I live outside of San Francisco. We have the best markets, shopping malls, and hospitals (Stanford, UCSF), 4 public libraries within 3 miles. And yet, I would never ever walk outside when it gets dark. That’s our reality. If Singapore let us retire and spend our money there I’ll be the first to sign up. A walk to a hawker place, with the evening cooling breeze…just like in my country 60 years ago. For now my cravings are personal safety, civil courtesy, and responsible government.
@HyperspaceHoliday
9 ай бұрын
You get what you vote for pal.
@___Danny___
9 ай бұрын
of course there were restaurants in Singapore since the colonial days. We went to restaurant dining once a while during my young days in the 70’s 80’s , way before this bloke came to Singapore.
@metakoerner-vollrath9879
6 ай бұрын
Yes of course they we're Restaurant I can remember a french Restaurant at Handicraft Center, their we're many Restaurants Not only in the Hotels.
@krisb-travel
9 ай бұрын
Going to be in Singapore on Tuesday for one day on my way to a 3 month europe trip in Italy, Poland, French alps, Germany, Switzerland…. Yet I’m secretly most excited about my 1 day in Singapore 😂 even though I’ve been to Singapore 15 times
@MaxChernov
9 ай бұрын
Have fun!
@Daniel-ld7xs
9 ай бұрын
Hahah nice
@stf0146
9 ай бұрын
Another great video. Thanks. Because of the profile of your guests, the views and recollections naturally represent their narrow experiences. Singapore is small, yet quite diverse and segmented. So the lived experience can be very different even for people who have lived here for decades, especially for those who live in their own bubbles. For example - the notion in this video that there were no restaurants outside of 5* hotels in Singapore up till the early 80s and that there was little nightlife should be clarified.... Yes, there were few European restaurants, and certainly the concept of western fine dining was a rarity. Yet Singapore had restaurants serving western food like Skillet/Silver Spoon, Jack's Place, Troika/Shashlik. Many were operated by Hainanese who learned their trade serving British military households up till the moment British military forces withdrew in the early 70s. Plenty of Chinese restaurants around too.... some are even in buisness today like Dragon Phoenix, Red Star, Spring Court in the Chinatown area. Then, as now, they were choice venues for Chinese wedding dinners, often with a resident band and singers. There were also beachfront seafood restaurants in Upper East Coast Road and Punggol Point like Kheng Luck, Palm Beach, Hua Yu Wee, Little Red House, etc. For night entertainment, a visit to the "Shaw Worlds" - Great World, Beauty World, Gay World, New World - the amusement parks of early Singapore was a treat we looked forward to. And of course, Geylang and the original Bugis Street had after dark action that would make a seasoned sailor blush. ;-)
@mambo0018
9 ай бұрын
I reckon perhaps, back then and even now, some folks equate "restaurants/fine dining" with michelin-starred sort of establishments. And everything else, would (ostensibly) be regarded as "kopitiam" lol =)
@TheCornellJunkie
9 ай бұрын
I remember going to Jack's Place in the early 80's ... Hell, KFC was a full blown restaurant in the 80's with proper heavy plates and metal cutleries with waitresses taking our orders... woah memories....
@SylvesterZhuo
9 ай бұрын
Was abt to make the same comment. But where fine dining Western restaurants are concerned ... he is right ... there were none outside of hotels ... n very few amongst hotels .. how the scene has changed for the better in the last 15-20 yrs ...
@idoit5005
9 ай бұрын
Ok a lot of old people here for sure lol
@s07325
9 ай бұрын
That was what I was thinking too.👍
@chrisohh5612
9 ай бұрын
Cutting between cameras just a bit too much for me at times. There doesn't need to be a camera change every 2 seconds. I'm getting dizzy :-) I love what you do man, keep these going! Just thought I would put in my 2 cents.
@Cysecsg
9 ай бұрын
Noted director.
@MaxChernov
9 ай бұрын
Agree. I will discuss it with my team. Thanks!
@我喜欢吃咖啡
9 ай бұрын
True, great content, but very exhausting to watch.
@idoit5005
9 ай бұрын
Nice constructive feedback
@SuccessforLifester
9 ай бұрын
A lot of the shots changed in one second.
@blilasg8956
9 ай бұрын
Born in1980, i have memories of going w my family to Dim sum restaurants, Chinese restaurants all over Singapore, as well as to Indo and Thai food restaurants at Parkway Parade, Centrepoint and Plaza Sing. And I have family photos of relatives weddings held in Chinese restaurants, so is he thinking of Western food restaurants?
@krisb-travel
9 ай бұрын
My guess is he just means in comparison to now. I’m sure he didn’t mean literally no restaurants
@metakoerner-vollrath9879
6 ай бұрын
Their we're few Restaurants yes
@swordsman3951
9 ай бұрын
What a pleasant gentleman. And a great conversationalist too.
