Your Biggest Questions As You Relocate to Singapore

[JR8]

'Is owning a pet animal common in SG, why do you see so few dogs?'


p.s. I know the answer, but pre-arrivals might not.

pps@SMS. +1, it struck me the same way.
Got me thinking about the UK Peasants Revolt (of 1381)...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants_Revolt

[livingontheedge]

Is it actually possible to survive on the dog food served at the hawker stalls?

Is Singapore's income tax is as low as it is promoted to be after taking into account GST, Service Charge and CPF?

Is the HDB Program really a scheme to provide Affordable Housing to Singaporeans?

Is Singapore land really that scarce to justify the high housing price or more like controlled supply of land?

Is it true that in Singapore you can witness a variety of hybrid offsprings?

[smartcard]

"Why are there so many Indians here? I thought Singapore was Chinese."

[JR8]

"Why are there so many Indians here? I thought Singapore was Chinese."

"Why are there so many Indians here? I thought Singapore was in China."

[local lad]

Is it better to live amongst my nationality or locals?

[nakatago]

Is Indians rioting a regular thing?

[taxico]

nakatago - thanks for the inputs mate!

"Can I bring in my own chewing gum?"

<groan> That's an obvious one that I need to put in, good catch.

yes you can. (really)

[Sergei82]

They don't give shit about chewing gum at customs, even though it is banned.
You can even bring in prescription medications, they don't care (unless you're bringing a full bag of it), though it is at your own risk.

They only care about cigarettes, alcohol, cocaine, heroin etc.

[JR8]

They don't give shit about chewing gum at customs, even though it is banned.
You can even bring in prescription medications, they don't care (unless you're bringing a full bag of it), though it is at your own risk.
They only care about cigarettes, alcohol, cocaine, heroin etc.

You can bring in sufficient chewing gum 'for personal use'. I.e. it is not banned, at least, it certainly isn't via Changi.

Of course you can bring in prescription medications. But if it's off at the fringe (of potential abuse) I imagine they have a right to see a copy of the prescription. (I.e. I don't think I'd want to roll up at Changi with a 500 pack of Valium or what ever, without the prescription/copy...)

[PrimroseHill]

My daughter does that, each time we are coming back from UK or Msia, she rolls up at Changi with a year's supply of gum.
Me - it is hayfever tablets and tons of paracetamol

[JR8]

My daughter does that, each time we are coming back from UK or Msia, she rolls up at Changi with a year's supply of gum.
Me - it is hayfever tablets and tons of paracetamol

What do you use for hay-fever? I seem to get it pretty badly here. I've been through Cetirizine, and Xyzal.

More broadly Loratidine [Clarinase] as a decongestment, and Acetylcysteine [Fluimucil] to try and unblock most respiratory channels.

It's odd, as back home I might only reach for any of the above (Clarinase?) a week a year. Here, any day it hasn't rained and I seem to need it.

[nakatago]

Does it snow in Singapore?

Yes, it does.

[sundaymorningstaple]

Looks more like ash from Indonesia.

[JR8]

Got up this morning. Smell of smoke really struck me. And it was very hazy (still somewhat now).

Is this haze now all-year-round, rather than just in the summer?

[PrimroseHill]

I use hay fever tablets as decongestant here.
Yes, what's with the haze?