5 CRAZY things about SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
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“turns out you guys just aren’t sleeping” as a uni student this is so accurate😭
Even now I am coding at 3am. We do not sleep.
I didn't join in this no sleeping culture until I went to jc. "7 hours is a luxury". Like hello it's not a luxury it's a necessity 😂
what is sleep when finals is next week
Even as a secondary school student 😭
Kinda sed but we kinda grown to have to love the hustle
welcome to Singapore🎉 any fans reunion schedule😂
Yeah is there? I look forward to any news abt it
@@leah5280 I don't think have it. Miki is sick in SG
@@eevienchien8053 right
Hellos! Hehehe
The adults are friendly but the kids and teens aren't 😵
Singaporeans just don’t sleep 😂😂 when I was working in SG, I sat with my manager until midnight to correct some reports then I went home but when I got up, I received email from him at 2AM, 4AM, 5.30AM and so on… I was like whoa dude, when was the last time you slept 😂😂😂
Toxic work culture. And i thought it got better over the years, guess not.
My office sleep actually
I wish I could function without sleeping much, but I need atleast 6-7 hours of sleep every day, or else I get really bad headaches.. like really really bad.
This guy will die early.
Before 60 years, he's gone!
I read a comic book till 2am and I’m from 🇸🇬
I think the expensive car is a strategy to reduce traffic, in addition to the rule that you have to have your own garage before owning a car
Singapore is a small country so they have to control the number of vehicle. To own a car you need to have Certificate of Entitlement which is limited provide every month and only last 10 years. After your cert expired,you need to resign and the price is not cheap 🥲
@@Aelin38 thisssss
So many crazy rich ppl "flocked" into SG, COE used to be 30K SGD before covid, now it's at at least 100k SGD zzz
You dont have to have your own garage. Lol. You just apply and paay for parking near your residential area.
And encourage public transport usage
My hair hates the humidity here in Singapore. Everytime I go overseas during colder seasons, my hair becomes much smoother & not fizzy.
Same it’s just way too hot here 😭
Same. SG weather ruined my hair
I'm Malaysian and it's 60% humidity here but when I lived in the UK for a year, my skin was soooo nice. No chipping and I just felt healtheir
Haha I experienced the same as well
@@naylisyazwina6836The air pollution may of also had something to do with it.
I’m from Thailand but I recently went on a school/leadership camp trip to Singapore back in October, I never wanted to move to a different country so badly, the public transportation was so convenient and nice, and everything is also so clean
I’m from Thailand as well, but I’ve never been to singapore. I live in the UK though, and let me tell you although the public transportation is convenient, most of the time it’s very dirty and has a weird smell… 😅😅
It would be cool to be an Ambassador there!😜
I am from Singapore and I want to move to Thailand instead lol
@@user-sg4vb2yg4q
Really? What made you interested in Thailand?
@@shookyscousin the food, the people, the night markets and the cost of living... Singapore is too small and too expensive
Welcome to SG! No napkins cos everyone bring around a packet of tissue paper to ‘chope’ 😂
there is also always a uncle selling tissues at the hawker centres :D but my asian mother keeps a large pack of tissues in the car and 2-3 pkts of tissue in her bag
I don’t chope, but bring napkins
Ya
I can relate
Yeah I don’t do that but have seen people do that and I usually avoid seats with a tissue paper pack on it
I got to live there for 2 1/2 yrs & hands down one of the best countries to live in!! Miss it so much. Honestly, beats living in the US. Safe, efficient, clean, beautiful & everyone is polite & you don’t get ripped off, no crime, & you can fly all around Asia on weekends.
The US can learn alot from SG
"Honestly, beats living in the US."
Ha!
Easily.
The US is a third-world country.
You guys can't have nice things because you're a liberal dystopia.
