Anyone here been to / live(d) in, Singapore?

[Si]

Anyone here been to / live(d) in, Singapore?

Just curious about the country, culture, etc.

[shimmy2]

it's been 10yrs but i been sg. cleanest city i ever seen. no fun though. porn illegal, chewing gum, rap music too. extreme censorship and cute dark malay muslim girls. they like black guys

[Vendzilla]

I was there in 1981
Lots of hookers, they like to wash you a lot
You can buy just about anything
Had a great time there at a place called the Jockey Pub

[CurrentlySober]

I was there in 1977 !

[DWB]

Yea. What do you want to know?

[EddyTheDog]

I was in the '90s - Very clean etc.....

Hated it - Speak to the locals and it doesn't take long to work out it is a police state...

[DWB]

Originally Posted by CurrentlySober

I was there in 1977 !

I bet that was awesome. Would have loved to travel SE Asia in the 70s, minus the Vietnam war and Khmer Rouge of course.

A friend of mine who was in 'Nam told me some crazy stories about the region back then. Heroin and opium dens, riding a bus with gunmen on the top so bandits from Burma didn't attack the bus. Lots of women were still topless in a lot of the villages.

[pimpmaster9000]

best place on earth...i like places where they keep a tight ship and crime is taken care of...singapore is heaven on earth but if you break any law you are pretty much fucked...FUCKED!...car prices are INSANE...BUT im tall and handsome and the average penis in asia is like 10cm and I am at least 2 heads taller than everybody and I am treated like a rock star there by the ladies...singapore girls are rich and hot...well most of them...remember what I said about breaking ANY law...you will get fucked...

[Stephen]

My ex is Singaporean. We visited her family there and used to do business there and in Malaysia and Bali. Clean, hi-tech and orderly, but not porn friendly, it's a great place.

Go to high tea at Raffles if you visit

[All1]

Originally Posted by CurrentlySober

I was there in 1977 !

I might visit but strictly for the purposes of shitting.

[femdomdestiny]

Clean, cars too expensive, death sentence for drugs.

[Grapesoda]

Originally Posted by shimmy2

it's been 10yrs but i been sg. cleanest city i ever seen. no fun though. porn illegal, chewing gum, rap music too. extreme censorship and cute dark malay muslim girls. they like black guys

rap illegal? crap, I should move there ...

[Si]

Originally Posted by DWB

Yea. What do you want to know?

Anything really, it's just a place that I seem to keep hearing good things about. Low tax, low crime, low unemployment etc. Just wanted a feel for what the country is actually like.

I prefer asking people that have been/are there, gives you a better idea rather than just reading tourism sites and stuff.

[deltav]

Originally Posted by Si

Anything really, it's just a place that I seem to keep hearing good things about. Low tax, low crime, low unemployment etc. Just wanted a feel for what the country is actually like.

I prefer asking people that have been/are there, gives you a better idea rather than just reading tourism sites and stuff.

Unless you enjoy draconian laws designed to keep everyone on the government's idea of the straight-and-narrow, I wouldn't recommend moving there if that's what you're implying. The government has really made it success story in terms of business & tech, but at the cost of pretty much bulldozing culture/tradition/personal freedoms.

[shimmy2]

Originally Posted by Grapesoda

rap illegal? crap, I should move there ...

anything with parental advisory label banned

[Si]

Originally Posted by Grapesoda

rap illegal? crap, I should move there ...

[RegUser]

Originally Posted by Si

Anything really, it's just a place that I seem to keep hearing good things about. Low tax, low crime, low unemployment etc. Just wanted a feel for what the country is actually like.

I prefer asking people that have been/are there, gives you a better idea rather than just reading tourism sites and stuff.

It is a perfect carbon copy of western cities, squeaky clean, safe, expensive, very orderly. Not as diverse as London/Toronto but has folks from all over the world. Always 30 and humid. Strict laws. Fantastic infrastructure.

[DWB]

Originally Posted by RegUser

It is a perfect carbon copy of western cities, squeaky clean, safe, expensive, very orderly. Not as diverse as London/Toronto but has folks from all over the world. Always 30 and humid. Strict laws. Fantastic infrastructure.

Well said. It is all of that with Asian flavor and a very strict government.

[SGS]

Been there and loved it. Loved Clarke Quay especially.

[Si]

The more I read about the laws, the nicer it sounds to be honest

[DWB]

Originally Posted by Si

The more I read about the laws, the nicer it sounds to be honest

I can't think of a more civilized and orderly place than Singapore.

[Si]

Originally Posted by DWB

I can't think of a more civilized and orderly place than Singapore.

