Yeah.... live there for a while though and you might find yourself wishing you were somewhere a little behind, especially if you don't agree with the government

Yeah.... live there for a while though and you might find yourself wishing you were somewhere a little behind, especially if you don't agree with the government on every single little rule and prohibition. I lived there for a year and while I appreciated the efficiency, when I needed it, the feeling of control of every little aspect of life and commerce eventually started to feel oppressive. I could give many examples but let me just choose one - I live in Thailand now and I can state for a fact that the single street I live on has more live music on any given night than the whole country of Singapore. (1) Maybe that doesn't matter to you, but it sure matters to me. Singapore's one big, very well run, very efficient, very purposeful, corporate campus. Nice place to visit, you wouldn't want to live there. (1) OK, maybe not every single night of the year - there are concerts and events in SG sometimes. But 99% of the time, absolutely.