@oldskoolmusicnostalgia
9 ай бұрын
He seems like a genuinely good chap.
@mkang666
9 ай бұрын
There were restaurants and bars in the 60s or 70s. You just need to know where they were.
@yeowchongong5608
9 ай бұрын
I think he meant western restaurants
@___Danny___
9 ай бұрын
60s ? you mean back in 19th century we don’t have western restaurants? then where all the brits makan ? Raffles makan where ? night time go where to cheong ? maybe the old broke was a nerd in his younger days that why he didn’t know his surroundings
@SuccessforLifester
9 ай бұрын
The restaurants i know of during the times before MBS were Ponderosa, Denny's, Sizzlers, Pizza Huts. For Chinese restaurants, we got Swatou teochew, lucky restaurant in Toa Payoh
@___Danny___
9 ай бұрын
All these i went before 😋 Still got 小红楼 , 红星 , roland
@user-pb5yj9iq3p
9 ай бұрын
At time 0:41, the guy said that there were no restaurants outside of hotels in the 80s. I'm pretty sure that that is NOT correct. I was already 7 yo in 1980 and I remembered going out to Chinese restaurants with my parents. Maybe there were no restaurants serving Western food at that time. But there were certainly Chinese restaurants. Is this another expat who only moved around in the expat community??
@reddotdiva
9 ай бұрын
Yeah, obviously lor. There were seafood restaurants dotted around East Coast like Palm Beach, Sin Leong restaurant already existing since 1960s (now renamed as Roland), Red Star Restaurant for dim sum... just to name a few!
@___Danny___
9 ай бұрын
Even way before that there is also individual western restaurant around what , not necessary in hotels.
@user-pb5yj9iq3p
9 ай бұрын
Tks @@___Danny___ this I wasn't sure, hence I only mentioned Chinese restaurant in my comment. But tks for clarifying.
@___Danny___
9 ай бұрын
@@user-pb5yj9iq3p for eg there’s a bunch of western restaurants and pubs in sembawang serving the brit, az soldiers. The old nco club last time is the brits officer club, restaurant and pub and swimming pool . Had my first steak on my 10th birthday, still got the photo taken in 79, in a restaurant not hotel.
@user-bx9uo2kd3i
9 ай бұрын
jack place serve western food and banana ship ice cream in the 70 and 80 till now
@stephen2429
9 ай бұрын
Must admit, youngsters do look out for elders. Went on the MTR with my girlfriend and her son. I have grey hair, within a few minutes a young schoolgirl was up offering this "uncle" a seat. I politly declined, my girlfriend laughed all day and called me old man lol. I served in Singapore with the British Army 1973- 75.
@RedgeNumber1
9 ай бұрын
Refreshing to see someone with such energy at 70
@Tom-tk3du
9 ай бұрын
First time I visited Singapore, the river was filled with black canvas covered “bumboats” plying back and forth between the ships offshore and the many godowns along the quay. There were no fancy restaurants and clubs along the quay in those days. I remember those days clearly. There were restaurants outside the hotels. I remember having steamboat for the first time at a restaurant atop Lucky Plaza. There were seafood restaurants along East Coast Parkway. Several restaurants inside shopping malls. Bugis Street was still a colorful place to have a cold beer and people watch at night. And there was the Tropicana on Scotts Road. 😂
@user-pb5yj9iq3p
9 ай бұрын
To add on to the comment I made yesterday, if I recall correctly, back in the 80s and early 90s, the expat community mostly don't move in the same neighbourhood as the locals, unlike today when it's considered hip to go to a hawker centre. Hence, maybe that's why he didn't see the restaurants that the locals patronized. Also very telling (maybe) is that this interviewee had meant to say "there was no Western restaurants" when he said "there was no restaurants" - again (maybe) a sign of the community that he used to move around. Max only came to SG in the last ten years or so (not sure for his team) and was probably not aware of what the expat community used to be like in the 80s.
@jsurfin1
9 ай бұрын
Yes that's what i thought too. Back in those days, very rare for western expats to venture out of their expat bubble.
@reflexfilms
9 ай бұрын
You can surf around the corner on the east coast of Malaysia - got to be NE monsoon (november- March) a stand up paddle board will make it fun!
@constantine_posted
9 ай бұрын
Excellent interview 🙏🏻
@reflexfilms
9 ай бұрын
I really enjoy your channel and your interviews Just a small production tip: there is a super easy, super cheap and easier than the clip on mic you are using now There is a magnet that rode sells - it goes on the outside of the shirt and then the audio tx can go inside.Its $20 and makes the mic ing look much more pleasing compared to a giant fluffy box under the chin. All you see is a small black rectangle. If you want to go next level - check out the rode pin mic!
