How is Living in Singapore?
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Anonymous
| There's a great documentary about Singapore that came out a couple of years ago. It's called Crazy Rich Asians. |
Anonymous
Singapore's government has absolutely zero tolerance for Marxism. If you kid is into ANTIFA rioting, leave them with relatives here in the US. |
Anonymous
The help is super cheap! Definitely exploit that. THere is zero reason to clean your own toilet there. Most people have at least one maid; many have 2 or more. |
Anonymous
OP here. Yes, we get an expat package and thus the majority of our home is paid for by the company. Luckily tuition is also paid off, so we intent to send our kids to the Singapore American School for the remainder of their schooling or before we move back. |
Anonymous
| Do most people/expats own cars there or do they just use uber/public transportation? Always wondered |
Anonymous
+ a trillion. Dems stay home in the US or you'll go straight to jail with your latest BS |
Anonymous
Good friend of mine moved there 7 years ago. He ditched his car almost immediately. Ubers in Singapore are like high-end car services here. Run by companies with fleets of gorgeous cars. No one walks anywhere because it's so hot. When we visited, we took an Uber 5 blocks to dinner. |
Anonymous
What are your politics, OP? |
Anonymous
OP here. We voted for Biden and Youngkin, if that tells you anything. |
Anonymous
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You are so lucky OP !
Definitely reach out to other expat women right away and find out about hiring some domestics. They will have leads to share. In Singapore, the domestics are all from third world countries like Philippines, and work for next to nothing. But, you still need to bargain them down of they’ll take advantage of you. Fortunately, coming from America, all of the domestics will prefer to work for you; because the alternative employers are women from the Gulf States, India, or other Asian countries, and they are all perceived as cruel toward their hired help. Plan on socializing with other expats. There are tons of expats there from Western Europe and Australia/New Zealand willing to be friends. The expats there love to entertain (which is soooo much easier when there’s somebody else to do all the house cleaning and cooking for you). It’s unlikely you’ll socialize with local people; they generally don’t mix with the expat community. Yes, it is hot. If your package includes moving any furniture, make sure you leave anything IKEA behind in the USA, because the heat and humidity will make it swell up and fall apart quickly. You cannot feasibly own a private car in Singapore. Just do what everyone does and use the car services (or hire your own driver / service). |
Anonymous
Only the super rich own cars there. |
Anonymous
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I believe the Singapore American School used to have a waitlist, at least pre-pandemic. You want to figure out the application process and get on it early. It's a very very good and popular school.
Like others said, it's humid and hot all the time. Have plans to get off the island. |
Anonymous
| Enjoy- it is lovely! |
Anonymous
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It’s diverse as a PP noted, but segregated. Malays only mix with other Malays, Singaporean Indians don’t mix with expat Indians and so on. You’ll likely mix with other expats only.
It is expensive, but some things that are luxurious here like household help, are very cheap. Cheap and awesome public transport too. Otherwise, everything runs smoothly and you can have a very comfortable life if you overlook the fact that you’re living under a totalitarian government. |
Anonymous
There is nothing whatsoever wrong with the government, as long as you are not a communist. They even have excellent universal health care. |