I'm assuming you haven't been to Singapore hawker centres, because they're nothing like the crappy corporate foodcourts in Australian office towers. First, the

I'm assuming you haven't been to Singapore hawker centres, because they're nothing like the crappy corporate foodcourts in Australian office towers. First, the food quality is much, much better and considerably cheaper. Second (and I assume related to the first), the stalls are much smaller, meaning they can be properly independently run. Third, they're regulated (after a fashion), so ma and pa stalls aren't competing with Subway. Fourth, the majority of people here don't cook, so eating hawker food twice or three times a day isn't just normal, it's probably common. Fifth, they're generally stand-alone buildings and smoking/drinking is permitted. Sixth, they're usually open from 6am until 9pm (some are even 24 hours). Seventh, they're a staple of literally every neighbourhood, not just CBD office towers.