Scots Taffer on 17/11/2011 at 12:42
All I'll say is the actuary only stayed in Singapore for 11 months for a reason, but everyone's different! We'll chat soon though. :)
Aerothorn on 18/11/2011 at 02:29
Just remember: no chewing gum is allowed in Singapore!
Muzman on 18/11/2011 at 08:01
Porn, swearing, smelly fruit and communists generally frowned upon in various parts of town too.
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Yeah, neither my wife or I have ever been there, so it's a bit of a leap of faith. The whole uptight thing doesn't bother me much: I could count the number of times I get drunk each year on the fingers of one hand. I could probably still do it while "drunk". Still, it's a pretty big change, and I'll be kicking myself if the family doesn't like it.
It'll probably be fine. I've never spent a significant amount of time there, but it seems clean and polite and absurdly high tech. And Bris humidity means that part won't be too much of a shock.
I've spent lots of time with people from there though and that ranged from "the outside world is disgusting, how do you filthy gwai loh's do it? And do you have to stand so close while you tell me?" to "Oh thank god, I can breathe! Now how much drugs and racy media can I inhale before I choke while getting nasty words about Lee Kuan Yew tattooed onto my arse".
Chade on 20/11/2011 at 11:15
Quote Posted by Muzman
Porn, swearing, smelly fruit and communists generally frowned upon in various parts of town too.
Yeah, none of that really bothers me too much. Maybe if I was planning to spend the rest of my life there it would be a different story, but the current plan is to come back to Brisbane after a respectable amount of time.
heywood on 23/11/2011 at 10:20
An old buddy of mine used to spend a lot of time there for work. Called it "Sling-a-whore" because the club scene was full of dancers and prostitutes from all over SE Asia. So it can't be *that* conservative.
Good luck wherever you end up. It sounds like you need a change of pace.
