
Life as a Singaporean, said Low, was “very competitive.”
“We are always hustling and bustling. Very fast pace. Very kiasu (overly-competitive). Very kiasi (afraid of doing something wrong). Very stressful,” noted the beauty queen in an interview at a McDonald’s in a suburb of Singapore.
An example of kiasu behaviour, according to Low, is Singaporeans will queue up when they see a long line. Full story