Singapore
Cultural Customs
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Singaporeans value education, discipline, self-control, humility and honesty
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Compliance with rules, standards, or laws are stressed because “antisocial” acts shame one's entire family
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Friends and family greet each other by given ( or personal) names, but titles and family names are used in more formal settings
-Chinese names begin with the family name and followed with a two character given name
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Cultural ideas and traditions are enforced by laws, an example is a single women or never married mother cannot purchase a low-cost housing from the government or get public health benefits from for her children
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Also financial incentives are given to people who get apartments close to their parents so that they can take care of them when they get old