Thank you for your kind words on Singapore. I am blessed to be born as a Singaporean. With the good Government, a country without natural resources, we made it till today. Very good infrastructure on transportation, public housing and I feel save to go around Singapore without feeling fear.
We locals have this habit of taking things for granted living here. I travel a lot for work and more often than not, I appreciate this city I call home more after each trip. Thank you for your kind words and for a very well done video. Wish you all the best in your travels, stay safe.
A lot of people have a wrong notion of Sg rules & regulations & fines etc. The signs such as do not liter, do not smoke, do not feed wild animals, birds etc, are put up as reminders to people & deterrent so that we have clean comfortable environment for everyone to live & reside here. This makes us more conscious to be considerate too.
Though I heard the younger generation seems to take things for granted. They seem to forget how LKY laid the foundation of hard work with no compromise which it seems many had lost that! I could be wrong, so let's wait for 2030.
You are a wise traveler ! Traveling don't need to be expensive. I don't go for expensive accommodation but a decent one to rest at night. Let's be honest, most of the time, I will be exploring all day anyway. No high class dining but affordable food that the locals enjoy. That's way to experience the culture.
Singapore is one of the greatest cities on the planet. Of that there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever. As you stated, it leads the world in so many ways. I must get back there sometime soon. I couldn't agree with you more about how travelling to these incredible places inpires you in life. It drives me everyday to achieve my goals. It's like I was narrating the video myself. Travel truly broadens the mind. Great video, as always.
After 20 years working in Singapore as an expat, I retired here. Love this country. Would never think of retiring in Thailand, but its close enough for getaways. And the Singapore dollar being strong, it is a great country to retire. Another plus point is, there is no capital gains tax in Singapore. LuckilyI left the US good forever...and even the citizenship. Thank you for all your videos and happy travels.
Singapore is by far the most racist place on Earth against anything that is not "Chinese race". They have the CMIO framework where the "Chinese race" get 85% of all visas. On accomodation they will mention "Chinese race owner" and they will ask "need to speak Chinese to liase with customers erc for jobs. They are extrimely racist and white are not welcomed. Furthermore, the real estate is a scam as money launderee buy empty property resulting in them costing 4 times what they should + leeshold have to give it back in 50years so 0 ownership. Cars 100k for a basic car that you need to destroy every 10 years. Sex workers everywhere banging their heels in condos amd hdb, 0 noise pollution rules and noise 24/7 from constructions and ktv workers banging their heels at night or the wahsing machine at 3am from one of those mannerless C... How the hell can you can you reccomend Singapore? If you are white and reading this, please save your life and skip tf of this racist sinocentric moneylaundering shithole!!
Welcome to Singapore and thank you for your kind words. We are not perfect and have much to learn from the rest of the world. I am grateful to be born and bred here as we have a good and efficient government. I wish we have more land and cooler weather!
@@RetireandGo it seems to me that the cost of operating the government at all level in the US is sky high and ironically, the government employees are bunch of lazy with entitlement mentality. The Union should be abolished. In Asia, peoples work hard and are lucky to have a decent pay jobs.
Sg has a Building Maintenance & Strata Management Act and the Building & Construction Authority that enforce building maintenance on building owners and issues orders to remove illegal structures that r added on without a proper valid building / renovation permit. Our public housing flats are repainted every 5 yrs and common facilities r upgraded about every 5 to 10 yrs depending on what it is.
Welcome back to Singapore 🇸🇬 Thank you for your generous compliments. We do ok but like any country/city, we’re not perfect. Thankfully, we do have a good and effective government and civil services. Makes living in Singapore comfortable, convenient, and pleasant. (But Singaporeans are tough customers - complain a lot). Also, to be fair with other countries, we are very small, and arguably easier to manage and maintain.
I agree 100% … been going to or through Singapore 2-3 times a year for the last 20 years. Expensive, yes. Live there, no. But there are so many free things to do and very stress free … Changi … best airport in the world!
Singapore is not for everyone especially for those who find it to expensive to reside here, retire here or even to come here for a holiday. Can't please everyone. If tourists know where to go for affordable food than you are able to make your $$$ stretch. Do your homework first before going to any expensive cities. Touristy area can be double the amount. Anyway those who choose to reside here should have the ability to survive with extra $$$ in their pocket unless you were invited by a MNC company well than all expenses paid by company. That what i meant Singapore is not for everyone.
So nice to see this video! I've been to Singapore twice (for work) and totally agree with your opinion on the great City, also the city under the city is a true adventure on its own hahaha.....great video and great to see some familiar places!! thanks!
You are 100% accurate on Seattle. I live 30 miles south, of Seattle and man, are you spot on with your commentary. Its only getting worse. Time to head out, soon.
I love Singapore! I have been there many times and will be there again this Christmas. Would love to retire there, but sadly i will not be able to do that.😢 Singapore makes many American cities look very obselete.
I loved this video! I was in Singapore in 2016 for my 40 birthday. I fell in love with the city. I live in Boston and I walk around the city and it makes me so sad. Our roads, Sidewalks, public transportation are a joke. I do love America and I am proud of what I have accomplished. Unfortunately I am making an exit strategy to travel and explore until I can’t any more. Great words of wisdom 💗🙏🏽🇵🇷
Welcome to Singapore, Sir. We are glad you like our country. Besides being safe and peaceful, you are right that Singapore is an inspiring country. Take care !
Thanks for your video! Very kind. One little error. We don't have a huge birth rate, in fact one of the lowest. But yes, having built such a place, we do have a lot of immigrants, quite possibly some of the kiddies you saw were new Singaporeans, or PRs. Cheers, mate!
Just tried emailing you. If you have time and would like to chat with a Singaporean about living here, why Singapore works the way it does, especially as an older guy who has seen the changes and as a retiree, hit me up!