But the main difference is yhe us is a cultural melting pot and sg isn't
A lot of places beat living in the us
@@chrishaakman9174 Sg also is, just not to the same extent as the US
@@chrishaakman9174 I think it depends on where. A city like NYC yes. However a "rural" area in Singapore will still be way more multicultural (guaranteed at least 4 races, huge mix of food and languages) than a "rural" area in America
As a Singaporean student, I can confirm that we indeed are sleep-deprived (and slightly depressed hAhA).
i mean as a another student of sg i surprisingly sleep alot compared to other people like i have friends that sleep at like 2 and wake at 5 only to sleep in class
That's not healthy bro. Take good care of your body's health today and it will take care of you when you are older
I just rode the MRT in Singapore. And this really kind gentleman stood up and gave me his seat. I love it here. Everyone is so polite.
Here is a fact. You will encounter friendly people, and unfriendly people. The rude and unfriendly can make you gasp in disbelief. But the vast majority are kind, friendly, honest and helpful.
🤔
I just moved to singapore... But i dont have any friends.. its pretty lonely here...😢
I lived in SG for a year and they are competitive af.
If they think a Singaporean are so friendly, i cant imagine how people are where they came from
@@SaveThePurpleRhino pretty privilege and facades matter haha.
exactly, i don't see how foreigners says singaporeans are so nice and friendly, it must be a facade..
@@SaveThePurpleRhino
She might talk about her friends is NICE & FRIENDLY
But generally SING IS IS POLITE COUNTRY, PPL IS HIGH EDUCATION & SAFTY. She’s not wrong though.
While it can’t happen in US/Western, ppl is uneducated, bloody racist & violent hateful towards to Asian.
Kiasu.
we have soft water in singapore, depending on where you lived before you might have hard water (excess calcium and magnesium)
I believe we've moderately hard water in the pipes.
I lived in Singapore when I was a kid .And I do agree that ppl don't sleep much .Even my family don't sleep much.They all have too much energy . Singaporeans works hard and they're very active even in early mornings.
Do they undergo some sort of micro hibernation on their day off and sleep for 16 hours to make up for the sleep loss? lol
the humidity just makes my hair really frizzy 🥴 and we're not sleeping because we're all stressed out with school & work 😭😭 (or maybe it's just me)
Hair does that when it is thirsty. After you finish washing your hair, let it dry how you normally do until it's damp but not wet. Then apply a leave-in conditioner that suits your hair type. Doesn't have to be a specially formulated one, even certain oils do the trick (I use argan). Try doing this once a week at first, then increase frequency as required
I sleep more when I’m stressed. Do you have any tips to sleep less? Like I really need to cut my sleep time
I am in Singapore right now for a concert. It is so damn hot! The hotness is suffocating at times but I see a lot of locals not sweating and even wearing long sleeves and couldnt see a single drop of sweat. Singaporeans are very nice
I've been to Singapore two times!!! They're the most friendly and hospitable people I've ever seen!!
I am actually from Singapore and the reason everyone is so nice is because we learn to respect people because of our pass of other countrys
Say what?
Not all Sgeans are nice la. Let's be honest. But nice or rude people are everyone in any country. Some more then others. That is all.
As a singaporean studen, I can confirm that we don't sleep
same, and it's 100% true
Same, I'm doing homework at midnight, sleep at class
we just sleep in class
I visited for the first time a few weeks ago. So beautiful and transportation was so efficient! I can’t wait to visit again! ❤
When Singapore Airlines flights come into Changi, they always welcome the residents home. Always the best part of the trip going home. 😊
Thanks for highlighting the expensive car prices , we will forward this video to our transport minister
If you are a driver, you will appreciate the expensive car licence prices. No jams. Try driving in another city with cheap cars. You'd die in the car jam.
Thank you for forwarding your concerns. Your minister of transport has received your observation and shall take it into consideration during our next annual overview of our nation’s integrated transport infrastructure. We appreciate your good work citizen.
