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My experience of Singapore taught me that it appears to lack diversity of culture/experience to the uninitiated, but it absolutely is there—it just fits within
by sjwright 8y ago
My experience of Singapore taught me that it appears to lack diversity of culture/experience to the uninitiated, but it absolutely is there—it just fits within a (much) narrower dynamic range than most other cities. But there is diversity within the nuances once your eyes adjust to the subtle shades.
My advice is to avoid going back to the same places too often. There is an endless list of great places to discover; Singapore might be small relative to Earth, but it's still huge relative to one lifetime.
- Ayesh 8y agoConpared to many cities that we consider diverse (NYC, Amsterdam, London, etc), Singapore is by far more diverse, perhaps only second d to Dubai. Their metro lines have announcements in 4 languages, and you can even get away without speaking English as a middleman langage. Majority of the people speak at least a little of other languages. It's always a mix of languages (Chinese, Malay/Indonesian, Tamil, Sinhalese, etc). It still has to mix with the European culture though. There are far more Indian, Chinese, Indonesian, and Australian influence.
- sjwright 8y agoSingapore is highly multicultural but the depth is shallow. Strong national conformity tampers down the extremes of individualism.