[goldstategop]

Singapore isn’t a democracy - it’s a well-run authoritarian society.

Clean, orderly and hard working. Think NK without the firing squads and gulags.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Yeah but their hotel is pretty looking :-) And I think a YUGE McDonalds is in North Korea’s future..I hear Un is a big fan

[daltec]

I’ve heard it referred to as “Disney Land with the death penalty.”

[Alberta's Child]

My favorite Singapore story was an incident some years ago where the young adult son of a senior government official was arrested for some minor crime like vandalism or a public nuisance offense.

Rather than use his authority to get the kid out of trouble, the father made a big deal of issuing a public apology.

Then he had the kid flogged with bamboo sticks.

On national television.

Note to self: Don't do anything stupid in Singapore.