Singapore has few unique culture and things that you cannot find in anywhere in the world. I will show you 7 of them in this article.
Tissue culture in hawker centres and food courts
During lunch hour between 12.00 p.m. to 2.00p.m., if you happen to be in a hawker centre or food court, look around you. You will notice each lady will put a packet of tissue on the table. It seems that this is an unspoken rule that everybody follows. So if next time when you are looking for seat, if you notice a packet of tissue on the table, it means that seat is taken and please don’t take the seat.
Banning of chewing gum
Chewing gum is banned in Singapore under the "Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) Regulations. This law was created in 1992 because people disposed the gum incorrectly. Some have stuck them under MRT chairs, public areas, walls, mailboxes, keyholes or lift buttons. It had increased the maintenance cost and also an ugly sight. If you think it is ok to bring chewing gum into Singapore for personal consume, you are wrong. Under the law, you are not allowed to do that.
Certificate of Entitlement (COE)
The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) is designed by our Singapore government to control the number of cars on the road. If you want to buy a new car in Singapore, you are required to bid for the right to own a car. You can either do it yourself or via the car agents. COE biddings start on the first and third Monday of the month
The five categories of COE:
*
Non-transferable categories:
* Category A : Cars (1,600cc and below) & taxis
* Category B : Cars (1,601cc and above)
* Category D : Motorcycles
*
Transferable categories:
* Category C : Goods Vehicles and Buses
* Category E : Open Category
Singlish
Singlish or also know as Singapore English is a mixture of Malay, Hokkien and English. If you pay more attention, you will hear them very often. You may hear it from the taxi driver, housewives, students and hawker owners. Try to pick up a few words, you won't it may come in handy when you are visiting Singapore.
Tissue culture in hawker centres and food courts
During lunch hour between 12.00 p.m. to 2.00p.m., if you happen to be in a hawker centre or food court, look around you. You will notice each lady will put a packet of tissue on the table. It seems that this is an unspoken rule that everybody follows. So if next time when you are looking for seat, if you notice a packet of tissue on the table, it means that seat is taken and please don’t take the seat.
Banning of chewing gum
Chewing gum is banned in Singapore under the "Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) Regulations. This law was created in 1992 because people disposed the gum incorrectly. Some have stuck them under MRT chairs, public areas, walls, mailboxes, keyholes or lift buttons. It had increased the maintenance cost and also an ugly sight. If you think it is ok to bring chewing gum into Singapore for personal consume, you are wrong. Under the law, you are not allowed to do that.
Certificate of Entitlement (COE)
The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) is designed by our Singapore government to control the number of cars on the road. If you want to buy a new car in Singapore, you are required to bid for the right to own a car. You can either do it yourself or via the car agents. COE biddings start on the first and third Monday of the month
The five categories of COE:
*
Non-transferable categories:
* Category A : Cars (1,600cc and below) & taxis
* Category B : Cars (1,601cc and above)
* Category D : Motorcycles
*
Transferable categories:
* Category C : Goods Vehicles and Buses
* Category E : Open Category
Singlish
Singlish or also know as Singapore English is a mixture of Malay, Hokkien and English. If you pay more attention, you will hear them very often. You may hear it from the taxi driver, housewives, students and hawker owners. Try to pick up a few words, you won't it may come in handy when you are visiting Singapore.
Shocking photos on cigarette box
To encourage people to quit smoking, Singapore government had enforced all cigarette boxes to bear shocking photos of the harmful effects of smoking. As a non-smoker, I can understand the motives, but in fact how effective it is. So far, among the many smokers that I had spoken to, it has little or no effect to them. But I still think that the intent is good and this is just one of the many ways to put the message across to smokers.
Singapore Sling
Singapore Sling is a cocktail that was invented by Ngiam Tong Boon for the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel in Singapore sometime between 1910 and 1915. It is available on all Singapore Airlines flights and is free on all classes of travel.
Parents volunteer work for Primary school admission
It is a unique scene in Singapore for school to allow parents volunteer to do work in exchange for a higher chance for the child to enter the Primary school. If it is a top school, many parents would fight for a place in a limited pool of volunteers. Don’t think you can find this in anywhere else in the world.
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