Sunday 19 June 2016

On Why Singaporeans Hate Singapore (But Shouldn't)

Found this commentary via Reddit, and I have to say I agree, completely. The writer managed to crystallise many of the thoughts I've had regarding life in Singapore, including the faint annoyance that many locals don't seem to recognise or appreciate what they have.

In the accompanying comment section in r/Singapore (which, full disclosure, I usually avoid precisely because it is full of the appreciation-lacking sort), one redditor commented that the only thing they hate about Singapore is a weather. I... can get behind that, mostly. In a country with a largely consistent climate and a dearth of major natural disasters, 100% relative humidity is the price we all have to pay. On the other hand, that redditor clearly has never been to Melbourne.