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> But they don't have major drug problems or homeless on the streets. Singapore has homeless people [1]. They're sometimes homeless by choice or pride. It's m
by ValentineC 6y ago
> But they don't have major drug problems or homeless on the streets.
Singapore has homeless people [1]. They're sometimes homeless by choice or pride.
It's more obvious if one is out and about in the housing areas at night. I walk past one homeless person sleeping on a void deck bench every day.
[1] https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/about-1000-homeless-people-sleeping-rough-singapore-first-ever-study-finds https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/about-1000-homeless-pe...
- supernova87a 6y agoYes, though I qualified it as "major". In some US cities, it's almost one homeless person per bench. And in other parts of the US, everyone has a family member or knows someone with a family member suffering from drug addiction.