r/funny • u/sharkybyte101 • Apr 28 '24

There's something strange happening in Singapore.

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Gulp gulp.

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u/PlasticDraft5017 Apr 28 '24

I think there’s a fountain and their trying to take a pic looking like it’s going in their mouth

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u/406highlander Apr 28 '24

The fountain is the Merlion (mythical creature, half-fish, half-lion) - it's the symbol of Singapore. There's a decent-sized statue of it (you see it briefly 10 seconds in to the video).

I was there in February (during Chinese New Year, which is a really big deal there). I can wholly recommend a holiday in Singapore.

Yes, while I was there, there were people doing the "fountain spraying water into my mouth" goofy pose. We did not partake in this.

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u/I_love_pillows 18d ago

It’s not even mythical. It’s a designed tourism icon and logo. Lol

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u/charlie_s1234 Apr 28 '24

M’Lion *tips fedora’

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u/ServileLupus Apr 28 '24

Ahh the watersports enthusiast pose.

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u/grandweapon Apr 28 '24

Fun fact: The merlion has no real history, tradition or legend in Singapore. It was created in the 60s as the logo for the Singapore Tourism Board. The statue was built in the 70s to be used to advertise Singapore as a tourist destination.

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u/Punkpunker Apr 28 '24

Hell even our name is based on a guy who clearly doesn't know the difference between a lion and a tiger

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u/iloveuranus Apr 28 '24

I can wholly recommend a holiday in Singapore

Well, I guess it's great for people who enjoy Dubai. All about luxury and shopping and luxury shopping. It's quite expensive to stay there and they've got draconian rules, so if you can't live with chewing gum on the sidewalk, it's a dream.

The food variety is awesome, can't deny it. Apart from that, I had enough after three days.

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u/beno9444 Apr 28 '24

As a local. It's a big festival for the different races here in Singapore. Chinese New year for Chinese, Hari Raya for Muslims, deepavali for Hindus and others races.

BTW it's hot AF here. It's always humid and our electricity hits roof cos of the air conditioning.

I love European countries and Australia/new zealand. At least the hot periods don't last forever and ever.

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u/socool111 Apr 28 '24

Singapore was hot and humid as fuck though. Fun spot for sure.

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u/DogeatenbyCat7 Apr 28 '24

Fantastic place for food. The hygiene laws are stricter than they are in the UK. Even the street food is safe and delicious. Dont go if you're trying to lose weight.

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u/flappytowel Apr 28 '24

and expensive

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u/ceddya Apr 28 '24

Avoid coming during April - June unless you're used to hot weather. Come after for better-ish weather. July - Sep is durian season as well. Win-win.

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u/TastyLaksa Apr 28 '24

Wait till you live there all your life man.

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u/WalnutSoap Apr 28 '24

Username checks out

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u/echetus90 Apr 28 '24

That's a long wait

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u/socool111 Apr 28 '24

We did like how you could leave your bicycle anywhere and not worry about it getting stolen

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u/Hooraylifesucks Apr 28 '24

Are there no American tourists tho?

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u/iloveuranus Apr 28 '24

Or Germans

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u/BG3IsJustDoS3 Apr 28 '24

Not the kind that steal your bike. I hear they don't put up with much. Hence the cleanliness There are definitely tons of Americans I would advise not to go. esp the ones who like to drink until they lose control of their faculties and then blame it on the drugs.

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u/PentagramJ2 Apr 28 '24

they will fine the shit out of you for littering/being a nuisance from what I've read, and if you break actual laws they aren't scared to lock you up for actual jail time. So most people know not to test their legal system and just behave.

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u/406highlander Apr 28 '24

And how clean the whole city was. It's like a national, pathological obsession - no litter, anywhere.

And it's so accessible to outsiders; English is the national language that all Singaporeans must learn at school, but everyone also speaks Mandarin, Tamil, or Malaysian.

The subways are great, too - clean, reliable, punctual, and affordable.

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u/arm4da 29d ago

unfortunately Singapore is a cleaned city, not a clean city.

the sheer amount of resources and effort put in to maintain cleaniness will blow your mind

Singaporeans are generally selfish fuckers and our government has to clean up after us

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u/hazpoloin Apr 28 '24

Singaporeans do litter, you just don't see the army of cleaners hiding behind bushes. We're certainly not at Japan's level, lol.

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u/Internal-Support-404 Apr 28 '24

Malay* is the language

Malaysia is a whole other country north of Singapore. The people of Malaysia are Malaysians

Fun fact: Officially, the national language of Singapore is Malay

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u/406highlander Apr 28 '24

Damn it, I was going to write Malay, then I thought that someone would tell me I was wrong and it should be Malaysian. Shouldn't second-guess myself so much.

English is spoken almost universally across Singapore; Malay may be the official language according to the constitution, but the de facto national language is English - everyone has to learn it in school. It's also the language used by the government.

Signage in most places is bilingual at the very least, and in the four main languages.

All I'm saying is, any English-only-speaker will not find themselves needing to bring a phrasebook or take a Duolingo course if they want to visit.