As a Singaporean, I Thank You for appreciating my country. I’m grateful to my Government for maintaining and keeping Singapore Clean & Safe . Welcome to Singapore ❤
I am blessed as a Singaporean citizen. Our Government is good and everything works well here. What more can we ask for, good food, transportation is fantastic and cheap compared to other countries. Food is incredible. Most of all, its the safety here.❤️❤️❤️🌷🙏
Thank you for your good feedbacks about Singapore I live. 😀I visited many other countries. We do have favourite countries for getaway holidays. But Singapore is my best country to live and work for.
You need to come to Singapore for Christmas and New Year. Orchard road and marina bay is so beautiful and magical. And on New Year's Eve. the fireworks start at 10.30 pm or 11 pm and it goes on until 12 am. You gonna have the best Christmas and New Year's in your life in Singapore ear's It is so beautiful, you love Singapore.
Thank you and I also appreciated for all your positive and understanding attitude about Singapore island. I am glad to know you also been to Thailand in Bangkok too and I had also been there. I like to travel there too because there are quite the same similar trains system that they provide for BTS and subway mrt trains there too.
Totally nailed it my friend! So glad you didn’t hold back from making the obvious connections. It’s simply amazing how some US cities don’t understand the basics. When will there be a shift, better be real soon. chattanooga dave.
@@RetireandGo stop your lied . I’m from Singapore. Singapore is not what you are talking about. The truth is expensive & boring. Your shit are full of shit !!
Just got back from from a business trip in Singapore yesterday. Whatba great experience! Totally agree with everything you're saying. This is the only place I have ever traveled outside of the US where I felt like I could actually live there. Very impressed by Singapore. Hoping to be back soon!
Dude listen, Singapore is by far the most racist place on Earth against anything that is not "Chinese race". They have the CMIO framework where the "Chinese race" get 85% of all visas. On accomodation they will mention "Chinese race owner" and they will ask "need to speak Chinese to liase with customers erc for jobs. They are extrimely racist and white are not welcomed. Furthermore, the real estate is a scam as money launderee buy empty property resulting in them costing 4 times what they should + leeshold have to give it back in 50years so 0 ownership. Cars 100k for a basic car that you need to destroy every 10 years. Sex workers everywhere banging their heels in condos amd hdb, 0 noise pollution rules and noise 24/7 from constructions and ktv workers banging their heels at night or the wahsing machine at 3am from one of those mannerless C... How the hell can you can you reccomend Singapore? If you are white and reading this, please save your life and skip tf of this racist sinocentric moneylaundering shithole!!
So happy you show us a reasonable price hotel, I was in Singapore during June, hotel price is very high, love the city very clean, evening I went to Lau Pa Sat Satay street, great atmosphere, try No 8 stall for best satay, cost me Singapore $14 for one person.
Just sharing a local tip: Lau Pat Sat is for tourists. There are many more great hawker centres all over Singapore that has authentic local food, at local prices !
I dont think if the facts support this but I definitely felt like I saw many more kids outside in Singapore. Probably also because its so safe, parents have no issues letting their kids out
Thank you! You make me proud as a Singaporean! Public places are maintained because we have a strong government that plans and budgeted for all maintenance works that must be carried out as a routine.
Thank you sir,you are the best vloggers ever to walk around and describe my country singapore so clearly. We singaporean welcome you to visit singapore more often.🤜🤛✌
This video has more depth than other travel vlogs that i've watched so afar. Your observations and descriptions of my country and inspirations derived from your 'walk-about' inspired me as a local.
The local coffee is just amazing! Ya Kun Kaya Toast and Toast Box has one of the best local coffee shop chains across the island. It's also affordable compared to Starbucks or Coffee Bean where a simple cup of Latte could cost you SGD$9-12! Lol Im a local here, and I cry every time I have colleagues who want to have coffee at Coffee Bean or Starbucks 😂
My family and I fell in love with Singapore. We visited there the past 3 summers, and my son wants us to move there. We've gotten tired of living in Texas. When I tell people about Singapore, they always bring up the lack of freedom. I will gladly give up that perception "freedom" for a safer environment and affordable food. Currently trying to find out the requirements and how much I would need financially to move there.
It is not that expensive, if you live like locals and not like ‘expats’. If you don’t live in expensive condos, eat at expensive restaurants or shop at high end stores.
What exactly is freedom? Free to breathe clean air and free from polluted water? Free to talk down the streets without fear, free from fear and out your children being killed in school? Yeah, America has freedom to spout nonsense, but where does that get you? A country where people cannot even agree on facts, because alternative facts have become the thing. Freedom? Too simplistic a thinking from the ignorant.
Another great vlog Chris........My own journey is about to begin in 5 days finally and for the next 6 months...I retired at 59 finally had enough and time to travel... 16 months already so no real time limit actually..First stop Bali then Thailand to start with then visit the countries and cities of Bangkok, Hua Hin,Cambodia,Vietnam,Da Nang, Kuala Lumpur, Penang , Jomtein, Phillipines and Laos......Happy travels and stay safe...who knows we may cross paths if we are in the same city I will keep an eye out on your vlogs to see where you are in your travels...Aloha Chris.🙂
I was in Melbourne city centre for a week’s holiday, you know Melbourne, beautiful streets, beautiful buildings, great art scenes, but I can’t help thinking many of the streets are filthy with trash on the pavements and on the seats right in the city centre, many public facilities are unkept, and homeless people in many corners. And it was constantly voted as the best top 10 cities to live in by some western surveys.
I’m American. I hear what you are saying. I believe there are “officials” that are afraid of progress. What you’re describing is infrastructure. Improving infrastructure costs money and many Americans just don’t want to pay (taxes) what it takes to have what some of these Asian countries have. I think you hit it on the nail about no skin in the game, not vested, etc. I don’t have any answers, so in part, I’ll be starting my slow travel journeys in a year when I retire. Cheers.
