"Keith G" wrote in message
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and smell the Singapore Slings!

My wife, accustomed to Swedish "Absolut" and Finlandia Vodka, thought
the Singapore Sling was a disgusting concoction. but it was interesting to
stay at Raffles.

There's a prog on the telly right *now* featuring the world's busiest
port - Singapore. A quarter of all the world's cargo passes through it!!

It really has to be seen to be believed. I thought also of London docks and
Liverpool. Quite a contrast

Everything in Singapore seemed to work as it should -transport etc.
Food was good, (better in Hong Kong, I agree) and hotel and restaurant
service first class. According to a recent article in "Hufvudstadtsbladet"
education in Singapore is of a higher standard than most western countries,
and even exceeds the Scandinavian levels in mathematics.
People are certainly used to working hard, and enjoy a high living
standard as a result.

Property was more expensive than in central London. We saw no
beggars - London is full of them:-(( When I was looking for the
post office, and asked two small children about ten years old,
the way, I said: "Excuse me,do you speak English?" One smiled
and replied "All civilised people speak English" I was impressed:-)

Nice to visit.
I could not live there (few trees, no lakes, no wolves, no bears:-)

Iain