One of the co-founders of The Woke Salaryman studied overseas in Melbourne for his degree. Here is his opinion of what he has learnt from his friends (who came from well-to-do backgrounds) during university. One lifetime ago, I had the privilege of studying overseas in Melbourne. While it did help me get a degree, the truth is, the real education was the opportunity to observe society through a different lens. For one, I hung out with very different people there – a lot of my friends there were from well-to-do families not just from Singapore, but from other Southeast Asian countries. Now, I’m fully aware that there are wealthier kids out there who study in the UK and US, but for a guy who never went to educational institutions that were even remotely elite, this was a real eye-opener. Looking back, I think this was one of the experiences that...