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> Singapore is actually very diverse. The numbers I'm aware of show that Singapore is not diverse at all. > Han Chinese: 74.3% > Malay: 13.4% > Indian: 9.0% >

> Singapore is actually very diverse. The numbers I'm aware of show that Singapore is not diverse at all. > Han Chinese: 74.3% > Malay: 13.4% > Indian: 9.0% > Other: 3.2% ~3/4 Singaporeans are Han Chinese, ~88% are East Asian, and ~96% are Asian. That's extremely homogenous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Singapore#Post-independence_census_figures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Singapore#Post...

zarzavat 5y ago
The label "Asian" doesn't really exist outside of the west. The Malays, Chinese and Tamils all have their own languages, ethnic backgrounds, culture and religion. They are not, and don't see themselves, as being instances of some general "Asian" race - that's a very western perspective. Also Malays are not East Asian but Southeast Asian, if anything Malay culture is historically closer to South than East Asian (e.g. Islam came to the Malay peninsular from South Asia), while still being very distinct from either. If you go to Singapore it does feel extremely diverse, it's the only place I know of where every sign is in four different languages.
- silicon2401 5y ago
  > The label "Asian" doesn't really exist outside of the west. The Malays, Chinese and Tamils all have their own languages, ethnic backgrounds, culture and religion. They are not, and don't see themselves, as being instances of some general "Asian" race - that's a very western perspective. Where are the Africans? Where are the Europeans, the Latin Americans? Out of 7 continents, essentially everyone in Singapore is from the same continent. It could be more diverse. To take your race point, I acknowledge that continent doesn't equal race. But even by that point, what do you have to say about 75% of Singaporeans being Han Chinese, and ~95% of people being Han or Malay? That alone is quite the opposite of diverse. Sure, there may be a lot of languages, but the entire population is still close to just two ethnic groups.

zarzavat 5y ago

The label "Asian" doesn't really exist outside of the west. The Malays, Chinese and Tamils all have their own languages, ethnic backgrounds, culture and religion. They are not, and don't see themselves, as being instances of some general "Asian" race - that's a very western perspective. Also Malays are not East Asian but Southeast Asian, if anything Malay culture is historically closer to South than East Asian (e.g. Islam came to the Malay peninsular from South Asia), while still being very distinct from either. If you go to Singapore it does feel extremely diverse, it's the only place I know of where every sign is in four different languages.

silicon2401 5y ago
> The label "Asian" doesn't really exist outside of the west. The Malays, Chinese and Tamils all have their own languages, ethnic backgrounds, culture and religion. They are not, and don't see themselves, as being instances of some general "Asian" race - that's a very western perspective. Where are the Africans? Where are the Europeans, the Latin Americans? Out of 7 continents, essentially everyone in Singapore is from the same continent. It could be more diverse. To take your race point, I acknowledge that continent doesn't equal race. But even by that point, what do you have to say about 75% of Singaporeans being Han Chinese, and ~95% of people being Han or Malay? That alone is quite the opposite of diverse. Sure, there may be a lot of languages, but the entire population is still close to just two ethnic groups.