I was recently there for just four days and I can easily believe it!
Safe, clean, prosperous, no drugged out bums, no graffiti beautiful sights...
They have one of the lowest crime rate in the world and lowest jail population.
Judicially administered corporal punishment (lashes) is how they do it. Much more effective, much cheaper than jail and very low recidivism.
we do not enforce the law here in the US....
Caning does tend to keep the masses mannerly and off the states radar. America could learn a thing or two.
They cane your ass there if you throw gum on the street. They’d be exhausted with our college pukes.
Between 1976 and 2008 I spent a fair amount of time in Singapore on business. I mostly worked with the universities and polytechnics as well as the semiconductor industry there. It’s easily my favorite foreign country. Friendly and intelligent people, easy to get around, safe, good food, etc. Would I want to live there? No.
Spent a lot of time there, and it is very clean and safe. There is a very controlled area in Singapore where the underbelly and all associated activities is tightly constrained. As long it happens within the boundary and doesn’t become too extreme (think murder, rape, etc), law enforcement looks the other way. After numerous two week trips there, I needed something to do, so I wanted to find out if there was an underbelly. Trust the Russians to help point the way.
That was my experience also. Clean, safe, and great food. The hotel I stated at must have been holding a job fair for flight attendants or models because there was a steady stream of gorgeous women coming and going from the conference rooms while I was there.