Sorry to be a bit rude, but I only I hear complaints of "lack of political freedom" and wierd stuff like "there is CCTV everywhere", mostly from guys who havent travelled the world, or lived in expensive places of the world..

You guys have to step out of your Cocoon and see the rest of the world.

Did you also know Singapore has the lowest crime rate in the world ?

Did you also know Singapore has one of the world's best Social Security System ? As well as the one of the best medical care system, for CITIZENS.

Well, I dont know about you guys, I would gladly trade in whatever Indian guys rant about, in favor of Safety and security and efficiency.

A rhetoric question: would you feel safe sending your 18 year old sister on a taxi ride, all alone, at midnight hour, on a 2 or 3 hour journey ?? Guess that is the best thing you can do in LA or NYC. Forget DRIVE BY SHOOTINGS or WRONG IDENTITY and getting murdered for resembling somebody else.

Well, in Singapore, you see young drunk girls fearlessly hailing cabs at 2 or 3 in the morning and heading home safely.

And while you get news reports of crime, the crimes are like 1% of what you get in neighboring countries. Across SEA, most of the countries crime reported is Shooting, armed robbery, murder, rape, gang fights with guns, and cars getting hijacked with the drivers and the driver being shot and dumped.. etc.

Singapore reports serious crimes such as molest, petty thievery, and neighbors fighting.

Guess you guys have to see the world. In Malaysia, every pawn shop has atleast 2 or 3 guys with shotgun and in Philippines even 7-11 shops have armed guards. And normally you see convoys of cars when a senator is passing by, in Indonesia.

And rich people cant even take a peep out of their balcony, in Some other South Asian Countries

And it only takes a careless thing as not locking the steering lock in your car, and your car is gone in 5 minutes.

Not in Singapore.

As for the racism part, well, if you behave like Romans, when in Rome, you get treated properly. When you start to throw off your fancy 5 figure salary and demand respect, people turn into racists. Guess you guys havent seen racism, if you say people in Singapore is racists.

Anyway, sorry if this sounds like a serious rant. I been here for 10 years, and used to think like you guys, wondering why Politics is rarely discussed or is taboo.

There are more important things such as safety, security, and well managed environment. Atleast for me.

Ricardo Blue - dont tell me you are also from India. Indians discussing politics is like having food daily.

Cheers guys, and have a nice day.

ps: I hope this does not turn into a Singapore Bashing thread. The forum is for people to share good information and not to bash any country I presume.