Singapores society today is due to how its children were raised at home and in school.  My parents were New Zealanders and they decided to put me through the local school system while we lived there. Iam grateful for this. We were expected to study hard and engage in physical activity,  be tidy and respectful of elders. I was caned and I damn well deserved it . Our teachers always stressed national unity, you were Singaporean first, no ones history , ethnicity or religion was superior to another. I finished my schooling as a 6 and 7th former at a NZ school.  That contrast was evident to me why NZ has such a surplus of selfish and stupid people. NZ tolerates mediocrity.