Ok but like honestly it’s partly understandable. We have WAY WAYYY too many cars on the road rn the traffic jams are scary ig this tries to prevent people from buying cars
@@revilogowe will monitor the situation
Facts abt cars here in SG🇸🇬
1. To get a car, you need to purchase a COE (certificate of entitlement) for around S$100,000 in 2023.
2. Your COE only lasts 10 years
That’s what I love when I’m at home in Asia, the water is so soft and clean compared to the hard water in the US that your hair is buttery smooth and silky
Just add a water softner
Thanks for sharing. However, not everyone is nice and friendly. Yes there are good and nice people, but there are bad ones too. However, never let the bad ones affect your love for Singapore. Learn to be nice and polite to people even though some may be rude at times. Welcome to Singapore and hope you'll enjoy your stay here. God bless and take care:)
I asked for napkins when I got food at a street fair and they said no. I laughed but dude was serious. He gave me one. But it's about litter. Car registrations are limited by the government. The subway is great but don't bring Amy food or drinks on it. They don't habe garbage cans in the subway because eating and drinking is against the law there. It's so small you can walk but it's so hot. I love singapore
The main reason why we do not have a garbage cans in the subway isn’t because eating and drinking is against the law there. It is to prevent terrorist attack. Used to have it but removed after US 9/11 tragic event.
Glad you guys enjoyed your time here…. Hope you all had a chance to try a good variety of local dishes…Indian , Malay & Chinese
Average humidity in Singapore is actually at a dangerous level (above 80-90%) and poses issues health-wise. Google it. Yes, it does not make the skin dry, but that's it.
Just an advice to have enough sleep 6-8hrs a day based on YOUR BODY CLOCK.
This will eliminate getting heart attack. Quite many news a few years ago about young people died from heart attack.
Singapore 🇸🇬 seems like an amazing place to visit 😊.
not really. its quite boring and shitty
To live too!
Go for the amazing food!
I love Singapore 🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬
I came to Singapore over 30 years ago and still living here. The best thing I like here is convenience. Grocery shopping, healthcare, transportation and eateries.
Yeah, heard owning a car there is hella expensive. Not only are carz overpriced, you also have to pay for like an extra SGD10k-15k to own it, then you also have to pay for your own parking (owning a condo doesnt give you a parking spot)
It's 120k for that piece of paper now, thereabout.
Yeah, and you can own it for 10 years before you're required to bid again.
@@YotsusWhat about motorbikes?
Normally condo comes with one parking lot. If you need extra, you need to pay for it.
Motor bike's certificate of entitlement is around SGD $9000+ as at May 2024
I’m in Singapore college and the culture is different. Even foreign professors are accepting if you email them at night but in the states or Australia no email during afterhours
I’ve been to Singapore for work, and it was one the best countries I visited. The public transport there is really good.
most people in Singapore sometimes work really late so that's probably why people don't sleep. you should try going to the hawker centers they have really good local food
Work late, but not efficiently. Hence companies take advantage of these folks
SG is just too good to be true. Yes things are expensive, but its amazing. I took the long flight to Changu from Heathrow and soon as i landed into Changi i could just feel the richness, cleanliness, safety etc etc
Thank you so much.. I feel so proud to be a Singaporean ❤
Me too 🇸🇬❤
Cars here are very expensive so they can manage the number of cars on the roads, this is to reduce the number of traffic jams, and to reduce the emissions from cars. Not only that though, driving into certain areas will charge you extra, and parking, depending on where you are, can be EXPENSIVE
Even in residential areas they'll charge you for parking if you don't have a season pass! But as you said the public transport is AMAZING and we're pretty well connected :)
Im glad you enjoyed Singapore, and I hope you visit again! As expensive as it can be.
Also here's a tiny lil tip for those who plan on coming:
Want to eat fast food?
Enter more residential areas, they food there is much cheaper.
Want to go to a supermarket?
Look for NTUC/Fair price :)
Cold Storage can be much more expensive, but you're paying for quality so it's up to you:)
Kinda the same as Malaysia for not sleeping but if you text me it takes forever to reply
As a Singaporean who is currently living in another country, I am very proud of my origin
after living in melbourne fr 8 years since university days, i wondered how did i live/survive with so little sleep in sg as a student...
I lived in Singapore during my highschool years. So stressful! O and A level in Singapore is an experience you should try if you plan to make it in life. You will survive everywhere else. Singapore is convenient, people are nice, I love the food. I just don't love the fact that it is hot year round, no four seasons. People also tend to be quite the same. Coming from the North of Vietnam, I guess I just craved for more chaos and diversity in my life 😂.
