Hell... everyone(ok almost everyone) is assuming the original poster(John
in FL) wants an expat lifestyle, wants a high paying expat job in Singapore,
wants to drive an expensive fuel guzzling car & goes out partying all night
& drink lots of alcohol... for all we know, he & his Filipino wife could be
in their 60's in which case, i've heard that Singapore is a good place to
retire, low or no crime rate(or they'll whip yer in public or hang yer!),
food is cheap, housing might be a bit of a problem for locals there but if
they're going to retire there, no doubt they'll have to meet the govt's.
entry requirements & have enough capital to get into the country first! As
for standard of living & medical care, i hear it's good(even if you have to
drink recycyled water & get the **** taken out of by Malaysians), and
talking about Malaysia, it has good transport links to neighbouring
countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia & perhaps the Philippines,
which might be the real hidden agenda here by his wife.

If all the original poster wants is "ammuntion" for why they should not move
to Singapore, then i suggest he asks the same question(s) at
soc.culture.singapore & cross post to soc.culture.malaysia, he'll have fun
starting a flame war there & gain enough details for his argument.

If on the other hand, he is serious in his intentions, perhaps a visit to
http://www.singaporeexpats.com/ would be more helpful.

end of story.

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wrote in message
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Guys I got a question. My wife is suggesting that we move to
Singapore. She is from the Philippines and she took a 4 day trip to
Singapore with her mom. She is a city girl and she likes it there. Said
the people are nice. I asked,,,,is that the only reason you like it?
She said yes because how many cities do you know where there are nice
people. She wanted to know how can you move there. We are in Florida.

Can anyone respond to this inquiry? I dont plan to move there at all
but I want some ammuntion to present to her as to why we should not
move there.

John in FL

http://community.webtv.net/FLknight/me