Saturday, May 22, 2010

Singapore is a Fine City

Singapore is a Fine City.

No smoking - Fine $1000.
No urinating in lifts - Fine $500.
No feeding the birds - Fine $1000.
No eating and drinking on the subway - Fine $500.
No littering - Fine $1000.
Not flushing the toilet - Fine $150.
Possession of firecrackers - Caning
Possession of Drugs (20g.) - Death Sentence
Vandalism - Jail and Caning
No spitting - Fine $300.
No chewing gum - Fine $800.
No using mobile phones while driving - Fine $1000.
No flammable goods - Fine $5000.
No water wasting - Fine $1000.
No picking the flowers - Fine $500.

(Information gleaned from a souvenir Tshirt. Accuracy not guaranteed, but probably pretty close to being right.)

We managed to stay in Singapore for 2 weeks without getting any fines!

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