Singapore

i'm visiting singapore in October next year

long long time away, but what should i do

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Depends on what you wanna prioritise? 

There are the "usual" highlights like walking around the city centre and Marina Bay; trying out local cuisine; and visiting the more touristic attractions like our theme parks and Sentosa.

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Other angles I can think of to explore the city/country are:

- Nature: Mangrove swamps, primary/secondary tropical forests (whatever that is left in our nature reserves); tidal ecosystems; our policies regarding the treatment of green spaces within the city.

Public policy: How we do things as a city-state, e.g. operating our public infrastructure. Our water infrastructure has a unique story imo (we recycle sewage into potable water, which you can learn about at the NEWater visitor centre). There's also the URA visitor centre regarding our urban planning policy history. Our policies on healthcare, housing, social services, retirement savings, food security, transport, defence and foreign policy may also be interesting, but harder to learn about independently as a tourist.

- Culture: Besides the food, I do think Singapore has lots of cultural potential given its heritage where a few major civilisational cultures have intersected: Diasporic Chinese, South Indian, Malay and British. The formation of a cohesive and distinct "Singaporean" culture and identity continues to be a work-in-progress, and is manifested via language (Singlish), literature (SingLit) and other art forms.

History: Traditionally, the focus has tended to be on the British colonial period, the Second World War and the journey towards independence (in 1965). But there is increasingly more awareness of our precolonial history, which is tied to the broader history of the Southeast Asian region.

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I would say that like any large city, the day-to-day life of Singaporeans can be quite varied. 

There's the standard globalised cosmopolitan lifestyle—think openness and familiarity with latest (often Western) cultural trends; decent international experience through travel, education and/or work; and possibly has a career or aspiring towards one in a global multinational corporation. A good chunk of Singaporeans that foreigners meet and befriend will likely fall within this archetype.

There's also an archetype that is more Asian-leaning and less Westernised. To generalise, people who would know Confucius over Camus; or who would take pride that China/Asia is catching up with the West. The younger folks in this archetype would likely be effectively bicultural—speak fluent Mandarin or the other official languages in Singapore (Malay, Tamil), and be exceptionally proud/aware of their ethnic identities, e.g. identify equally as a Singaporean national and a Chinese/Malay/Tamil individual.

Thanks so much for this! 
I am 24, and thinking about moving away from the UK next 5 years
I think the highest level thing for me to come away with is: would this be a good place for me to live in my late 20s & 30s

to do that, I think I need to experience some day-to-day life, and visit some museums to understand the story Singaporeans tell themselves