Characteristics of Singapore

• darkhour

  14 May 07, 21:05

  anyone knw any unique characteristic of singapore or singaporeans?besides these few:
  
  small country
  small population
  singlish
  
  thnx for ur help, need for gp essay writing this friday=)
• FireIce

  14 May 07, 21:06

  chewing gum is banned!
• ndmmxiaomayi

  14 May 07, 21:17

  Skyscrappers.
• huiz

  14 May 07, 21:18

  like to complain.
• dark_snowboy

  14 May 07, 21:19

  3 Ks, kiasu kiasee, kia summon
• Darkness_hacker99

  14 May 07, 21:19

  66.6%
• Meia Gisborn

  14 May 07, 21:21

  The land of 4 million smiling inhabitants.
• airgrinder

  14 May 07, 21:22

  1. government allow then can do, government never say anything means cannot do.
  SG: can U-turn only when u see U-turn sign.
  AUS: can U-turn unless u see a Cannot U-turn sign.
  
  
• xiaodingdung

  14 May 07, 21:25

  pap
  food
  merlion
• fudgester

  14 May 07, 21:27

  Originally posted by Meia Gisborn:

  The land of 4 million smiling inhabitants.

  *me puts on sad face*
  
  Make that 3,999,999.
  
  
• Darkness_hacker99

  14 May 07, 21:29

  Originally posted by xiaodingdung:

  pap
  food
  merlion

  A hybrid of mermaid and lion who spit saliva all day long.
• Ito_^

  14 May 07, 21:30

  world class press.
• Y_Shun

  14 May 07, 21:46

  kiasu....
• LinYu

  14 May 07, 21:48

  land where $600,000 = 1 peanut
  
• darkhour

  14 May 07, 21:50

  Originally posted by xiaodingdung:

  pap
  food
  merlion

  erm...actuali i mean characteristic leh this is more of what is in singapore bah lol...thnx for ur contribution anyways=)
• Darkness_hacker99

  14 May 07, 21:52

  Originally posted by LinYu:

  land where $600,000 = 1 peanut
  

  
• Deino

  14 May 07, 22:09

  i hate the fact that some Singaporeans embrace being kiasu.
  Goddamnit.
  I hate how people here crowd at the mrt entrance and people end up pushing each other to get out.
  That applies to buses also.
  Especially those who cut queue just to tap their ez link.
• FireIce

  14 May 07, 22:11

  Originally posted by Deino:

  i hate the fact that some Singaporeans embrace being kiasu.
  Goddamnit.
  I hate how people here crowd at the mrt entrance and people end up pushing each other to get out.
  That applies to buses also.
  Especially those who cut queue just to tap their ez link.

  kiasuism is not exclusive to singapore
  other countries oso have
  
  ppl Q overnite for a sale
  ppl stampede others to death at a soccer match
• popikachu

  14 May 07, 22:11

  FOOD PARADISE!
• ditzy

  14 May 07, 22:11

  F1 racing at night.
• popikachu

  14 May 07, 22:13

  kiasu
  
  education
  
  LKY
  
  PAP - pay and pay
  
  >.<
• strado

  14 May 07, 22:17

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• Deino

  14 May 07, 22:18

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  kiasuism is not exclusive to singapore
  other countries oso have
  
  ppl Q overnite for a sale
  ppl stampede others to death at a soccer match

  Yeah and wot an example we set for a 1st world country
• darkhour

  14 May 07, 23:01

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  kiasuism is not exclusive to singapore
  other countries oso have
  
  ppl Q overnite for a sale
  ppl stampede others to death at a soccer match

  yea...so got any suggestions that r more UNIQUE to singapore?k la kiasu all these quite common liao...show u some examples i got from teacher...
  
  The air-conditioned nation
  The nanny state
  Money Politics
  Clean but sterile
  Disneyland with the death penalty
  
  got anything like these?
• LazerLordz

  14 May 07, 23:02

  Realist state. Pragmatic government. OB markers. Censorship. Homosexuality.
  
  Mee Siam Mai Hum.