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Errr, I think that over states things just a tad. I really love Singapore, but: 1. Public transit: it’s good if you go where public transit goes. Try to get o

by as-j 8y ago

Errr, I think that over states things just a tad. I really love Singapore, but: 1. Public transit: it’s good if you go where public transit goes. Try to get out to East Coast park, and you have a 45 minute transit ride vs a 15 minute Uber. 2. It’s clean for an Asian city and depends where you go. Try Little India on a Friday night (and then Saturday morning) but it does clean up amazingly well. The food centers are amazing. I haven’t visited in a few years and miss it. Maybe you’re right, for a year it would be super fun.

movedx 8y ago
> 1. Public transit: it’s good if you go where public transit goes. Try to get out to East Coast park, and you have a 45 minute transit ride vs a 15 minute Uber Thanks, captain obvious. I'm aware train lines are fixed in place. Just take the Uber. What do you want, public transport that goes to every door step? > 2. It’s clean for an Asian city and depends where you go ... Of course it depends where you go. I'm sure some parts of New York are clean and others are grotty. That tends to be the cycle of how things go, sadly.
- pthomas551 8y ago
  Yeah, it’s clear you’ve never lived in Singapore. Lots of important places are inadequately served by transit including major universities, many major embassies, important employers, the best food centers, and many of the popular Western expat neighborhoods. Want a bit of nature? Hope you like a 30 minute cab ride to the Pulau Ubin ferry terminal, which is also not served by transit. Want to go out for drinks? MRT and most buses stop at midnight. Maybe it’s only a 10 minute inexpensive cab ride home for you but your Singaporean friend probably lives in an HDB in a more remote area and is going to have to go a lot farther and pay a lot more. Oh yeah and even if transit seems like it’s in close proximity, many of these areas are seemingly designed in the most pedestrian hostile way possible. What looks like a 10 minute walk can easily be 20 minutes once you factor in absurdly long pedestrian signal times and having to go over overpasses etc. And the average temperature is 30-32 degrees, it feels like 35 when humidity is factored in. Easy for you to say “take Uber” but Uber left SG last year, it’s now Grab which is a much worse experience. And good luck getting a Grab or a taxi during anything approaching peak hours, or when it’s raining. Do you commute by cab every day where you live?
  - movedx 8y ago
    > Yeah, it’s clear you’ve never lived in Singapore. And you've never left Singapore. Mate, everything you've just outlined applies to every other nation in the world. What bubble are you living in? > Easy for you to say “take Uber” but Uber left SG last year, it’s now Grab https://www.uber.com/en-AU/airports/sin/ https://www.uber.com/en-AU/airports/sin/ Used Uber in Singapore a few weeks ago. No idea what you're talking about.
    - pthomas551 8y ago
      Uh, I’m not Singaporean and don’t live in Singapore any longer but good guess. You must have taken Uber more than a few weeks ago because it’s been shut down since late 2018. If you don’t believe me open up the app on your phone and try to book a ride between two points in Singapore. Not really surprised that they haven’t completely removed all the marketing from their site, it’s not like Uber is renowned for attention to detail.
  - ValentineC 8y ago
    I think the (metro) transport situation has improved a lot in the last 3-4 years since the Downtown Line opened, and things will only continue to get better when the various other lines launch in around 5 to 10 years [1]. Go-Jek (from Indonesia) has also very recently launched their private hire service here, but they've done very little to hire new drivers. Fares are slightly better as compared to when Grab had a virtual monopoly here though. I can't disagree about the weather. :) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Singapore_MRT_stations_by_planning_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Singapore_MRT_stations...

by as-j 8y ago

movedx 8y ago

> 1. Public transit: it’s good if you go where public transit goes. Try to get out to East Coast park, and you have a 45 minute transit ride vs a 15 minute Uber Thanks, captain obvious. I'm aware train lines are fixed in place. Just take the Uber. What do you want, public transport that goes to every door step? > 2. It’s clean for an Asian city and depends where you go ... Of course it depends where you go. I'm sure some parts of New York are clean and others are grotty. That tends to be the cycle of how things go, sadly.

pthomas551 8y ago
Yeah, it’s clear you’ve never lived in Singapore. Lots of important places are inadequately served by transit including major universities, many major embassies, important employers, the best food centers, and many of the popular Western expat neighborhoods. Want a bit of nature? Hope you like a 30 minute cab ride to the Pulau Ubin ferry terminal, which is also not served by transit. Want to go out for drinks? MRT and most buses stop at midnight. Maybe it’s only a 10 minute inexpensive cab ride home for you but your Singaporean friend probably lives in an HDB in a more remote area and is going to have to go a lot farther and pay a lot more. Oh yeah and even if transit seems like it’s in close proximity, many of these areas are seemingly designed in the most pedestrian hostile way possible. What looks like a 10 minute walk can easily be 20 minutes once you factor in absurdly long pedestrian signal times and having to go over overpasses etc. And the average temperature is 30-32 degrees, it feels like 35 when humidity is factored in. Easy for you to say “take Uber” but Uber left SG last year, it’s now Grab which is a much worse experience. And good luck getting a Grab or a taxi during anything approaching peak hours, or when it’s raining. Do you commute by cab every day where you live?
- movedx 8y ago
  > Yeah, it’s clear you’ve never lived in Singapore. And you've never left Singapore. Mate, everything you've just outlined applies to every other nation in the world. What bubble are you living in? > Easy for you to say “take Uber” but Uber left SG last year, it’s now Grab https://www.uber.com/en-AU/airports/sin/ https://www.uber.com/en-AU/airports/sin/ Used Uber in Singapore a few weeks ago. No idea what you're talking about.
  - pthomas551 8y ago
    Uh, I’m not Singaporean and don’t live in Singapore any longer but good guess. You must have taken Uber more than a few weeks ago because it’s been shut down since late 2018. If you don’t believe me open up the app on your phone and try to book a ride between two points in Singapore. Not really surprised that they haven’t completely removed all the marketing from their site, it’s not like Uber is renowned for attention to detail.
- ValentineC 8y ago
  I think the (metro) transport situation has improved a lot in the last 3-4 years since the Downtown Line opened, and things will only continue to get better when the various other lines launch in around 5 to 10 years [1]. Go-Jek (from Indonesia) has also very recently launched their private hire service here, but they've done very little to hire new drivers. Fares are slightly better as compared to when Grab had a virtual monopoly here though. I can't disagree about the weather. :) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Singapore_MRT_stations_by_planning_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Singapore_MRT_stations...