This is a story that started eight months ago.

On Sept. 4, 2016, a British lady uploaded a video on her YouTube channel sharing her life as an expatriate in Singapore.

Watch the video here:

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In it, she spoke of how safe and family-friendly our country is, and recommended places to go like Tiong Bahru, Haji Lane, as well as the multiple nature trails that dot our island.

There was one point in the video where she recounted her experience in landing a job in Singapore, which she described as "not too difficult", as she only took two months to do so.

The lady also added that having a degree isn't absolutely necessary, and that as long as one has relevant experience in a field, in addition to having sheer determination, it shouldn't be too tough finding employment.

Sounds like general good advice right?

Unwarranted media backlash

Five months later, her seemingly general good advice somehow got picked up by sites, All Singapore Stuff and The Independent, that published articles magnifying the point she made about getting a job in Singapore.

All Singapore Stuff even went on to form a relation between her video and the difficulty some Singaporeans face in finding employment themselves.

This resulted in a wave of social media backlash, with many locals condemning the YouTuber for stealing their rice bowls.

Her response

On April 23, 2017, the British YouTuber posted a video on her channel detailing the whole saga.

In the video, she described how she felt after reading the articles and the accompanying comments, which included some really mean ones implying that she was probably working as a prostitute.

She went on to explain that people travel around the world looking for jobs all the time, and that she was simply speaking from experience, and giving advice to individuals who might want to do the same.

In no way was I belittling Singaporeans or telling people how to take advantage of the immigration system. All I was trying to do was give valuable feedback to other people who want to travel the world, live in other countries, and experience other cultures, because I get these kind of questions all the time.

The YouTuber ended off by saying that aside from the whole ordeal, she's grateful to have met many nice Singaporeans who have been very supportive and welcoming.

The video was met with encouraging comments from Singaporeans telling her to ignore the negativity.

Watch her response in full here:

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