Corp tax in Singapore is about 17% and USA 25% so good luck to American if Democrats win. We will safe on our defense and build more better infrastructures and schools … Terminal 5🎉🎉🎉
I was there last yr ....went into the 3 towers and there is a nice garden on the left of towers and across is the lion statue under construction....stayed in india side and loved the china town and eaten at the famous hinan chkn place
The ten most violent cities in the world are: 1. Tijuana, Mexico 2. Acapulco, Mexico 3. Caracas, Venezuela 4. Ciudad Victoria, Mexico 5. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 6. Irapuato, Mexico 7. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 8. Natal, Brazil 9. Fortaleza, Brazil 10. Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela In 2022, Singapore ranked as the first safest country or area in the Global Law and Order Index. Singapore is also ranked first in the Green Cities Index for Asia. No trash, no graffiti, no weird people roaming the streets.
Thank you for sharing your observations and opinions about Singapore. As a Singaporean, I do see Singapore has certain negatives compared with other countries but then again, which country doesn't! On the balance, perhaps Singapore has more pros than cons. Most important, we have racial harmony, peace and safety ... something which many other countries cannot claim to have. I hope you will enjoy our hospitality and Singapore welcome you to visit again .. or if fate will have it, stay here for the long term as your base to strike out to the rest of the world in your retirement 😄
One of the few videos that features how to travel affordably in SG! Many vlogs highlighted buying bottled water from convenience stores which cost a bomb as you have to pay a premium for convenience although reasonably priced supermarkets are easily available.
Check out Jalon Alor and Malaka in Malaysia. Takeshimaya and Isetan dept stores are nice Love Boat quay for bars and restaurants. Food quality is high. One of the best airports and airlines in the world.
Another great video. I think the fact that Singapore is so clean, it makes ppl that normally litter think twice about it. When they see garbage laying around, they think it's ok. It changes their mindset. Just my thoughts.
Thank you for loving our country. You can get ice coffee at less than $3 in coffee shops in the heartlands. Food is more expensive as compared to other SE Asia countries cos we need to import practically everything.
Thank you for your kind words for my homeland … enjoy your stay and hope to bump into you when you are in town… I will buy you a cup of local coffee 😂❤
You NAILED it! hahahah!!!! there's a few large underground shopping network that most vbloggers don't know about. These underground shopping network connects buildings and malls so that we don't have to walk on the surface under the heat and cross traffic lights. I was amazed I could walk underground from City Hall / Suntec City to Funan. 🤣
In San Francisco you can walk out of a 50 dollar lunch and try to avoid the homeless sitting in front, the needles and syringes discarded by the addicts on the pavement or the dog poops left behind by young hi tech workers living in fancy buildings by the Bay. You are so right. San Francisco is located in one of the most beautiful and picturesque locations on earth. Yet, for the past 35 yeats, I never go there at will. 🍁
I visited US a decade apart and my recent visit to Vegas is not pleasant! I really cannot wrap my head around how things go bad so quickly? Anyways, enjoy your stay in Singapore. One of the better hawker center near to the city center is Hong Lim Park. You can find lots of yummy food for lunch and breakfast there. If you can handle your spice, the curry chicken noodles is really good.
I missed Singapore...but I cannot go back to work there coz of my age 49..it's difficult to be approved to work anymore... That's to your video....now I can see Singapore..
Littering is a crime with severe punishments in Singapore while in San Francisco and Seattle, theft is not a crime unless its over $900 and littering is a sport. Huge difference in thinking.
Please let don’t let the American know so much as we save plenty from our defense budget and used it to build better infrastructure, schools and airport. Trump is right we don’t wanna pay our fair shares cause our Corp Tax is only 16% if they gonna hear and follow Trump we gonna lose lots of Jobs and work here as they will move there. Just keep to ourselves please!
Singapore is not clean because people don’t litter - nobody gets fined anyway - but because there are a lot of foreign workers employed as street cleaners
@@RetireandGo we were in Singapore on a layover during Christmas 2021 and we took a taxi down to the marina. I got out and left my phone in the taxi. I panicked because all my banking, credit cards, airline tickets and hotel reservations were in that phone. My daughter called my phone a dozen times hoping someone would pick it up and eventually the taxi driver did. Long story short, I got my phone back and the same taxi driver took us back to the airport and refused a tip. I don’t see that happening anywhere in the US!
Some might disagree, but I prefer Singapore over Malaysia. Feels closer to what I expect regarding standard of living as an American tourist traveling abroad.
You should do a video that highlights the cost of relocating every 30 days identifying typical flight costs and annual expenditures. Contrast the cost of constantly relocating vs obtaining visa and staying longer or permanently if possible.
I was curious about your observation about children. Singapore has one of the lowest fertility rates in Asia (0.9) and it is impacting their economy, and not in a good way. In my previous career I studied demographics with a view of how they affected a country's sport development/performance. Singapore, Japan, and South Korea always stood out in Asia as having a rapidly aging population. The effect on sport performance will take a while to manifest but the imbalance between retirees and contributors to social support programs will occur much sooner. As you pointed out however, Singapore usually 'gets it' and I'm curious to see how they address this.
I agree. I decided to "fact check" birth rate comment as well. According to World Bank data Singapore has a lower birth rate, and declining more quickly, than the US. As of 2022, 8 births per 1000 in Singapore, and 11 in the US (versus a world average of 17)
Thank you for compliments in our Urban planning, Our Urban Planning Authority is review every 10 years and the Big Concept plan is 100 years ahead. Next time, you can drop by our local housing estate and see how the locals are doing too , where the food are much cheaper and where it is not too tourist-sy
Singapore is a success story. It's out of my budget sadly. Safe, clean. efficient, good MRT, nice people. I stayed at a place round the corner from Raffles, it was called Waffles, a backpacker hostel.
