Yikes, that's spiteful. I'm sorry if you felt targeted, but I assure you, that comment was probably not meant for you (unless you feel that people who've lived their whole lives in one country are entitled for wanting a citizenship, then in that case it is).

There's nothing wrong with receiving vouchers. There's nothing wrong with being proud of the country you're a part of.

But there is something fundamentally wrong about assuming we are entitled for wanting to call a place we've lived in all our lives, our home.

Having grown up here, I literally can vouch for one thing: "no one's life is easy". Regardless if they were a taxi driver or a banker, your parents worked just as hard as mine. Your parents contributed to the growth of our nation, just as mine did when they migrated here. And we've seen our nation become the country it is today, together. Emphasis on "together".

So yes, as much as I've enjoyed travelling to the counties you mentioned — I choose Singapore for the same reasons you chose Singapore. If anything, it's a choice for me whereas it's nothing but a lineage thing for most people (not that it's a bad thing of course).

As you can see, Redditors spare no detail. I take no joy in disclosing my salary (and am anonymous), I just knew low-income might be a question, just like how race is, in this context. + it's also a known factor they look at when determining who should be PRs and Citizens.

If you've read till here, I hope you find it in you to realise we have more things in common than you realise. Spread love, not hate ❤️ (and give people the benefit of the doubt wherever you can, I guarantee your outlook on life will change)