I just returned from a trip to Thailand.
In Phuket, we met an American couple, who were holidaying in the region for 2 weeks. They were thinking of visiting Singapore, but a friend told them not to, saying that it's too 'sterile'.
Compared to Thailand and other SEAsian countries, I would admit that Singapore is much more sterile. I mean, there's not much here that Americans, for example, cannot see back in the US of A. It's efficient and clean, which makes for a great environment to live in (contrast pollution of Bangkok), but there's not much to attract visitors interested in the exotic east.
Which got us to thinking - where could a Singaporean bring a visitor to that wasn't sterile.
What we managed to think of:
Little India
Chinatown
Kampong Glam
Geylang Serai
and that's it. So far.
Sigh
In Phuket, we met an American couple, who were holidaying in the region for 2 weeks. They were thinking of visiting Singapore, but a friend told them not to, saying that it's too 'sterile'.
Compared to Thailand and other SEAsian countries, I would admit that Singapore is much more sterile. I mean, there's not much here that Americans, for example, cannot see back in the US of A. It's efficient and clean, which makes for a great environment to live in (contrast pollution of Bangkok), but there's not much to attract visitors interested in the exotic east.
Which got us to thinking - where could a Singaporean bring a visitor to that wasn't sterile.
What we managed to think of:
Little India
Chinatown
Kampong Glam
Geylang Serai
and that's it. So far.
Sigh
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