Lifestyle Journalism by Folker Hanusch

Author:Folker Hanusch [Hanusch, Folker]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780415827522
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Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-05-07T00:00:00+00:00

Results and Discussion

A simple statistical analysis showed that many of the articles reflect three main attitudes (Figure 1): a culture of self-improvement (39.3 per cent frequency), a cosmopolitan attitude (31.1 per cent) and ethnic-cultural element (31.1 per cent).

FIGURE 1

Frequency of attitudes that denote nation-building expressed in food-related articles (%)

The findings also show that articles categorised as “Where and What to Eat” most often reflected a cosmopolitan attitude (38.3 per cent) and an ethnic-cultural element (30 per cent frequency). Articles categorised as “Experts and Expats” often reflected self-improvement (45.2 per cent), cosmopolitan attitudes (32.3 per cent) and an ethnic-cultural element (32.3 per cent) as it is commonplace for an expatriate or visiting expert to be asked to demonstrate his or her Singaporean credibility by commenting on the local food. Articles categorised as “Poverty and Politics” tended to reflect a culture of self-improvement (41.2 per cent) and concern with national interest (23.5 per cent). Only one of the articles categorised as “Poverty and Politics” reflected the government’s meritocracy policy, which suggests that government-encouraged meritocracy was delinked from poverty. Articles categorised as “Health” mostly reflected a culture of self-improvement and a strong achievement motivation (Figure 2).

Articles featuring local cuisines (29.9 per cent frequency) often reflected an ethnic-cultural element (64.4 per cent), while those featuring foreign cuisines (34.8 per cent) mainly reflected cosmopolitan attitudes (61.2 per cent). In terms of price, mid-range food was most common (21.7 per cent frequency) followed by low-priced (16.4 per cent) and high-priced (12.7 per cent) food (Figure 3).

One common trope was that locals are preoccupied with food. Some equated “Singaporean-ness” with “being food-crazy”, such as this article in which a 12-year-old violinist studying in Britain said:

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