Hi Chris, Singapore looks very clean , that aspect is one point I cannot overlook, I live exceptionally well and our property is clean, I dislike a dirty, grafitti trash filled environment it affects me . I appreciate the coverage of Singapore. If I visit a area and its filthy & unkept ,I wont enjoy my visit as much as a beautiful well maintained area. Leadership shows. I know zilch about Singapore but thats where you enter in, inspired by you I will follow Singapores journey closely. I dont miss any of your videos and we are looking for the best destinations, especially the cleanliness . I understand that you wont spend 30 days, nevertheless am sure interested . "League of its own". I want exceptional!
I must say you are the first travel RUclipsr that waxes lyrical about this little city, with all its artificial trappings. Thank you for giving me another perspective on Singapore.
Sawadee krub. Welcome to Singapore. Please try some local dish like chicken rice, bah kut teh, laska, fishball noodles, Chwee kueh, etc Please visit/walk around Haw Par Villa, bukit timah hill, green rail corridor, MacRitchie Reservoir
One other thing about Singapore is the diversity. We have gotten a lot better over the years. To me, most times, I’m really blind to skin colours. We see each other the same (at least most of the time) 😊
Just there a few months ago. Same hotel and Indian restaurant on the corner. Great food, good price. I found Singapore quite a bit cheaper than the US. Was really surprised how much everything gone up in the mainland. Spent more on my three weeks back in the US then five months in S.E. Asia. Right now in India. Actually more expensive then S E asia
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Thank you for your kind words on Singapore. I am blessed to be born as a Singaporean. With the good Government, a country without natural resources, we made it till today. Very good infrastructure on transportation, public housing and I feel save to go around Singapore without feeling fear.
You are most welcome
I really enjoy your city
@@hannas7428 And we need strict laws and harsh penalties to have a safe Singapore.
We locals have this habit of taking things for granted living here. I travel a lot for work and more often than not, I appreciate this city I call home more after each trip. Thank you for your kind words and for a very well done video. Wish you all the best in your travels, stay safe.
Thank you kindly :-)
I wish you the best as well !
Singaporeans don't appreciate and complaint alot.
From a Singaporean who lived in Hawaii for many years, I must say I still love my country Singapore and can't wait to return. ❤
I understand
Both beautiful places
@@jenlim1936 Home sweet Home 🏠🏠🏠🏠🏠❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌷🌷🌷🌷❤️❤️🌷🌷
So glad you love Singapore 🇸🇬 my beautiful country. My husband is from Pasadena, California but we live in Singapore now and love it here.
Good choice to move to Singapore
I really like it :-)
A lot of people have a wrong notion of Sg rules & regulations & fines etc. The signs such as do not liter, do not smoke, do not feed wild animals, birds etc, are put up as reminders to people & deterrent so that we have clean comfortable environment for everyone to live & reside here. This makes us more conscious to be considerate too.
True
Clean and well run city full of kind hearted people
I love it here
Wow nice reminder well be there on December
I salute you for your values and spirit of excellence! And thank you for speaking well of my city.
Thank you :-)
It is very beautiful
You have so much kind words for my country. Thank you Sir.
Thank you :-) I am enjoying my stay
Though I heard the younger generation seems to take things for granted. They seem to forget how LKY laid the foundation of hard work with no compromise which it seems many had lost that! I could be wrong, so let's wait for 2030.
You are a wise traveler ! Traveling don't need to be expensive. I don't go for expensive accommodation but a decent one to rest at night. Let's be honest, most of the time, I will be exploring all day anyway. No high class dining but affordable food that the locals enjoy. That's way to experience the culture.
I totally agree with you :-)
Singapore is one of the greatest cities on the planet. Of that there is absolutely no doubt whatsoever. As you stated, it leads the world in so many ways. I must get back there sometime soon.
I couldn't agree with you more about how travelling to these incredible places inpires you in life. It drives me everyday to achieve my goals. It's like I was narrating the video myself. Travel truly broadens the mind.
Great video, as always.
I appreciate this feedback
Thank you kindly :-)
After 20 years working in Singapore as an expat, I retired here. Love this country. Would never think of retiring in Thailand, but its close enough for getaways. And the Singapore dollar being strong, it is a great country to retire. Another plus point is, there is no capital gains tax in Singapore. LuckilyI left the US good forever...and even the citizenship. Thank you for all your videos and happy travels.
This is fantastic
And citizenship too? Thats incredible
Great move
Smart
Singapore is by far the most racist place on Earth against anything that is not "Chinese race". They have the CMIO framework where the "Chinese race" get 85% of all visas. On accomodation they will mention "Chinese race owner" and they will ask "need to speak Chinese to liase with customers erc for jobs. They are extrimely racist and white are not welcomed. Furthermore, the real estate is a scam as money launderee buy empty property resulting in them costing 4 times what they should + leeshold have to give it back in 50years so 0 ownership. Cars 100k for a basic car that you need to destroy every 10 years. Sex workers everywhere banging their heels in condos amd hdb, 0 noise pollution rules and noise 24/7 from constructions and ktv workers banging their heels at night or the wahsing machine at 3am from one of those mannerless C...
How the hell can you can you reccomend Singapore? If you are white and reading this, please save your life and skip tf of this racist sinocentric moneylaundering shithole!!
Welcome to Singapore and thank you for your kind words. We are not perfect and have much to learn from the rest of the world. I am grateful to be born and bred here as we have a good and efficient government. I wish we have more land and cooler weather!
City states are the best to manage peacefully
You are doing great
Thank you :-)
I live in LA and went to Singapore last year and I was humbled
It is a big change for sure
You see how well it is run
Vote Trump in first !
@@RetireandGo it seems to me that the cost of operating the government at all level in the US is sky high and ironically, the government employees are bunch of lazy with entitlement mentality. The Union should be abolished. In Asia, peoples work hard and are lucky to have a decent pay jobs.