And despite the tough and stressful O and A level, majority struggle in professional lives later. I wonder why.
@@energy12211 one of the things I noticed while studying in Singapore is that very few people would make choices that look like it is riskier but actually is easier. People tend to walk the well trodden paths. Nothing wrong but it is very competitive.
@@linhduong0809 Good observation. I wonder if it's because of a mix of scarcity mindset ( given how small Singapore is, the opportunities are always less compared to US or Europe) and cultural factors (e.g. can't disappoint parents etc., No sense of independence/ independent viewpoint as they stay with their parents mostly..). But what really surprised me is how so few people actually leveraged their powerful passport to explore different parts of world or even worked abroad.
@@energy12211 Honestly, I have not thought that deep about it. But it seems they have to pay a very high price for any mistake they make. For a civil servant, they have to have their transcript since primary submitted. That is what I heard.
The water in Singapore, I kid you not, is processed water from everybody's toilet bowl. But not to worry, it's safe to drink 😅
Nah ... that's wayyyy too simplified 😂
That's how the system works in pretty much every country. Water goes through a purification process.
The processing is very advanced and the water that comes out is super clean and used for factory processes iirc. They also release a whole lot back into the reservoir to mix with the minerals there. :)
Yes it is true. Impressive indeed
through the new water plant
The nice and friendly didn't happen to me until after a few months 😭. The hawker centre ppl always yell at me, look so done with me, and would gimme side eyes until they memorised my face and started greeting me. Only a few ppl were nice to me. The rest was simply ready to fight me. I envy y'all's experience. After a while and after a little bit of exploring, I found places with nice ppl. But, boy, my social anxiety was off the roof the first time I got here. My mom and I almost cried. They're really nice to me now tho.
Hahahaha don't worry you're living the real experience😂. If u wanna be treated nicely u gotta either look rich or speak good english
We take time to warm up. Having lived overseas, I find friendliness to be relative. Westerners ask "how are you" but they don't really mean to know about your mental health. It feels nice and cosy as if someone cares about you, but after awhile, it's just another day to day greeting. In Singapore, we dont greet because of the fast pace, but if we ask you "how are you", we really mean to know if you are really coping well and will be ready to spend time listening to you.
Our Singaporean client is sending us an email at 3 AM PH time 😂
I am a singaporean and I am so touched to hear that you enjoy being in our country (except for the price of our cars)
You can drink water straight from the tap.
You can do that anywhere in the West too especially since John Snow (no he wasn’t a bastard) discovered cholera was a water-borne disease, and helped instigate sanitation
The water in most of Asia is soft water. Hair is softer, smoother, shiner and less likely to shed so you have each hair strand for a longer cycle. Skin is less dry and retains moisture. 😍 NA tends to use hard water so all the minerals in our water get deposited back into our hair and skin leaving it much drier to the touch. You can always buy filters to fix this problem. 😄 Either a filter for the water tank system in a house or individial filters for each shower. It's why I love going to Asia. The humidity in the air is so nice too and I love being able to walk around.
You forgot to add..the car you own in Singapore is only for 10 years!!!
Welcome to Singapore!
SG have among the best public transport in the world since the country is small, making them easy to manage.
Welcome to Singapore! I hope you enjoyed your stay here. Yes they don't really give a lot of tissue papers here 🤧😭
Car is a social status symbol in Singapore. Even the most basic car costs a fortune because you have to pay for certificate of entitlement, and other permission. Basically you spend more on tjese permissions than the car. And you can only keep the car for a certain duration.
Same with housing, the houses are on 99year lease even though you pay $400-500k on a small 86sqm apartment. The non lease once go can over 1million
Try buying a house in Sydney!
@@wanjina618 try in sg, a 86sqm is $500-600k :D
I went to SG last time. Not getting the same treatments. Some looked at me like staring. I was at a restaurant, not a cheap one too, and sat at a table beside this Singaporean couple. And they couldn't stop staring. But the people i met in the hotel and airport or Grab drivers were nice. I been there 3 times by the way.