@pinkymoon5039
9 ай бұрын
Charming man with a interesting sounding surname😊
@kenrobinson8060
9 ай бұрын
Max I wish to thank you for the insight you have given me about Singapore, I have chosen to take my family there a few days before my 90th birthday, luckily I now have a former Singaporean in the family, having spent 3 days there on my way to Vietnam, I am now fulfilling my dream of visiting again for a weeks stay.
@MaxChernov
9 ай бұрын
♥️
@letsquestion
9 ай бұрын
You should also do shows where people from these countries like singapore or India have become citizens or have lived for decades outside in western countries to get a different perspective.. Will be interesting to juxtapose with these views especially if you can do some video editing of responses to the same questions across their views..
@spacesbali
9 ай бұрын
Palms Wine bar was started by my mother and i used to be a barman there😂
@katherinechong8306
9 ай бұрын
Interesting to hear a foreigner's perspective of Singapore. Very objective and complimentary. To have spent 37 years here, we can truly say he is very much one of us
@thinkertinkering3853
9 ай бұрын
Mark, if you're reading this, I find it's super mind blowing that you don't carry a hint of Ozzy accent at all despite being an Oz native for the most of your life! Your accent sounded distinctively of southern west England, especially of Devon.
@Daniel-ld7xs
9 ай бұрын
I’m trying to have a neutral accent
@SilverBullet1708
9 ай бұрын
Thank you. I guess I came before Paul Hogan and that element - also being from the country all we had was the ABC and in those days it was very British. Today a lot of Aussies use their accent as part of their identity and the louder the better.🙂
@vsmgoh3
9 ай бұрын
There very well known chinese restaurants in the 80s and even before
@5canwalk
9 ай бұрын
Interesting share🎉❤
@RelaxNChillOut
9 ай бұрын
Ask any Australian what they miss most when they left Australia, I bet the first thing Mark would say is the coffee.
@impopquiz
9 ай бұрын
Vegemite 😅😅😅
@RelaxNChillOut
9 ай бұрын
@@impopquiz ooohh.. you might be on the mark there mate.
@Henry-ve3ye
9 ай бұрын
The coffee quality in Singapore are terrible :(
@beanoyip06
9 ай бұрын
@@Henry-ve3yeyou don’t like a sock brew coffee? 😂
@我喜欢吃咖啡
9 ай бұрын
@@Henry-ve3yeAnd the same goes for Milo, lol
@voolforyou
9 ай бұрын
Curious to know why he decided to stay in Singapore after retirement (assuming he’s retired)
@SilverBullet1708
9 ай бұрын
I do not believe he is retired. Two successful businesses and more to come. If retired he probably would not be in Singapore other than as a Grandfather of a wonderful family.
@idoit5005
9 ай бұрын
Another classy gentleman on the channel
@dalecrowe5340
9 ай бұрын
A lot of old guys you have interviewed never wanted to get Singaporean citizenship. Why in the most case did they refuse it?
@SilverBullet1708
9 ай бұрын
Hi Dale - If given a rewind I am sure Mark would have added - If Singapore allowed dual citizenship he would be proud to also take up citizenship of Singapore in addition to his Australian - but for whatever reason this is not allowed.
@blessedcheflim8579
9 ай бұрын
Sg doesnt offer free medical benefits which is v crucial during old age.
@thinkpadx60
9 ай бұрын
for the same reason many Singaporean want to move to there countries!
@chocolatejellybean2820
9 ай бұрын
it's just related to one's identity and soemtimes more practical reasons.
@amyg1073
9 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@geraldinetrinity4369
9 ай бұрын
Mr Max are there jobs opportunities for Africian there in Singapore please 🙏🙏
@voolforyou
9 ай бұрын
You should interview a black person who lives in Singapore
@wggreenwichmt
9 ай бұрын
0:39 "In fact, there were no restaurants." That is incorrect. There were already restaurants serving local cuisine in the 1980s. This is a falsehood, Mr Greedy.
@kaiserlow652
9 ай бұрын
I just had dinner at a teochew restaurant that started business in the 30s, the owner of the restaurant even showed us their restaurant menu they used in the 30s. the name of the restaurant is 清壶天潮州餐馆,situated at a hdb flat in the Whampoa area.
@Hermit-Crab
9 ай бұрын
No restaurants till the mid 1980s? You sure?
@hmwong9235
9 ай бұрын
What rubbish, no restaurants in the 80s!
@sneo7470
9 ай бұрын
👍👏💪🇸🇬
@axianskin
9 ай бұрын
I wonder he would ever get used to living back in Aussie after 37 years in here. He may get a big culture shock with authoritarian govt, progressive culture war, cancel/self censorship raging in Aussie now.