Sg has a Building Maintenance & Strata Management Act and the Building & Construction Authority that enforce building maintenance on building owners and issues orders to remove illegal structures that r added on without a proper valid building / renovation permit. Our public housing flats are repainted every 5 yrs and common facilities r upgraded about every 5 to 10 yrs depending on what it is.
@@AlvinLKWong
Lmfao.
I lived in Singapore for nearly two decades and can't appreciate its beauty enough anymore. I'm travelling via Singapore to Bangkok next month.
I agree with you :-)
So beautiful
You hit the nail on the head you definitely have things worked out I love your opinion and love your doing life right
Thank you kindly :-)
Another thing will be safety here in Singapore,especially for women and kids.
I agree! A safe clean city :-)
Welcome back to Singapore 🇸🇬
Thank you for your generous compliments. We do ok but like any country/city, we’re not perfect.
Thankfully, we do have a good and effective government and civil services. Makes living in Singapore comfortable, convenient, and pleasant. (But Singaporeans are tough customers - complain a lot). Also, to be fair with other countries, we are very small, and arguably easier to manage and maintain.
Thank you
I appreciate this :-)
We are small... hence we can't make too many mistakes... it's easier to work on a big jade. Thanks bro ... glad you enjoy SG! CHEERS❤🎉😂
Thank you so much for visiting Singapore. Please come back soon.
Thank you :-)
I will try to return every year
Thank you, always welcome to my country Singapore 🇸🇬
Very kind of you !
Thank you :-)
I agree 100% … been going to or through Singapore 2-3 times a year for the last 20 years. Expensive, yes. Live there, no. But there are so many free things to do and very stress free … Changi … best airport in the world!
It’s a great airport ! So nice
Singapore is not for everyone especially for those who find it to expensive to reside here, retire here or even to come here for a holiday. Can't please everyone. If tourists know where to go for affordable food than you are able to make your $$$ stretch. Do your homework first before going to any expensive cities. Touristy area can be double the amount. Anyway those who choose to reside here should have the ability to survive with extra $$$ in their pocket unless you were invited by a MNC company well than all expenses paid by company.
That what i meant Singapore is not for everyone.
So nice to see this video! I've been to Singapore twice (for work) and totally agree with your opinion on the great City, also the city under the city is a true adventure on its own hahaha.....great video and great to see some familiar places!! thanks!
Thank you kindly for this comment
:-)
I 100% agree with all you said about our cities in the USA.
Yes true
It’s time to move
You are 100% accurate on Seattle. I live 30 miles south, of Seattle and man, are you spot on with your commentary. Its only getting worse. Time to head out, soon.
Yes, I love that area
The lake of America
So beautiful
It’s just a sad time
Thank you for loving Singapore ❤
You are most welcome, I love it here
I love Singapore! I have been there many times and will be there again this Christmas. Would love to retire there, but sadly i will not be able to do that.😢
Singapore makes many American cities look very obselete.
I really like it too
It’s a beautiful place
Very inspirational watch! The attention to detail that most visitors fail to notice.
Thank you :-)
I loved this video! I was in Singapore in 2016 for my 40 birthday. I fell in love with the city. I live in Boston and I walk around the city and it makes me so sad. Our roads, Sidewalks, public transportation are a joke. I do love America and I am proud of what I have accomplished. Unfortunately I am making an exit strategy to travel and explore until I can’t any more. Great words of wisdom 💗🙏🏽🇵🇷
I understand
I look at the US as work , then we go home after :-)
Welcome to Singapore, Sir. We are glad you like our country. Besides being safe and peaceful, you are right that Singapore is an inspiring country. Take care !
Thank you :-)
I really enjoy it
Thanks for your video! Very kind. One little error. We don't have a huge birth rate, in fact one of the lowest. But yes, having built such a place, we do have a lot of immigrants, quite possibly some of the kiddies you saw were new Singaporeans, or PRs. Cheers, mate!
I understand
:-)
Just noticed all the families ! It’s wonderful
Just tried emailing you. If you have time and would like to chat with a Singaporean about living here, why Singapore works the way it does, especially as an older guy who has seen the changes and as a retiree, hit me up!
Thank you for loving my country ❤
Thank you ! It is beautiful
Lived in Singapore for 4 years and now in Thailand, love your content
Thank you so much
Oh my you lived in wonderful places !
You have a lot of good experience overseas
I really enjoy the short rants you do….comparing the location to the west. Keep up with the great videos….
Thank you
Hopefully they don’t go too hard :-)
Thanks for sharing the wisdom and truth! Can't wait to see where you go next...
Thank you
Have a good week
As a Singaporean, I Thank You for appreciating my country. I’m grateful to my Government for maintaining and keeping Singapore Clean & Safe . Welcome to Singapore ❤
I really love visiting Singapore
I am blessed as a Singaporean citizen. Our Government is good and everything works well here. What more can we ask for, good food, transportation is fantastic and cheap compared to other countries. Food is incredible. Most of all, its the safety here.❤️❤️❤️🌷🙏
I agree with you :-)
@@RetireandGo 👍👍
Thank you for your good feedbacks about Singapore I live. 😀I visited many other countries. We do have favourite countries for getaway holidays. But Singapore is my best country to live and work for.
I agree
Thank you and have a great weekend :-)
You are a refreshing person, healthy, wise, independent. ❤
Thank you kindly for this !
Singapore is so efficient.
I agree ! Amazing
love your videos...great job! Thank you!
You are most welcome
:-)
You need to come to Singapore for Christmas and New Year. Orchard road and marina bay is so beautiful and magical. And on New Year's Eve. the fireworks start at 10.30 pm or 11 pm and it goes on until 12 am. You gonna have the best Christmas and New Year's in your life in Singapore ear's It is so beautiful, you love Singapore.
I would love to see Singapore in Christmas!
@@RetireandGo We are building a 4th tower. There is a garden at the top.. It is so beautiful you love Singapore.
It looks so clean everywhere !