Agree on this, they're not as friendly as people from Thailand. If you lock eyes they can't even smile back 😅 Too snob
We don't give away our precious smiles easily. Do you know how many muscles we need to move in order to smile? The energy to smile at everyone is better reserved for using our phones at 3am 😊
I did ask my relative in Singapore.. she told me even after you spend that money to owe the car, like example you at your prime you get the car, after a decade you felt you want to slow down, but you can't coz you restart all over again the whole process to own the car, so.. you must move and at your peak all the time even you age 60.. if you still want to own a car, you need to perform... It's not like you get a car at 30s and can keep the car when you reach 50s.. it's not work that way..
It is true
I just love Singapore
My favorite destination
Welcome to this beautiful island! I love ❤ my country!!!!
Singaporean hustle a lot because the standard of living is crazy.
I just had lunch with a couple from Singapore. It sounds like an amazing place, I can't wait to visit and see it for myself!
yeah Singaporeans are so stressed up with Whatsapp messages.
The boss or colleague could be texting at 9pm and they expect you to reply.
Singaporeans work almost 24/7.
Their eyes are glued to their phones even when they walk in public places. I call them "walking zombies".
It's a lifeless place where many disgruntled commoners just work work work for pittance.
Depend which sector you are..if you are office based, good luck...
@@ae101rulez You’re lucky, I guess.
I am so happy to see another creator in Singapore 💕
"so nice and friendly" 💀
Welcome!! I'm from here!! Glad that u like my country!!! Tysm
Bahahahah it’s so true, here I am watching you guys at 3:16am!! It’s in our blood lol
Lived in Singapore in the mid to late 90s. I went from India to work on some engineering projects. Looooooved it there. Would love to live there again.... The weather suited me .... Unlike the US .... Hate hate hate the cold. Also as a single girl living in Singapore is very safe .... Having lived in the US for the last 23 years .... I have worried about guns and the general safety of my kids constantly..... Wears you out
Hope you enjoyed your stay in our sunny humid Singapore 🤗
cars are a luxury. they're taxed heavily to reduce air pollution. so on top of the car price, car owners will need to pay for certificate of entitlement (coe). also I think napkins are just a society thing? there's free and clean toilets everywhere, just wash whatever you need napkins for?
If u hop over to Malaysia things are 3 times cheaper yo! Anyone can buy the lastest s class hybrid 2023 edition for only rm700k ( less than usd160k ) as msian govt gives a huge tax break for electric/semi electric cars
"I don't what's in the water" - It might actually BE the water!! I don't know what your water is like in your area of SG but soft water really can improve your hair condition if you've moved from an area with harder water. I didn't know until I moved to an area with soft water but it really makes a difference to your skin and hair
Welcome to Singapore !!!
Hi Kev and Miki 👋🏻 I’m happy you guys finally got a vacation away from all the crazy dr/nurse work 😊
I wish I can take my special someone on a trip like this 😞
im singaporean!! glad you enjoyed staying here!!
They arent called napkins in Simgapore....they call it tissue
Serviettes
@@johcx1994Yes. Singaporeans call it serviettes. In the Philippines they call it napkin.
Even as a secondary school student in Singapore,i sleep like 4-6hrs a day
There is just so much stuff to do
I would say welcome to Singapore. But I am not sure if everyone says that . Hahahaha
Singapore is small but compact with high population density, so it's very possible to have high bus frequencies almost throughout the day.
They have to buy their water from Malaysia
Sadly, as with some other countries, people are only so nice and so friendly to certain races and appearances while being quite rude to others.
You mean Malaysia. We buy some of our water from Malaysia. But we also do water treatment for them. The cost of building water treatment facilities, maintaining and operating them is really high and we sell the treated water back to them for lesser than it would cost them to do all of the above and treat it themselves.
We also have reservoirs and water catchment areas and treat sea water to desalinate them, and there is also Newater- water we recycle, filter, treat and make super clean.
I don’t know about others but my kids are racial blind meaning they are polite to everyone regardless of race or nationality or religion because we raised them that way. As parents, we ourselves have friends of various races and faiths.
Education starts at home. Racism is everywhere. Prejudice is everywhere but we can make a difference from home to teach them positively and hope their generation will make a difference.
