What about the weather? What it is like? Is almost all housing in apartments, or do people live in houses and duplexes and the like as well? I'm very curious about what it's like to just be a normal person living in Singapore.What is it like to live in Singapore?
Erm there too much questions in one. I will explain them one by one.
Media - Media is restricted in some ways (no press involving racial, reglion, country security or political senstive issues to be publish).
However, media news like BBC, CNN or CNBC can be viewed from SVC (subscribed cable TV services provided by Starhub at current moment)
Weather - Being located 1 degree abovethe equator, we experience hot and humid weather here. The weather will be around 30-35 degree celeus.
However, in 1 year, we have 2 monsoom seasons (very wet and heavy rain from Oct - Feb and May - Aug). When the rain seasons set in, the weather will be cold from 20-29 degree celeus.
Housing - more than 75% of Singaporeans live in public housing known as HDB flats (housing development buildings). Reason being that Singapore is land limited countries and flat subsidaries (terms and condition when applying for flats in HDB) for living in HDB.
Remaining of 25% live in private estates includes condos, service apartments, terrance, semi deteched and bunglow all over Singapore.
Medical Care - Singaporean is well known as Medical hub in the Asia Pacific region. A lot of foreginers come to Singapore for medical treatment as we are on of the most high technology in medical field in the region (thanks to aggressive pushing in biology technology industry by the government). In term of medical costs, Singapore is price competitive with Eurporean and US/
However, with ageing population and such, Singaporeans are experiencing an increased in medical costs here. Being in Singaporean, one is entitled to subsidaries when visiting public polyclinics or hospitals.
When admited in hospital wards, Singaporean can choose the varies wards to be admitted while foreigners can only choose A ward for their medical treatment. The lower grade the ward, the higher the subsidaries but the medical treatment are the same.
Singaporean wards are based on 5 standards -
A1 (air con 1 person),
A2 (air con 2 people),
B1 (air con 4 people),
B2 (air con depending on hospital 6 people) and
C (non air con open ward).
Hope my information are useful.
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What is it like to live in Singapore?firstly. SG is clean and green. expect clean toilets and trees everywhere.
secondly. its safe. because there are many laws.
thirdly. weather. summer all year round. expect more rains from nov-jan.
fourthly. the people here mostly live in buildings. flats.
fifthly. expect excellent hospital care. never to be worry that you will rejected to a hospital because SG hospitals will never do that. our government really take care of us.What is it like to live in Singapore?
Singapore is a lovely place to live in.
High quality of living, clean, green, friendly people, lots of excellent opportunities for education and career.
Good place to hop onto a plane or cruise to chill and unwind overseas.
Strong and stable Singapore dollar, so good place to invest in and build your future and to live here with your family.
Housing prices are higher, due to the scarcity of land. So try to live away from the peak districts unless you can afford so.
There is quite a bit of censorship as the media isn't allowed to publish things that may be construed as harmful to the cross-religious/racial ties as well as anything anti-government. You can watch channels from other countries as long as its on cable. Its illegal to get a satellite dish of your own, as a few hotels found out the hard way when they decided to invest in satellite dishes so their guests can get channels from other countries and save the cable charges in the long run, but had to remove them.
We are 1 degree north of the equator, so its hot %26amp; humid all year round, except during the monsoon seasons. But even after a shower, the air gets very humid very fast. 80% of residents live in public apartments. There are normal houses, but with even government subsidised housing costing at around ~S$400 000 for a five room apartment(Dining room, living room, three bedrooms), landed property goes into the millions for the average plot.
As for healthcare, there are public %26amp; private hospitals, and even within the public system there are tiers. There are A, B %26amp; C wards, with the C wards being 8 beds, B2 being 6 beds, and B1 being 4 beds, A2 having 2 beds, %26amp; A1 being a private room. C and B2 wards are not air-conditioned.
In every housing estate, there is usually a polyclinic, which provides clinical services at a highly subsidized rate. They are usually crowded and it can take up to 3 hours to see a doctor. The Accident %26amp; Emergency areas of hospitals are also crowded, and it can take hours to see a doctor.
Private hospitals are naturally more expensive, with the main cost being the consulting doctor's fee. But you can get almost immediate attention. Doctors who graduate locally are bonded to the public health service. Doctors in private hospitals tend to be more experienced doctors or those trained overseas.
It hot here, but not as hot as other countries in summer.
Its a place where you dont have to really worry abt guns and serial killer. No demostration/protest on the streets.
Its a place you feel safe.
We have cables, so there is channels from other countries too.
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