looking at it from a 13-year old with biased opinions and reckless outspokenness but I have observed that people around me complain about almost anything. With a slight increase in workload, parallel to a slight increase in taxes, we do nothing but open or mouths in protest. We groan, we moan, we murmur behind teachers' backs. However, in the end, we still get the job done.

I don't really know. Perhaps it is because we have our own ideals and opinions but are too afraid or passive to say it out. Maybe this has restricted us to mere complaining but no action. Maybe it is just better to follow the crowd and do well enough to survive in this world. Nevertheless, there is always a chance that we just don't care about what is done as long as we get our pay and our results.

In the end, I persist that Singaporeans should not waste their energies on complaining but not moving a hairline. Solutions to what we are not contented with is what we need. We need Solutions, not complains. We need Activeness, not passiveness. We need to be Singaporeans.