I think that's kind of the point the author is making: westerners don't expect Singapore to feel like a western country; they expect it to be "exotic". > And f

I think that's kind of the point the author is making: westerners don't expect Singapore to feel like a western country; they expect it to be "exotic". > And from what I understand, Hong Kong is richer than Singapore No, it's not (according to their respective Wikipedia entries).