Singapore extravagance.

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MileGu.com

23 Feb 2009 @ 10:32 AM

Singapore extravagance.

While postdocs in most part of the world still live as second class citizens, there’s something remarkably different in East Asian civilizations. Without going into further detail, there’s a sense that academics are simply more valued and respected in such cultures. After all, this was reflected in many opinions polls in China about the most respected proffesion, where Lecturers, Doctors and Teachers ranked consistantly on top.

One indication of this is in the country of Singapore. Here, postdocs can almost certainly be regarded as middle class citizens, able to afford to rent apartments that, should they choose to work elsewhere, be untenable for quite possibly another decade. Case in point, my current accomodation, Singapore.