@AUT1981.
9 ай бұрын
Sad but all true
@eseetoh
9 ай бұрын
Pretty sure he goes back often n knows all that.
@snoopy13946
9 ай бұрын
There’d be no more an authoritarian government than the one in Singapore. That’s authoritarian!
@coopsnz1
9 ай бұрын
singapore worse why more singaporean move to Australia for lower taxes
@coopsnz1
9 ай бұрын
home more afforable in Australia than singapore
@jirehrophe
9 ай бұрын
Many SG Karens in this comments section 😂 Relax, it’s fine that SG is not everyone’s cup of tea. Civility towards other civil persons is a virtue guys.
@nicholasgoh3526
9 ай бұрын
Get wealthy first before you think about the meaning of life. I’m sure your guest today will agree with me.
@obscurifyed
9 ай бұрын
Religion?
@impopquiz
9 ай бұрын
It depends on your perspective of it. People who r not well off work hard to bring food for their families, and for their next generation to live better than them. That itself can be their meaning of life.
@AmazingHandsome-vf7gd
9 ай бұрын
Where is Malaysia 🇲🇾 Where is Busselton 🏴
@user-bx9uo2kd3i
9 ай бұрын
rubbish。。。dun know sg dun act like expert ..so spring court is not a restaurant ?so sembawang bar is not bar in sg ?
@thinkpadx60
9 ай бұрын
your no expert either!
@user-bx9uo2kd3i
9 ай бұрын
@@thinkpadx60 so u are expert ? then tell us where the nite club naked show in the 70-80years in singapore.
@jeremyemilio9378
9 ай бұрын
Stopped watching at decided not to take up citizenship. Spend decades here at our expense earning wages which could have gone to more loyal foreigners or locals and yet fucks back to Australia when he's earned enough
@agymayachelonia8381
9 ай бұрын
That's why he's called an expat 😅
@jeremyemilio9378
9 ай бұрын
@@agymayachelonia8381 aka bloodsuckers
@chowzisiong7800
9 ай бұрын
LOL think u spoke the words of quite some Singaporeans...
@TheCornellJunkie
9 ай бұрын
It's a personal choice. Emotional too. Doesn't mean he didn't do anything for Singapore. He contributed .... What does "Spend decades here at our expense" means? Sounds Elitist ........
@jeremyemilio9378
9 ай бұрын
@@TheCornellJunkie these are also known as fair weather citizens. If Singapore declines into a 3rd world country or enters a war would he stay and fight? If he does I will gladly take back my words and shove it up my ass, but likely he will not. In my culture and traditions, a person is truly only a son and daughter of the motherland when 3 generations have been born,lived and died here,or if they have fought a war and shed blood for the nation
@Dolline
9 ай бұрын
Nonsense!!!! For me this guy not friendly at all based on his conversations, that's why he said all those s..... he don't know much about Singapore even though he live here for 37 years. This guy totally different from all the other guests. I don't like him!
@theotherperson5243
9 ай бұрын
I don't see what's wrong? He was very respectful in the video and liking Singapore enough to stay here for 37 years, he is totally entitled to speak from his own observations and experiences. 😊
@potatoeskimos
9 ай бұрын
Lol Singaporean dont like when a realist actually criticises their country.
@milkbunnies
9 ай бұрын
Why? … because he wasn’t blowing smoke up Singapores a$$ like every other guests. He was straight forward and pragmatic while being respectful. Harden up snowflake.
@RedgeNumber1
9 ай бұрын
😂
@TheCornellJunkie
9 ай бұрын
@@theotherperson5243 Yeah I agree ... somewhat confused when he said no restaurants or bars in the 80's but it is his observation. I like him.
@Molloy1951
9 ай бұрын
I’ve been watching your show and appreciate it. But the questions today were too silly and juvenile. Nice try, anyway.
@MaxChernov
9 ай бұрын
Hmmm I guess the questions are pretty similar to my normal ones, no?
@idoit5005
9 ай бұрын
How about suggesting one or two questions?
@RedgeNumber1
9 ай бұрын
@hieveryone2003 I think it's just a culture difference. Many Russian people still idolize "rich" people. In fact. anyone who's been around rich people would know that you should just be yourself, otherwise they would see right through you. But some Russian people still has this idea that rich people are some different species of human kind.
@RedgeNumber1
9 ай бұрын
@hieveryone2003 Yes agree. And that's what you need to keep in mind in his interviews. It's a person with Russian background (nothing wrong with that) interviewing people.
@thinkpadx60
9 ай бұрын
Oh I am sure you would have done a better job!
@Ccb88888
9 ай бұрын
This is utter nonsense. I grew up in Singapore in the 80s, and there were plenty of restaurants outside hotels back then….
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