Back to your best Mike. How is Singapore, away from all those neon lights? We only made it as far as the airport lounge when we were there in January, but I find it a fascinating place when I watch videos, and would love to see how people live there. Are they as regimented and Stepford wife like as I imagine, or are there areas where you slip and slide on spilled market produce on the ground? Are there rough edges to all the manicured smoothness?
thank you! there are definitely many places away from the more touristy downtown... but even the ALLEYS were pristine... and often filled with artwork! it wasn't an awkward "Stepford Wives" vibe....more like a huge theme park... not fake... but it was surprising just spotless everything was. Yes, partly due to laws... but i think now it's also a matter of civic pride and culture
When I first moved to Singapore from L.A I felt as if I had been transported into real life Truman show. Everyone is nice, helpful and very civic minded. The city was a bit cleaner than now and not too crowded. What I appreciate most besides personal safety and excellent infrastructure is social cohesion . It is wonderful to live in a society where everyone cares more about the community as a whole than individual happiness. One downside is cost of living has gone through the roof in recent years.😢
@@j.t1682 yes, it was a bit pricey for sure.... but to be fair, we spent the majority of our time in the tourist center, as this was our first visit. Of course, we canvassed chinatown and kampong glam, the muslim neighborhood with colorful shops and restaurants... next time, we plan to dig deeper to see if we can better understand "real life" in Singapore
You want an area that you might skip and slide on spilled market, then the go to place is any of the wet markets during operating hours. Little India also offers the charms of chaos and rough pavements. Tekka Market in Little India is a wet market.
The cinematography, storyboard, witty scripting makes this one of the best 'tribute' videos from first-time foreigners, making me glow with pride as a Singaporean. As many and yourself have pointed out, you have covered a lot ground and did a good job given your first visit. Perhaps a follow up visit covering the main ethnic enclaves Chinatown (Chinese), Geylang Serai (Malay), Little India (Indian) and the well-known underbelly district Geylang (red light district) will help you discover the grittier though still orderly side of Singapore 🤩
this is very encouraging and insightful feedback!! Thank you so much... we cannot WAIT to return to "dive deeper" into Singapore's many non-touristy neighborhoods... thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!
Thank for visiting Singapore. And thanks for your vlog. I loved it as a singaporean. There is alot more places to visit beside the tourist area. You guys must visit our heartlands to enjoy what we enjoy. Hope to see you guys back soon. Cheers !!!
i totally agree -- we want to come back and see explore the "real" neighborhoods. we tasted a little of it, but not nearly enough! thank you so much for watching
Used to be the garden city when Singapore’s first prime minister LKY first conceptualised what SG should look like. Then the country’s planners decided on “city in a garden” concept and expanded the greening of Singapore to land and buildings. So SG is now a city in a garden. U hear that, borrell???!!! Go to Pulau Ubin, a nearby island, to see old Singapore with its rustic landscape, quarries - not manicured, just raw.
A a Singaporean, it warms my heart that you hold my country to such high regard. However, things are far from perfect, as we all share the same stressors adults face all over the world. Beyond the "glamour" of the usual Marina bay sands, Gardens by the bay, Sentosa etc.... we are all living pretty standard lives and trying to cope with inflation and high prices just like everyone else.
yes, I can totally relate... we live in a tourist town in Florida and everyone assumes you're rich if you live there... which is far from true... but it's still a special place to call home, just like your amazing city and country!
The doses of "imperfections" are peppered everywhere outside where you had visited. Next time, venture further away from downtown, into the heartlands, into the parks not sculptured for the tourists. You'll see those imperfections and life outside the Matrix. Whatever it is, I love the angles and the sequences of many of your video scenes. They are well edited and very refreshing. Looking forward to see more! 😊
No it isn't a simulation. Such pills are illegal. 😁Thanks for one of the more thoughtful videos about Singapore. Do come back and see the rest of the country, it's a lot less picture perfect than Marina Bay Gardens, which BTW is what you get when you spend a billion bucks. As a citizen, I would say, no this country is far from perfect. It is however insanely well designed for living in the 21st Century.
yes, i figured if we'd had more time, we'd discover the pockets of true reality... but being our first visit, we had to see some of the obvious sites and attractions... and we did get a taste in our many many long walks... (we covered a LOT of ground, but mostly in the city center).. we can't wait to come back when we have time to see more of the island
Thanks for the fast reply! When you come back, look me up. Perhaps I may show you some of the reality behind the simulation ... and even show you the model of the simulation! 😁
There is no public caning in Singapore. The caning is done in private in prison mostly for molestation, rape drug trafficking and illegal visa over stayers. Public caning is done in conservative Islamic Aceh Province Indonesia.
@@AroundTheWorldWeGo But the caning is no joke it take weeks to recover n permanent scar on the butt. Anyways its just became normal not to break the rules u dont even feel the rules are there u automatically become self discipline which is good.
