Writing about Singapore from a foreigners point of view, not loosing your objectivity and digging below the artificial surface is a challenging thing to do. Controversial for some and interesting for others.
But there is one thing I always wondered about. How do locals feel in a strange, new other country? What does it mean to be a Singaporean over seas? Do they experience the same that I did?

Singapore’s overall unemployment rate averaged 2.3 percent in 2008, up from 2.1 percent in 2007. The country aims to keep its unemployment rate below 5.2 percent in 2009

Working as a cashier in a huge supermarket for the past two months has opened my eyes to the various silly antics of Singapore customers. Most of the behavior mentioned here may seem shameless and risible but they explicitly mirror the greedy, arrogant and thoughtless characteristics that some local customers possess.

Working as a cashier in a huge supermarket for the past two months has opened my eyes to the various silly antics of Singapore customers. Most of the behavior mentioned here may seem shameless and risible but they explicitly mirror the greedy, arrogant and thoughtless characteristics that some local customers possess.

Singapore appears to have finally achieved its dream of being better than Hong Kong at something.The Lion City was yesterday named the most desirable destination for expatriates from Asia.Hong Kong would have been in contention for first place were it not for its appalling air pollution, according to ECA International, which organised the survey.

By now Singapore is most famous for its popular laws against Chewing Gums, executing Drug traffickers and being the cleanest city of the world. The more advanced tourist will also be aware of the Durian fruit, the Merlion, Sentosa and probably the first F1 night race. That’s it. Boring.

This is the second part of my post “10 Most Touristy Things To Do In Singapore“, you can read the first part here

By now Singapore is most famous for its popular laws against Chewing Gums, executing Drug traffickers and being the cleanest city of the world. The more advanced tourist will also be aware of the Durian fruit, the Merlion, Sentosa and probably the first F1 night race. That’s it. Boring.
But to satisfy the jungle outfit wearing town map waving traveler, please continue reading for the 10 most touristy things you can do in Singapore! Enjoy! Or jump to the second Part of this series with “5 More Touristy Things To Do In Singapore.