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Probably the climate? I'd imagine in summer Singapore and KL are ferociously humid and hot?
by dageshi 13y ago
Probably the climate? I'd imagine in summer Singapore and KL are ferociously humid and hot?
- kalleboo 13y agoEven outdoor malls in Singapore have air conditioning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke_Quay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke_Quay
- ulfw 13y agoThat's not a mall. It's a collection of restaurants (mostly for tourists). Not a single shop there.
- kalleboo 13y agoThe point isn't that Clarke Quay itself is a mall (even though the owners, CapitaMall Trust themselves call it a mall...) but that the weather doesn't have to be an obstacle for outdoor shopping.
- ulfw 13y agoUndoubtfully the climate. This leads to Singaporean malls being 100x more interesting, convenient, high-end and better looking than any US mall. Pretty much all large malls have direct or adjacent to public train transport (MRT at Vivo, Ion, 313, nex...), have high-end restaurants, mid-range and fast-food offerings (local and international) and a wider variety of stores. They also have air conditioning, which is pretty much the only reason why all life happens in malls and you can barely walk around on weekends ;)