Excactly what I was thinking, I'll just have to do this:





Any idea what sectors are best for jobs? I'm guessing finance, tech, banking, things like that?

[nekrom]

Very clean, organized, good public transport (that runs on time), taxi system that all use the meter, Great for shopping, everyone speaks English, best airport in the world, good nightlife, great food, pretty girls.

But it is a very strict country as others have said. Massive undercover non/uniformed police force and not many smiles in service/retail places you visit.

I enjoy Singapore as a stopover on the way home/to China, but wouldn't like to spend any long length of time there.

[CurrentlySober]

Originally Posted by DWB

I bet that was awesome. Would have loved to travel SE Asia in the 70s, minus the Vietnam war and Khmer Rouge of course.

A friend of mine who was in 'Nam told me some crazy stories about the region back then. Heroin and opium dens, riding a bus with gunmen on the top so bandits from Burma didn't attack the bus. Lots of women were still topless in a lot of the villages.

Well, while it 'sounds cool' to have been there in 77 - Truth is I was only 8 years old, and on a package holiday with my Parents.

So while I can remember things like the hotel swimming pool had a diving board, and I was allowed to jump off it (I couldn't dive) all the rest of the stuff - I wasn't old enough to be aware of

[Antonio]

Originally Posted by DWB

I can't think of a more civilized and orderly place than Singapore.

Definitely a place I wouldn't want to visit ... where is the fun in that? When I turn 90, then I might see the appeal of places like Singapore, Vienna, or countries like Switzerland, but until then I'm staying away

[Klen]

I watched a documentary how they have some sort of modern slavery with house maids,where house maids once they are hired are not allowed to have a single free day and sleep in corner of house.You can also go to shopping mail and get a house maid there like any other item.

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by Antonio

Definitely a place I wouldn't want to visit ... where is the fun in that? When I turn 90, then I might see the appeal of places like Singapore, Vienna, or countries like Switzerland, but until then I'm staying away

Fun is that they do not have welfare freeloaders like in most western countries, so you do not pay your taxes for some muslim or african kid factories, you don't pay money for lazy chronical jobless people.

[Marcus Aurelius]

I believe that Singapore-facism is the best system. It is the only ONE country that has AAA credit ratings from all 4 credit agencies, and also has a divorce rate under 30%.

High per capita GDP, high savings rate, low debt, low murder rate, low suicide rate, low divorce rate, secular government, with a focus on practicality and no-nonsense.

Singapore is one of the few sustainable economies in the world.

Singapore's system:

1) Embrace Capitalism. Low taxes, and rated #1 in the world in terms of ease of doing business (least bureaucratic nonsense in permits, licenses, and hiring/firing workers).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ease_of...Business_Index

2) Impose Moral Order. Death penalty for drug dealers. Homosexuality is illegal. Censorship, with rules stating that TV programs "should not in any way promote, justify or glamorise" homosexuality in any form.

3) Adopt Practical Racism.

Lee Kuan Yew - who has effectively ruled Singapore for 50 years - takes the practical, realistic view that some ethnicities have higher IQs than others (Chinese smarter than Malays), and that large affirmative action programs would be a waste of money, and would be an inefficient allocation of human resources.

[ManicaMark]

I liked it as a holiday destination but wouldn't want to live there. Sure it's immaculate, pristine and very modern but a bit soul less. not so much character.
Full of hotties though :-)

[Rmagnus]

if you wanna have a good time...go to geylang rd ;)

[Ross]

Originally Posted by femdomdestiny

Clean, cars too expensive, death sentence for drugs.

I stayed here in April, absolutely amazing hotel, being at the pool on the roof is amazing, sipping on cocktails, watching the sun go down and just relaxing! Singapore is excellent and one of the cleanest cities I have ever been to, the people are friendly as can be and it has a wide variety of things to do. It has all the high end fashion you could ever wish to view or you can go and buy fakes for peanuts.

I was only there 3 days as I was heading to Bali, I already want to go back. If you like to party and drink alcohol it can be quite expensive, if you're on a budget I'd say there are better places to go than Singapore, I didn't mind that much since I wasn't there long but I think a week there would certainly drain the finances pretty fast. We went to a nice little restaurant by the Marina, had a pizza and some sides, food is damn cheap but our bottle of wine was $90, not terrible but the same bottle in a restaurant here would be $45.

[shimmy2]

keep in mind all that order in sg came from an extremely violent revolution and many lim bo seng martyrs. they have/had a free movie theater in orchard plaza that only played this movie called singapore story everyday. it was the only free thing there

[J. Falcon]

Originally Posted by shimmy2

it's been 10yrs but i been sg. cleanest city i ever seen. no fun though. porn illegal, chewing gum, rap music too. extreme censorship and cute dark malay muslim girls. they like black guys

Rap music illegal? You can't be serious.

