SG bars too raunchy for this Angmo..HAHA
I took a trip to Singapore to experience the Formula One (F1)
event in September. The race was brilliant and most of my trip was
laced with good memories, except for an incident that marred my
experience somewhat.
I visited the usual tourist spots like Zouk and Clarke Quay with
two of my friends. The F1 party was in full swing at Clarke Quay
and we were doing the usual bar- hopping.
At one outlet, however, we
were quite appalled to see skimpily dressed women on stage dancing,
watched by a predominantly male crowd.
We thought of leaving but as we had already ordered our beers, we
decided to finish the drinks first.
However, the 'dancers' soon
came down to pester and harass us for drinks. One even offered
something more suggestive to my buddy, although we had already said
we were not interested.
They were so persistent that we decided to leave without finishing
our drinks, as we felt like we were in some go-go
bar in Thailand.
It felt strange that such a joint should exist in an area set aside
for tourists. Would it not be better situated at another
location?
Overall, though, we would like to compliment Singapore on its
cleanliness and the fact that we were made very welcome.
George Jensen
Perth, Western Australia
