Here are some things we've learned so far in Singapore . . .
* You have to deposit a dollar coin into the grocery cart (I think it's called a trolley or buggy) to use it. Luckily I had a coin on me. Now I try to always have a dollar coin.
* You have to deposit a dollar coin into the grocery cart (I think it's called a trolley or buggy) to use it. Luckily I had a coin on me. Now I try to always have a dollar coin.
* Queue = line. Longer queue supposedly means it's better, whatever it is.
* Lift = elevator. And it feels like a game of how many will fit, then add one more person.
* Travelator is a weird cross between a ramp and escalator, and I still cannot get my balance.
* Top off = refill.
* Lift = elevator. And it feels like a game of how many will fit, then add one more person.
* Travelator is a weird cross between a ramp and escalator, and I still cannot get my balance.
* Top off = refill.
* Pram = stroller.
* Cash card/ERP = ipass or toll booth card. Side note: this is a very efficient and smart system used to pay road tolls and parking garage fees, among other things. Just a prepaid card but much easier.
* Giant supermarket is the closest I found to Wal-Mart. (The actual name of the store is Giant.)
* Ikea = Ikea! It was such a relief to be somewhere completely familiar.
* Food courts don't take credit card, cash only. And they don't give out napkins. You are supposed to have your own; which you can use to reserve your seat while you order food.
* Cash card/ERP = ipass or toll booth card. Side note: this is a very efficient and smart system used to pay road tolls and parking garage fees, among other things. Just a prepaid card but much easier.
* Giant supermarket is the closest I found to Wal-Mart. (The actual name of the store is Giant.)
* Ikea = Ikea! It was such a relief to be somewhere completely familiar.
* Food courts don't take credit card, cash only. And they don't give out napkins. You are supposed to have your own; which you can use to reserve your seat while you order food.
* The smallest bill is a S$2. See note above about the dollar coins.
* Taxi drivers always seem lost, possibly so they can make a little extra.
* Tipping is not culturally acceptable. (Perhaps why taxi drivers get 'lost'.)
* The hot water doesn't work if the heater switch isn't turned on for that bathroom.
* Life does not begin before 10 am, on Orchard at least. Feels a lot like the time I went to Times Square NYC.
* Singapore is actually Singapura and it means Singa = lion, pura = island. Because the first person on the island saw a lion. But some historians believe it was actually a tiger.
* Taxi drivers always seem lost, possibly so they can make a little extra.
* Tipping is not culturally acceptable. (Perhaps why taxi drivers get 'lost'.)
* The hot water doesn't work if the heater switch isn't turned on for that bathroom.
* Life does not begin before 10 am, on Orchard at least. Feels a lot like the time I went to Times Square NYC.
* Singapore is actually Singapura and it means Singa = lion, pura = island. Because the first person on the island saw a lion. But some historians believe it was actually a tiger.
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