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We’ve spent the last two days walking around Singapore. The first thing to strike me was how delightfully clean this city is. There are many laws governing the cleanliness of the city. Gum is only sold in pharmacies, probably because of its potential littering effects. Spitting is fined. Seriously. If you are seen spitting on the street, you get slapped with a ticket.
There are many of these types of rules, of which I wasn’t made fully aware of before we hit the subway (also very clean and wonderful) today. We rode from Chinatown to Little India (where we’re staying). I brought the latte I couldn’t finish along with me, because the people who designed the station forgot to provide trash cans. Well, apparently no trash cans are necessary in the subway system because everyone knows that you are fined $500 if you are found eating or drinking anything – thus making trashcans unnecessary.
Luckily Martin spied the sign (pictured above) and stuffed my latte cup into his pocket. I’m not sure how well I would have handled my latte costing us ¼ of our monthly budget. My best guess: I would have thrown a pretty nasty tantie.
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You know the saying, “to fly by the seat of your pants?” Well, that's been our philosophy for most of our adult lives – before and after meeting, falling in love and marrying. We're now taking that idea on an extended round-the-world trip. Follow us as we share the good, the bad and the downright nasty of life on the road.
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