Concern over Singapore's 'instant-noodle generation'

Parents and government officials in Singapore are voicing concern over what they say is increasing indolence among the country’s pampered teenagers.

Concern over Singapore's 'instant-noodle generation'

Parents and government officials in Singapore are voicing concern over what they say is increasing indolence among the country’s pampered teenagers.

Fifteen-year old Kalliste Oh doesn’t make her bed, clean her room, iron her private-school uniforms or straighten her 50 pairs of shoes. That’s what her family’s three Filipino maids are for, she says.

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