Oh yes
Well run city
And crime is actually punished
It's cleaned.
@RetireandGo
It's getting worse. Discounts in "punishment" for some serious cases.
Thank you and I also appreciated for all your positive and understanding attitude about Singapore island. I am glad to know you also been to Thailand in Bangkok too and I had also been there. I like to travel there too because there are quite the same similar trains system that they provide for BTS and subway mrt trains there too.
I agree
It’s a lovely place
Have a nice day :-)
Totally nailed it my friend!
So glad you didn’t hold back from making the obvious connections. It’s simply amazing how some US cities don’t understand the basics.
When will there be a shift, better be real soon.
chattanooga dave.
Thank you so much :-)
Have a good day
Thanks for your service as an expat here brother. From a middle class Singaporean 🇺🇸🇸🇬
You are welcome
Have a good weekend!
@@RetireandGo stop your lied.
@@RetireandGo stop your lied . I’m from Singapore. Singapore is not what you are talking about. The truth is expensive & boring. Your shit are full of shit !!
Just got back from from a business trip in Singapore yesterday. Whatba great experience! Totally agree with everything you're saying. This is the only place I have ever traveled outside of the US where I felt like I could actually live there. Very impressed by Singapore. Hoping to be back soon!
I agree with you
So nice :-)
Dude listen, Singapore is by far the most racist place on Earth against anything that is not "Chinese race". They have the CMIO framework where the "Chinese race" get 85% of all visas. On accomodation they will mention "Chinese race owner" and they will ask "need to speak Chinese to liase with customers erc for jobs. They are extrimely racist and white are not welcomed. Furthermore, the real estate is a scam as money launderee buy empty property resulting in them costing 4 times what they should + leeshold have to give it back in 50years so 0 ownership. Cars 100k for a basic car that you need to destroy every 10 years. Sex workers everywhere banging their heels in condos amd hdb, 0 noise pollution rules and noise 24/7 from constructions and ktv workers banging their heels at night or the wahsing machine at 3am from one of those mannerless C...
How the hell can you can you reccomend Singapore? If you are white and reading this, please save your life and skip tf of this racist sinocentric moneylaundering shithole!!
So happy you show us a reasonable price hotel, I was in Singapore during June, hotel price is very high, love the city very clean, evening I went to Lau Pa Sat Satay street, great atmosphere, try No 8 stall for best satay, cost me Singapore $14 for one person.
I totally agree
I paid over $100 for a room that was the size of a queen bed last time haha
I was happy to find this place
@@RetireandGo good job !
Just sharing a local tip: Lau Pat Sat is for tourists. There are many more great hawker centres all over Singapore that has authentic local food, at local prices !
@ nice!
I appreciate this
I dont think if the facts support this but I definitely felt like I saw many more kids outside in Singapore. Probably also because its so safe, parents have no issues letting their kids out
Yes true
That was the idea I was trying to convey
Safety equals more kids :-)
Spore ia a Blessed City...n Blessed with Good Governance. Tq for ur kind words.🇸🇬
I agree :-)
Thank you! You make me proud as a Singaporean! Public places are maintained because we have a strong government that plans and budgeted for all maintenance works that must be carried out as a routine.
I really enjoy my time in Singapore
Thank you sir,you are the best vloggers ever to walk around and describe my country singapore so clearly. We singaporean welcome you to visit singapore more often.🤜🤛✌
Very kind of you :-)
Thank you
so glad you love Singapore.. Thank you for your video n praised Singapore
welcome back..🎉❤
You are welcome
I loved my trip to Singapore
This video has more depth than other travel vlogs that i've watched so afar. Your observations and descriptions of my country and inspirations derived from your 'walk-about' inspired me as a local.
Thank you kindly :-)
Have a good week
The local coffee is just amazing! Ya Kun Kaya Toast and Toast Box has one of the best local coffee shop chains across the island. It's also affordable compared to Starbucks or Coffee Bean where a simple cup of Latte could cost you SGD$9-12! Lol
Im a local here, and I cry every time I have colleagues who want to have coffee at Coffee Bean or Starbucks 😂
Oh interesting
I’ll have to try those
Great comment about what drives people to want to have kids. I couldn't agree more.
Thank you kindly
Have a good week :-)
Great Rant ❤👍
I was born and raised in Seattle. Left in the late 80's. Won't go back.
I totally understand
So many western cities are declining
My family and I fell in love with Singapore. We visited there the past 3 summers, and my son wants us to move there. We've gotten tired of living in Texas. When I tell people about Singapore, they always bring up the lack of freedom. I will gladly give up that perception "freedom" for a safer environment and affordable food. Currently trying to find out the requirements and how much I would need financially to move there.
I agree with you!
It is not that expensive, if you live like locals and not like ‘expats’. If you don’t live in expensive condos, eat at expensive restaurants or shop at high end stores.
@@franceskueh5430 one of my main concerns is the cost of education for my child since we’re foreign nationals
@@franceskueh5430 true !
What exactly is freedom? Free to breathe clean air and free from polluted water? Free to talk down the streets without fear, free from fear and out your children being killed in school? Yeah, America has freedom to spout nonsense, but where does that get you? A country where people cannot even agree on facts, because alternative facts have become the thing. Freedom? Too simplistic a thinking from the ignorant.
Glad to see you visiting diff country and bring us dif contents dos and don'ts. Cheers!!!
Thank you !
Have a good day
You can get cheaper coffee by buying from the local coffee shops. And having meals at hawker centres.
True! Good point
Another great vlog Chris........My own journey is about to begin in 5 days finally and for the next 6 months...I retired at 59 finally had enough and time to travel... 16 months already so no real time limit actually..First stop Bali then Thailand to start with then visit the countries and cities of Bangkok, Hua Hin,Cambodia,Vietnam,Da Nang, Kuala Lumpur, Penang , Jomtein, Phillipines and Laos......Happy travels and stay safe...who knows we may cross paths if we are in the same city I will keep an eye out on your vlogs to see where you are in your travels...Aloha Chris.🙂
This is absolutely wonderful to read!
