Singapore isn’t really what I expected, I think. It is very similar to a lot of other cities we have been to before in that it has the modern buildings, casinos, high viewing points, redeveloped harbours, Chinatown and shopping. It is a fabulous city but overall its drive to be “western” may ruin it slightly. Everywhere you look the adverts have western models, the designer shops (you would not believe the amount of them) are just continuous and very similar to what you would see in Dublin, New York, London etc. and the buildings are so new that the “lived in” feeling is lost to the WOW factor. Do not get me wrong, the city is so clean and well-kept it is a breeze to hang out in and get around but maybe it is just
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