1. Students transcripts go public
You can’t have even imagined the idea of school transcripts going public. What’s more, every single Singaporean’s school transcript is posted on the major newspaper. There is a dark side of this system such as students committing suicide after examination, but students can have equal opportunities regardless of their family background and wealth.
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You can’t have even imagined the idea of school transcripts going public. What’s more, every single Singaporean’s school transcript is posted on the major newspaper. There is a dark side of this system such as students committing suicide after examination, but students can have equal opportunities regardless of their family background and wealth.
2. You can get your ass flogged
The wealthy nation with 50,000 GDP per capita still has floggings. Singapore’s law is so austere, despite the President Clinton’s appeal, an American teenager got 4 floggings for the crime of creating a public disturbance. Don’t try breaking any law in Singapore, if you want to save your ass.
3. One family has all the power
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Singapore’s very first Prime Minister ‘Lee Kuan Yew’ served 31 years and it didn't take long until his son took over his position. Though there is lots of sarcasm criticizing the hereditary succession, trust me; It's, not at all, like North Korea.
4. There’s only one train station
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The only train station in Singapore is Woodlands Station, the stop of West coast line of Malaysia. It’s only a city-state, how many train stations do you think it would need?
5. Only 13% of Singapore people own cars
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Maybe it’s because of the insanely high tax on car ownership. But thanks to the tiny territory well equipped with fantastic public transportation, people don’t need cars that much.
6. Least corrupt nation in the world
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Thanks to the very high level of government sector wage and active anti-corruption investigations since 1959, there is no place for corruption in Singapore except for the soccer league. Singapore is the only country that utilizes lie detector on football players.
7. 150th in terms of Freedom of the Press
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Singaporeans often say they have everything but democracy. In 2014, Singapore was listed 150th, in terms of Freedom of the Press, even lower than Russia, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
8. There is no buildings look alike
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Singaporean government sees every building as significant tourism resource, and they wouldn’t give a building permit if it’s similar to the other buildings.
9. They import huge amount of water
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Due to the seriously high population density, half of the water is imported from Malaysia. After purifying the water, they export some of that back to Malaysia.
10. Singapore has a conscription system
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They have a conscription system along with Korea and Israel, and the term of service is 2 years and 2 months. Since even foreigners holding a permanent residence are no exception, if you are a Korean or Taiwanese wanting to keep your nationality and permanent residence in Singapore, you would have to join the army twice in both countries.
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Written by Gibbon
Born in Korea, he grew up in Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia. This young self-appointed ascetic abandoned his university and is currently on his spiritual journey in search of true meaning of life roving from mountains to mountains. His weather-torn and hair-covered appearance reminds of some mystical Bigfoot and he looks 20 years older than he is.
Written by Gibbon
Born in Korea, he grew up in Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia. This young self-appointed ascetic abandoned his university and is currently on his spiritual journey in search of true meaning of life roving from mountains to mountains. His weather-torn and hair-covered appearance reminds of some mystical Bigfoot and he looks 20 years older than he is.
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