Sunday, December 06, 2009

Singapore Expat

You know you are a Singapore Expat when:

You forget what chewing gum tastes like.
You wear winter clothes indoors and summer clothes outdoors.
You think a bus is incomplete without a TV.
You say handphone, not cellphone.
You order warm water because too much ice water is bad for you.
No matter what you're doing at the moment, you'd rather be shopping
You are certain that Holland Village has very few Dutch people and is a place for hippie bohemian artist types and overpaid yuppies.
Your idea of a good night out consists of having dinner at a hawker centre and then eating again.
Durian and belachan no longer stink.
You justify every argument with the phrase "in order for us to be competitive in the 21st century".
Most of these acronyms make sense to you: NUS, NTU, ERP, SDU, PAP, MRT LKY, GCT, PRC, TIBS, SBS, SMS, JB, JBJ, AMK, AYE, PIE, ECP, ISD, ISA, CPF, CHIJMES, SPG, CWO.
You get annoyed if you don't see a sign telling you how long your wait's going to be for a bus, a train, or the expressway.
You think everything should be 'topped up'.
You think there is nothing wrong with putting chilli sauce on everything you eat.
You think US$1 million is reasonable for a smallish condo, but S$5 for a plate of fried noodles is a rip off.

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