Singapore’s ‘kiasu’ culture makes FOMO look like child’s play - Los Angeles Times

Before there was FOMO, there was “kiasu,” the Singaporean way to describe the fear of losing out. No word better encapsulates the city-state's competitive, and sometimes petty, nature.

Before there was FOMO, there was “kiasu,” the Singaporean way to describe the fear of losing out. No word better encapsulates the city-state's competitive, and sometimes petty, nature.