Exciting! Please keep us updated and enjoy every day of your journey
That's a great travel itinerary.
Aloha Brother! Keep the great vlogs coming, you are a inspiration to me!
Thank you kindly
Have a great day :-)
Another great video brother 🤙🏼
Thank you so much :-)
Thank you for such an insightful video. God bless.
Blessings to you as well
I was in Melbourne city centre for a week’s holiday, you know Melbourne, beautiful streets, beautiful buildings, great art scenes, but I can’t help thinking many of the streets are filthy with trash on the pavements and on the seats right in the city centre, many public facilities are unkept, and homeless people in many corners. And it was constantly voted as the best top 10 cities to live in by some western surveys.
I understand
So many US cities are like this too
I’m American. I hear what you are saying. I believe there are “officials” that are afraid of progress. What you’re describing is infrastructure. Improving infrastructure costs money and many Americans just don’t want to pay (taxes) what it takes to have what some of these Asian countries have. I think you hit it on the nail about no skin in the game, not vested, etc. I don’t have any answers, so in part, I’ll be starting my slow travel journeys in a year when I retire. Cheers.
Oh nice! You are beginning travel as well, that’s great!
Please keep us updated ok?
Corp tax in Singapore is about 17% and USA 25% so good luck to American if Democrats win. We will safe on our defense and build more better infrastructures and schools … Terminal 5🎉🎉🎉
I was there last yr ....went into the 3 towers and there is a nice garden on the left of towers and across is the lion statue under construction....stayed in india side and loved the china town and eaten at the famous hinan chkn place
A good trip !
Thank you for sharing :-)
Lol, the timing is perfect. I'm heading there next weekend. Looking forward to chilling for a few days.
Oh! Very nice !
I wonder what new years is like there? That would be cool
The ten most violent cities in the world are:
1. Tijuana, Mexico
2. Acapulco, Mexico
3. Caracas, Venezuela
4. Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
5. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
6. Irapuato, Mexico
7. Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
8. Natal, Brazil
9. Fortaleza, Brazil
10. Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
In 2022, Singapore ranked as the first safest country or area in the Global Law and Order Index.
Singapore is also ranked first in the Green Cities Index for Asia.
No trash, no graffiti, no weird people roaming the streets.
Unbelievable how clean the country is totally felt safe walking around at night
Thank you for this information!
@@arizonadavetv Can you believe Kensington Ave Philadelphia is on the same planet as Singapore?
The Singapore government invests heavily in the education of Singaporeans and ensures there is upward mobility for all-the best they can anyway.
True
Very smart population
Thank you for sharing your observations and opinions about Singapore. As a Singaporean, I do see Singapore has certain negatives compared with other countries but then again, which country doesn't! On the balance, perhaps Singapore has more pros than cons. Most important, we have racial harmony, peace and safety ... something which many other countries cannot claim to have. I hope you will enjoy our hospitality and Singapore welcome you to visit again .. or if fate will have it, stay here for the long term as your base to strike out to the rest of the world in your retirement 😄
You are welcome
I enjoy my time in Singapore :-)
One of the few videos that features how to travel affordably in SG! Many vlogs highlighted buying bottled water from convenience stores which cost a bomb as you have to pay a premium for convenience although reasonably priced supermarkets are easily available.
Don't buy bottle water from 7 eleven. Just buy from a normal supermarket. In fact you don't have to. Singapore tap water is save to drink.
Good information!
Thank you
Check out Jalon Alor and Malaka in Malaysia. Takeshimaya and Isetan dept stores are nice Love Boat quay for bars and restaurants. Food quality is high. One of the best airports and airlines in the world.
I agree ! You are right
Another great video. I think the fact that Singapore is so clean, it makes ppl that normally litter think twice about it. When they see garbage laying around, they think it's ok. It changes their mindset. Just my thoughts.
Good point I agree :-)
What a great video…. It’s really beautiful.
Thank you
I enjoy walking this beautiful city
Ive been in 45 countries, and I agree with you that Singapore is one of the best-run countries in the world. In fact I cannot think of a better one.
I agree with you
Have you been to Kuala Lumpur?
Thank you for loving our country. You can get ice coffee at less than $3 in coffee shops in the heartlands. Food is more expensive as compared to other SE Asia countries cos we need to import practically everything.
I really enjoyed my stay :-)
Thank you for your kind words for my homeland … enjoy your stay and hope to bump into you when you are in town… I will buy you a cup of local coffee 😂❤
Thank you kindly :-)
you flat get it done. you don't let any grass grow under your feet. Look forward to your videos in Singapore. You are the man
Thank you so much !
Have a great day :-)
Excellent Video Chris…100 percent agree. I’m from Vancouver Canada, I don’t even recognize it anymore.
I understand
It’s happening in so many US cities as well
You NAILED it! hahahah!!!! there's a few large underground shopping network that most vbloggers don't know about. These underground shopping network connects buildings and malls so that we don't have to walk on the surface under the heat and cross traffic lights. I was amazed I could walk underground from City Hall / Suntec City to Funan. 🤣
Oh that’s interesting
More underground connections
In San Francisco you can walk out of a 50 dollar lunch and try to avoid the homeless sitting in front, the needles and syringes discarded by the addicts on the pavement or the dog poops left behind by young hi tech workers living in fancy buildings by the Bay.
You are so right. San Francisco is located in one of the most beautiful and picturesque locations on earth. Yet, for the past 35 yeats, I never go there at will. 🍁
I totally understand
It’s a mess for sure
Let's go Let's grow
Great show around
Love the sound of automated entry
I agree! It’s so much easier :-)
I visited US a decade apart and my recent visit to Vegas is not pleasant! I really cannot wrap my head around how things go bad so quickly? Anyways, enjoy your stay in Singapore. One of the better hawker center near to the city center is Hong Lim Park. You can find lots of yummy food for lunch and breakfast there. If you can handle your spice, the curry chicken noodles is really good.
