"Cultures" of Singapore Teenagers

The lifestyles of most Singaporean Teens are very hectic and most of them are packed with tight schedules from Mondays to Sundays. Despite this fact, most teenagers will try to find time to do some leisure stuff or go out with their friends. Reason being that they need a break from this hectic life they’re leading. In this sense, we can go on to talk about the culture of Singaporean teens. This means the kind of "outside" life most teenagers have and how they like to dress when they go out.

 

The one thing which almost every Singaporean teens love is television stars, in other words, their idols. Idols are an especially important part of their life as they indirectly support them mentally. Why do I say that? This is because many teens choose to spend a few hours a day watching their favourite television show where their idols are starring in. These television shows are more than mere action shows or love comedies. They help to relieve the stress that each and every teenager of Singapore face in their school and other areas. So, what place exactly do idols have in their lives? Basically, idols are something like real-life characters that they can admire and many teenagers try to follow in their idols’ footsteps. This is unlike other fictional characters like Superman or Batman whereby although they set good examples, they are just mere characters of non-existence. From here, some of us may ask if there’s any connection between adolescents and idols. Our answer is, we would say yes. In fact, the Singaporean government is making use of idols and other sporting stars to urge Singaporeans to quit smoking and not to start smoking. This is a very good strategy and does prove to be very useful as some Singaporeans, as a result of the influence by their idols, followed what they urged.