Posts: 4
Threads: 2
Joined: Aug 2005
Reputation:
0
Are there any expats out there who have lived in both Brisbane and Singapore? If so, how would you compare Brisbane with Singapore?
Posts: 573
Threads: 30
Joined: Sep 2004
Reputation:
0
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I have never lived in Singapore, but I was there for 4 days. I have lived in Hong Kong for a number of years before coming to Brisbane.
Singa is septically clean and is nice and reserved. Hot etc, but Brisbane is OK but getting worse. There is a huge diverse culture here. Sometimes thats good, but most times its bad, as most think they are still in there Home Country and behave like such!
I like Brisbane. I do not think I could live in Singa.
Posts: 697
Threads: 58
Joined: May 2005
Reputation:
0
Oh Singapore is incredible! I love it there, so clean! If I weren't in Brisbane, Singapore is where I'd love to be.
Posts: 159
Threads: 20
Joined: Jul 2005
Reputation:
0
but we dont get ne chewing gums there....
"Dont drink n drive, just smoke n fly"
Posts: 697
Threads: 58
Joined: May 2005
Reputation:
0
True chewing gum is banned because it makes a mess of the pavement, but it's only because people can't be bothered to chuck it in the bin. At least they don't have people spitting on the street.
Posts: 159
Threads: 20
Joined: Jul 2005
Reputation:
0
yep i know its bad for pavements...but its the citizens who are responsible for these things...but still i feel....singapore is much more strict than brisbane in a lot of things....so i'll prefer brisbane over singapore.....
"Dont drink n drive, just smoke n fly"
Posts: 11
Threads: 1
Joined: Aug 2005
Reputation:
0
If somebody needs chewing gum in Singapore, it is easy enough to pop over the causeway and to buy some in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Apparently, doctors in Singapore can also perscribe chewing gum (for bad breath???). That was a compromise to enable the US-Singapore free trade agreement!
Posts: 3
Threads: 2
Joined: Sep 2005
Reputation:
0
how are the people in singapore? cold? friendly?
wha kind of careers are popular there?
is the lifestyle expensive there?
Posts: 4
Threads: 2
Joined: Aug 2005
Reputation:
0
It's a nice place to visit, but....
Unfortunately, too many of the locals tend to be materialistic, superficial, and arrogant. As bosses, they can often be hard to work for. Of course, there are some exceptions. Not all are like that. Yet, a very large percentage of the locals are that way.
If you have a background in finance, accounting, engineering, IT, or biotech, then you might be able to find a position. However, make sure that it pays well.
