Please try to understand the physical and sociopsychological
topography of Singapore first......
Singapore is a crowded, dense, post-industrial compact
city-state with highly mature economy, and modern lifestyle.
There is no hinterland in Singapore.
There is nobody in Singapore who come from a small town or a
rural village.
Because of the structure of Singapore, people live hurried and
busy lifes, and they live cheek-by-jowls amongst others.
Due to this, you cannot expect everyone to take the time to say
"Good morning how are you" , like some people do in some small
towns in Australia.
Yet, do not be so quick to be judgemental towards others,
because you said something that is totally inaccurate. You said
people would be rude to you if you ask for the directions.
This has not been my experience.
Everytime I ask for directions, be it from a young pretty lady,
a stern looking male, an old person, a young student, a sweeper, or
a random person on the street, everytime they have been helpful and
nice to me.
Actually despite the fact that most Singaporeans do not smile
towards strangers, this is just due to city-living conditions as
described above, but actually, underneath, they have a heart of
gold.
