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Cars are required for those who do not work in popular areas. Places such as
Tuas can be hard to get to. Cars are also useful for other activities than commuting to work. Trips to the supermarket, holidays in Malaysia. All that said, on Mainland Malaysia, I often felt distinctly uncomfortable. I couldn't seem to get enough clothing to cover me. As a fair-haired woman, I was really out of place. I didn't have the same experience while in the Sabah area. I have had several people tell me that it is hard to find jobs there and also housing is expensive and cars are expensive. Housing isn't cheap but no worse than a big city in the USA. There's no need for a car in Singapore. There may be no need for a car in Singapore but for a place that doesn't need any, there certainly are a lot of cars. It was amazing to me that so many had cars considering their cost and the ease of travel without one. I have family living in Singapore. I find their homes to be outrageously expensive considering that they range from very small apartments to two storey townhouse apartments. My family all work extremely hard. 12-18 hour days with few breaks over the weekend are the norm for all of those still working. Most everyone I've met in Sing was very nice, even the ones that I got to know better. ;^) I think it's a great place to visit and a wonderful hub for visiting other places in SE Asia. Anyone that loves to shop and has deep pockets will naturally love Singapore. Myself, I'm not much of a shopper but I still had a great time in Chinatown. Then again, I was picking up gifts to take back home. |
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Cars are required for those who do not work in popular areas. Places such as
Tuas can be hard to get to. Cars are also useful for other activities than commuting to work. Trips to the supermarket, holidays in Malaysia. All that said, on Mainland Malaysia, I often felt distinctly uncomfortable. I couldn't seem to get enough clothing to cover me. As a fair-haired woman, I was really out of place. I didn't have the same experience while in the Sabah area. I have had several people tell me that it is hard to find jobs there and also housing is expensive and cars are expensive. Housing isn't cheap but no worse than a big city in the USA. There's no need for a car in Singapore. There may be no need for a car in Singapore but for a place that doesn't need any, there certainly are a lot of cars. It was amazing to me that so many had cars considering their cost and the ease of travel without one. I have family living in Singapore. I find their homes to be outrageously expensive considering that they range from very small apartments to two storey townhouse apartments. My family all work extremely hard. 12-18 hour days with few breaks over the weekend are the norm for all of those still working. Most everyone I've met in Sing was very nice, even the ones that I got to know better. ;^) I think it's a great place to visit and a wonderful hub for visiting other places in SE Asia. Anyone that loves to shop and has deep pockets will naturally love Singapore. Myself, I'm not much of a shopper but I still had a great time in Chinatown. Then again, I was picking up gifts to take back home. |
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In article , Neil Raines wrote:
Cars are required for those who do not work in popular areas. Places such as Tuas can be hard to get to. Cars are also useful for other activities than commuting to work. Trips to the supermarket, holidays in Malaysia. For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu |
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In article , Neil Raines wrote:
Cars are required for those who do not work in popular areas. Places such as Tuas can be hard to get to. Cars are also useful for other activities than commuting to work. Trips to the supermarket, holidays in Malaysia. For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu |
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In article , Miguel Cruz says...
For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one. Are you allowed to rent a car in Malaysia and use it in Singapore ? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest and Portugal |
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In article , Miguel Cruz says...
For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one. Are you allowed to rent a car in Malaysia and use it in Singapore ? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest and Portugal |
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In article , Miguel Cruz says...
For holidays to Malaysia, it's much cheaper to hire one than to own one. Are you allowed to rent a car in Malaysia and use it in Singapore ? -- Alfred Molon http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Prague, Budapest and Portugal |
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I don't even think I want to go back as a tourist, let alone live there. You
would have to work VERY hard in a well paid job to get anything out of it at all. "Neil Raines" wrote in message ... I have visited many times and do not believe the people are any more hard working than those in New Zealand.(where I live and work). " Hi Ash, I still do think Singapore nice place to go as a tourist. But we don't want to live there as a resident. Nice place for woman to shopping around. Nice food and nice atmosphere. But once u live there... you will have to keep up with singaporean. Working very very hard... My husband used to work for local company... even on his day off the phone will ring and ask him to go to work. Maybe that the basic characteristic of chinese... Live to work (not work to live). Because of the ppl there very hard working... not surprise the country achieved so much in over 30 yrs. Singapore have the lowest corruption rate in far east. But still... I don't want to live in Singapore.... :-) -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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I don't even think I want to go back as a tourist, let alone live there. You
would have to work VERY hard in a well paid job to get anything out of it at all. "Neil Raines" wrote in message ... I have visited many times and do not believe the people are any more hard working than those in New Zealand.(where I live and work). " Hi Ash, I still do think Singapore nice place to go as a tourist. But we don't want to live there as a resident. Nice place for woman to shopping around. Nice food and nice atmosphere. But once u live there... you will have to keep up with singaporean. Working very very hard... My husband used to work for local company... even on his day off the phone will ring and ask him to go to work. Maybe that the basic characteristic of chinese... Live to work (not work to live). Because of the ppl there very hard working... not surprise the country achieved so much in over 30 yrs. Singapore have the lowest corruption rate in far east. But still... I don't want to live in Singapore.... :-) -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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I don't even think I want to go back as a tourist, let alone live there. You
would have to work VERY hard in a well paid job to get anything out of it at all. "Neil Raines" wrote in message ... I have visited many times and do not believe the people are any more hard working than those in New Zealand.(where I live and work). " Hi Ash, I still do think Singapore nice place to go as a tourist. But we don't want to live there as a resident. Nice place for woman to shopping around. Nice food and nice atmosphere. But once u live there... you will have to keep up with singaporean. Working very very hard... My husband used to work for local company... even on his day off the phone will ring and ask him to go to work. Maybe that the basic characteristic of chinese... Live to work (not work to live). Because of the ppl there very hard working... not surprise the country achieved so much in over 30 yrs. Singapore have the lowest corruption rate in far east. But still... I don't want to live in Singapore.... :-) -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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