Yeah Singapore is great for Chinese as majority Chinese there!
@Spamamageri yes i meant Malaysia, thanks. Don't know how I typed it wrong 🤣🤣
Malaysia does have its own water treatment plants, my husband's work was part of it.
It's lovely that your kids are polite to everyone regardless of background. Good job. I think we shouldn't call it racial blind, because when we want our kids to respect others we teach them about the differences so they can be respectful of that too. I.e we're not all the same (though we are equal) but we can appreciate all the differences between us. I'm sure you've taught your kids to be respectful of the differences and they probably have interesting experiences because of it.
Yes as a Singaporean, we rlly like it here
Singapore is great ! Welcome to pay a visit to Malaysia !
As a Singaporean I think i love Malaysia environment more, the people are more down to earth kind. There are pros and cons between them both but if one is looking for a friendly environment I would pick msia
In Thailand, napkins are super thin or toilet paper is disguised in plastic napkin dispensers. Any imported cars are subject to a 300% import tax. The capital city of Bangkok never sleeps! Some night markets are open until the early morning. Thai people are super friendly! Many similarities to Singapore.
$200,000 dollars for a ToYoTa pRiUs???!! That’s crazy🤯
They forgot to mention, for $200k you are only allowed to own the car for 10 years 😂
Happy to have you two! Love from Singapore!!!! ❤
Ask the Secondary and JC students if they know what sleep is
Hahaha😂
We recycle the sewage in Singapore.............
Fact - sewage here is treated and recycled. But it is used in industries, not for drinking
Welcome to Singapore!
Me: ok bye!
In Singapore, the initial outlay of a car is high but parking is so much cheaper than cities in Japan. I drove in Kansai area during the Rugby world cup and the parking fees were from SGD50 to SGD120 per day!
i'm sorry... DID YOU SAY GRAB IS REASONABLY PRICED?? a one way ride's around $50 😭😭
Lol where you travelled to for it to be that expensive? I've travelled night time from west to east and the most I got was arounc $30+
When I first stayed in Singapore 15 years ago, I didn't really interact much with the locals. However I came back in 2023 and still hardly get a chance to talk to them. However whenever I do, it has always been very nice and I really think the people are generally warm and friendly once they open up. There is a bit of hesitation towards the beginning, but once you open up I find people quite nice. I really love the elderly here and they seem.quite knowledgeable about a lot of things.
Singapore is amazing
The cars part is truly a fact no one drives in SG, and there are some taxi and Uber delivery drivers but other than that it’s all public transportation like buses, subway trains like I visited SG last month and I sat once in a taxi car but the rest is all subway trains 😂 btw fellow neighbour MYS here
Singapore be like: damn gas prices here are high
Meanwhile: gas in Malaysia sure are cheap 🙂
You gotta respect and admire those Chinese communities that make Singapore so great and welcoming .
There are also malay and indian communities here
Everyone is so nice and friendly?????? I don’t think so. Auntie’s and Uncle’s in SG hates everyone.
You have to dress smart for the aunties and uncles to be nice to you.
True… friendly? Are you kidding me😂
WELCOME TO SG ! Hope you like it here♡
I love Singapore...❤..
I love Singapore she is the most beautiful in the world
it’s whats NOT in the water, many places have hard water, meaning there are a lot of minerals in the water that cause issues
Nice and friendly???? Seriously!
the houses are so expensive too 😭😭 the amount used to buy a flat can buy a house elsewhere
“Early worms” 😂😂😂👌
The part about no napkins, in hawker centre trueeee. In other eateries, i’m taking napkins or asking for one like there’s no tomorrow.
The part about no sleeping, true to a certain extent, we definitely hustle but the main thing is, we’re efficient 😄
The part about friendly, definitely. When there’s a visitor, especially a famous one, we’ll be like welcome to singapore!! Have you tried our crab? Have you tried durian? Where you been? Have you been here? Oh you gotta try this!!
I LOVE MY COUNTRY! I love the airport too 😍
YESSSS! My hair always feels better here! It’s not the humidity, Thailand have almost the same humidity but my hair was horrible. It’s the water!