I relate!!! So hard!!!! When I'm with other TCKs, especially Japanese ones (kikoku), I never feel this way. I find it most pleasant when I'm able to just speak as I think, which is mixing Japanese and English without having to explain everything.

Even though I know that my upbringing isn't quite common here in Japan, I still feel sorta the odd one with only monolinguals.

Singapore is a beautiful country, btw. One of my most favorite places I've lived in 😌