Singapore is a melting pot of the 4 main races – Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian. With our unique fusion of various languages and dialects, a local slang called Singlish is born. Many foreigners find it hard to understand our origins and heritage. But with our fast-paced life and traditional Asian values juxtaposed in this tiny island we call home, many funny traits have developed, and let’s just say, they’re not all perfect. Here are some funny perspectives of looking at Singapore, enjoy!
You Know You Live in Singapore when…
- You sweat after walking for 5 minutes, thanks to the humid tropical weather.
- It’s sunny and warm all year round! (who doesnt love that?)
- You hear people speaking with a sing-song accent, and using words like ‘lah’, ‘loh’, ‘leh’ at the end of their sentences.
- You’re trying to alight from the MRT (metro) but the crowd just pushes in, before you even get to step off the train.
- You’re at a restaurant, and the waiter stands eagerly watching you while you foot the bill, and hopefully leave some tips for him.
- You are not allowed to chew gum. Chewing gums are banned in Singapore!
- There are signs of ‘No littering’ and ‘No smoking’ – Fine $500… everywhere! (like they say, Singapore is a ‘fine’ city.)
- Everyone else is walking much faster than you are! They seem to be rushing somewhere, even on a weekend.
- You’re at a food court at lunch hour, and you see packs of tissue paper left on the table tops, that’s just the way they reserve the table.
- There is a long queue and you know they must be queuing for freebies.
- Your Singaporean friend takes the day off work to catch The Great Singapore Sale.
I would love to be in summer year round. Ok you twisted my arm, Next stop Singapore
hey Katie, u should come! The weather's fantastic
besides, you'll love the food!
had me laughing! Great post… haven't been there but will once we are in Asia! Many Burmese live there..
Oh yes, I have a few Burmese friends in Singapore and we've got excellent Burmese food here too. Singapore's an interesting place for foreigners – we're just being misunderstood often as a commercial hub with not much to offer as a tourist destination, but I'm hoping that will change soon!
Hahaha – I love reserving tables with tissues – so bizarre!
Yeh it’s funny! Some of my filipino friends adapted to life in Singapore so quickly that soon enough, they were reserving tables with tissues too.