How should immigrants who settle in Singapore adapt to local life?

The first is the adaptation to climate and environment. Although the air quality in foreign countries is better, like some countries in northern Europe, the elderly need to adapt to the cold weather there, including the difference between air humidity and domestic ones, which will also bring them some discomfort at the beginning of immigration.

Secondly, the differences in language environment. Old people usually have a low level of foreign languages and their reception ability is not as good as that of young people. After emigration, going out shopping, shopping, talking to people around you, even watching TV and listening to the radio are all foreign languages.

Faced with such an environment full of foreign languages, they may find it difficult to adapt. In recent years, immigration to Singapore is extremely hot, one of the important reasons is that there is not much language barrier.

It is suggested that the elderly can surf the Internet to learn some domestic information, and the cable TV at home can also apply for opening Chinese channels, or get to know some elderly people who are also domestic immigrants to relieve some language pressure.

In addition, there are differences in diet, socialization, living habits and parenting concepts. When the elderly emigrate, they usually live with their children. For example, some couples have lived overseas for 10 years, and their ideas and living habits have basically been westernized. In addition, the soon-to-be-born child has no concept of family life, so there may be some cultural conflicts between the elderly and the young. Older people may wish to be more enlightened in this respect, give up some old ideas, and be younger generations may wish to spend more time with the elderly, strengthen exchanges with them and help them adapt to the new life as soon as possible.