I appreciate this ! Thank you :-)
Welcome to singapore,hope you enjoy your trip.🎉🎉🎉 a clean and green country
Thank you !
It is so nice here
Great to see countries where people live harmoniously in this day and age. I would like to retire there one day..
Absolutely
Go explore the world :-)
I missed Singapore...but I cannot go back to work there coz of my age 49..it's difficult to be approved to work anymore...
That's to your video....now I can see Singapore..
Ah I understand
I enjoy bringing you the video :-)
Littering is a crime with severe punishments in Singapore while in San Francisco and Seattle, theft is not a crime unless its over $900 and littering is a sport. Huge difference in thinking.
True! I’ll take Singapore :-)
Please let don’t let the American know so much as we save plenty from our defense budget and used it to build better infrastructure, schools and airport. Trump is right we don’t wanna pay our fair shares cause our Corp Tax is only 16% if they gonna hear and follow Trump we gonna lose lots of Jobs and work here as they will move there. Just keep to ourselves please!
Singapore is not clean because people don’t litter - nobody gets fined anyway - but because there are a lot of foreign workers employed as street cleaners
@@RetireandGo we were in Singapore on a layover during Christmas 2021 and we took a taxi down to the marina. I got out and left my phone in the taxi. I panicked because all my banking, credit cards, airline tickets and hotel reservations were in that phone. My daughter called my phone a dozen times hoping someone would pick it up and eventually the taxi driver did. Long story short, I got my phone back and the same taxi driver took us back to the airport and refused a tip. I don’t see that happening anywhere in the US!
@@ElPandaWarrior this is a great story ! Thank you !
Some might disagree, but I prefer Singapore over Malaysia. Feels closer to what I expect regarding standard of living as an American tourist traveling abroad.
Good point !
Welcome to Singapore ☺️
Thank you so much :-)
thank you for loving Singapore
You are most welcome !
Great video! Really like the way you commended my country ;) Please visit again!
Oh my yes
I really enjoyed my time in Singapore
I like your attitude
Thank you kindly :-)
You should do a video that highlights the cost of relocating every 30 days identifying typical flight costs and annual expenditures. Contrast the cost of constantly relocating vs obtaining visa and staying longer or permanently if possible.
Good point! This is a good idea
:-)
it is cheaper then living in the shithole named Europe and much much safer
I was curious about your observation about children. Singapore has one of the lowest fertility rates in Asia (0.9) and it is impacting their economy, and not in a good way. In my previous career I studied demographics with a view of how they affected a country's sport development/performance. Singapore, Japan, and South Korea always stood out in Asia as having a rapidly aging population. The effect on sport performance will take a while to manifest but the imbalance between retirees and contributors to social support programs will occur much sooner. As you pointed out however, Singapore usually 'gets it' and I'm curious to see how they address this.
I agree. I decided to "fact check" birth rate comment as well. According to World Bank data Singapore has a lower birth rate, and declining more quickly, than the US. As of 2022, 8 births per 1000 in Singapore, and 11 in the US (versus a world average of 17)
They import chinese nationals as back up
@@user-f1b1b Quality over quantity.
Good points !
Thank you for compliments in our Urban planning, Our Urban Planning Authority is review every 10 years and the Big Concept plan is 100 years ahead. Next time, you can drop by our local housing estate and see how the locals are doing too , where the food are much cheaper and where it is not too tourist-sy
Thank you for this information
I appreciate it !
:-)
Singapore is a success story. It's out of my budget sadly. Safe, clean. efficient, good MRT, nice people. I stayed at a place round the corner from Raffles, it was called Waffles, a backpacker hostel.
Interesting! Waffles? I’ll have to check that out sometime thank you
I think what he means is raffles. lol
@@sonamphel1124 No, I mean Waffles. Read much?
Hi Chris, Singapore looks very clean , that aspect is one point I cannot overlook, I live exceptionally well and our property is clean, I dislike a dirty, grafitti trash filled environment it affects me . I appreciate the coverage of Singapore. If I visit a area and its filthy & unkept ,I wont enjoy my visit as much as a beautiful well maintained area. Leadership shows. I know zilch about Singapore but thats where you enter in, inspired by you I will follow Singapores journey closely. I dont miss any of your videos and we are looking for the best destinations, especially the cleanliness . I understand that you wont spend 30 days, nevertheless am sure interested . "League of its own". I want exceptional!
I really appreciate this comment
You will love Singapore and I can see you walking the clean roads and walkways each day
:-)
I must say you are the first travel RUclipsr that waxes lyrical about this little city, with all its artificial trappings. Thank you for giving me another perspective on Singapore.
You are most welcome :-)
Sawadee krub. Welcome to Singapore.
Please try some local dish like chicken rice, bah kut teh, laska, fishball noodles, Chwee kueh, etc
Please visit/walk around Haw Par Villa, bukit timah hill, green rail corridor, MacRitchie Reservoir
Thank you for these suggestions!
One other thing about Singapore is the diversity. We have gotten a lot better over the years. To me, most times, I’m really blind to skin colours. We see each other the same (at least most of the time) 😊
They focus on opportunity
That is the right way
I love it here :-)
Just there a few months ago. Same hotel and Indian restaurant on the corner. Great food, good price. I found Singapore quite a bit cheaper than the US. Was really surprised how much everything gone up in the mainland. Spent more on my three weeks back in the US then five months in S.E. Asia. Right now in India. Actually more expensive then S E asia
Very interesting!
It was a nice hotel for that darn good price
The folks at that restaurant were kind :-)
Wonderful video! Im curious, how is the air quality in the city, compared to Bangkok?
It was perfect
Clean air
Clean streets
Super modern