My Country and My People makes many references to the cultural and environmental norms in Singapore. Socio-political commentaries are embedded in the ethos of the poem such that it resonates with Singaporeans, perhaps even at the expense of outsiders unfamiliar with these localised developments. - See more at: http://www.art-xy.com/2012/10/my-country-and-my-people-by-lee-tzu.html#sthash.zMa9jd78.dpuf