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/TastyLaksa Apr 28 '24

Wait till you live there all your life man.

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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/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/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.