[Antonio]

Originally Posted by Marcus Aurelius

.....takes the practical, realistic view that some ethnicities have higher IQs than others

The higher your IQ - the tinier your cock, no?

[alex.missyouth]

Great place to spend a few days, I'd never live there.

[Si]

Certainly lots of interesting comments, thanks to everyone for your input

I'm going to try and dig a little deeper. I was reading some blurb about "the most happiest" countries in the world, or most happiest cities, and singapore ranked low on a few which was odd. But London and the UK were ranked high, and that can't be right

[Lichen]

Originally Posted by Marcus Aurelius

I believe that Singapore-facism is the best system.

"Singapore fascism" LOL

The Nazis perfected it 70 years ago.

[HBKKH]

It's a cool place but you MUST abide by the rules.

[Antonio]

Originally Posted by Lichen

"Singapore fascism" LOL

The Nazis perfected it 70 years ago.

they did, then they took it in the ass ... nice and slow

[Lilit]

Was in Singapore last summer. Great city, very clean, very modern. It lacked the authentic vibe though and felt more western rather than Asian. I'd call it a posh city, you can feel the very high standard of living. I was disappointed when looking for souvenirs I couldn't find anything national Singaporean. English is everywhere, even in the subway they announce the stops in English.

If you're there make sure to go to Geylang. It's famous not only for hookers but also for the best Asian food. It's also very cheap, unlike alcohol.

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by Marcus Aurelius

2) Impose Moral Order. Death penalty for drug dealers. Homosexuality is illegal. Censorship, with rules stating that TV programs "should not in any way promote, justify or glamorise" homosexuality in any form.

3) Adopt Practical Racism.

Lee Kuan Yew - who has effectively ruled Singapore for 50 years - takes the practical, realistic view that some ethnicities have higher IQs than others (Chinese smarter than Malays), and that large affirmative action programs would be a waste of money, and would be an inefficient allocation of human resources.

Nice, too bad there is no way pussy western countries would embrace that. Its all "peace and love for all" bull shit that embraces parasites, why do you think there are more and more welfare receivers in most western countries? Because they can not MAKE them work like Singapore does.
I mean you think they would let in hoards of muslim or african welfare baby factories in their country like western countries do on their own dime?

[Mr. Stiff]

For SE asian standards it's an awesome place to do business or to be an expat.. It's probably one of the best ASEAN places to get PR in..

For tourists it's a cool starting point for getting used to the climate etc, but not really asian..

I'm actually planning on moving there..

[Konda]

I love Singapore.
If you have money, are good looking, like Asian girls and like clubbing and good food etc. it's really great. Very very hot though.

[Si]

Originally Posted by Mr. Stiff

I'm actually planning on moving there..

This is what I'm thinking aswell, need to visit first though .

[Si]

Originally Posted by Konda

I love Singapore.
If you have money, are good looking, like Asian girls and like clubbing and good food etc. it's really great. Very very hot though.

See, every time one of you guys posts things like this, it just sounds better and better .

I fucking hate cold weather, I used to play tennis in 40c temps. Cold weather don't agree with my body in general, I don't like humidity much, but it's better than cold .

[Konda]

You can't just move there unless you want to be on a tourist visa and do visa runs all the time. You'd need to setup a company (entrepass) or be married to a Singaporian or make a large investment.

[Konda]

Also check the rent prices, I think it's more expensive than central New York.

[Si]

Originally Posted by Konda

You can't just move there unless you want to be on a tourist visa and do visa runs all the time. You'd need to setup a company (entrepass) or be married to a Singaporian or make a large investment.

Well I haven't even visited yet . I'm just browsing, I've already moved country once without doing enough research, it won't happen again!

Originally Posted by Konda

Also check the rent prices, I think it's more expensive than central New York.

I have been browsing a property site, pretty wide range from $800 - $16,000 per month from what I've seen so far.

[deltav]

Originally Posted by Si

Well I haven't even visited yet . I'm just browsing, I've already moved country once without doing enough research, it won't happen again!

I think you'll find that all the modernization & economic success came at a cost... as a few on here implied, in many ways it's a very repressive place. And with their recent history of internet censorship and longer history of censorship/control in general, as someone in the online adult biz I wouldn't even think of relocating there.

National Geographic did a nice little feature on Singapore a couple years back. It's probably not as critical as it could've been but does give an idea of the different dynamics going on:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20.../jacobson-text

And here's an AP article from last week on some recent internet censorship there ("It's for your own good!"):

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/10/bu...web-sites.html

[yutenjiboy]

No one has yet to ask....how about the SG women?