Like any reasonably well-off demographic, we Singaporeans like to think we’re special. But really, there are many tell-tale Singaporean-isms that most of us are proud to claim (or are embarrassed to admit to).
1. You have the natural ability to doze off on the MRT without fear of missing your stop.
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2. And you’re all too familiar with the dilemma of whether or not to give up your seat (Is she pregnant or did she just have a big lunch? Is he a senior citizen or just going for the George Clooney look?).
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3. You will fight to the death to prove that your favourite hawker stall is the best.
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4. And no long queue, great distance or inconvenience will keep you from getting to it.
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5. You know all about love hotels and their going rates, or if you’re classy that way, you know all about staycations (and yes, your friends have a pretty good idea of what happened five seconds after you uploaded those couple selfies).
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6. Most of the places from your childhood no longer exist.
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7. You speak 1-2 languages adequately and 3-5 languages vulgarly.
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8. You think of 4D in any situation that involves numbers.
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9. You live in constant fear of showing up on STOMP.
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10. You get most of your news from SGAG memes.
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11. You might grumble about things in Singapore, but the moment that criticism comes from overseas, you become her greatest defender.
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12. You get excited when you see Singapore on a travel show but become annoyed if they get anything wrong.
13. If you drive you’ve probably tailgated, high-beamed, failed to use your indicator and sped up when someone tried to get into your lane, but still, everyone else is worse right?
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14. If it were up to you, every meal would be brunch.
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15. Deciding a new phone is one of the most stressful experiences you know.
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16. You support an English football team with religious devotion, but have no idea who plays in the S.League.
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17. You hate a good proportion of your Facebook friends, but don’t delete them because you enjoy watching their failures and disappointments unfold.
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18. You enjoy an old-fashioned conspiracy theory and a bit of baseless hearsay.
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19. If you have a gym membership, you either use it too little or too much.
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20. You secretly don’t mind when bad things happen because it means you get to complain about them.
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