The
Singaporean is a slow walker. Agonizingly so. I catch the train (MRT) to
Raffles each day then walk to my office in Marina Bay. It is often the most
frustrating part of my day. I am used to crowded cities - I have lived in them
all around the world. The Singaporean crowd is however an unique beast. It is
massive and crushing and it moves sluggishly. Pedestrians are prone to veering
suddenly.
Making passing
difficult.
Sometimes
impossible.
A large
proportion of Singaporeans also swing their arms whilst they walk. It is like
they are marching to an invisible beat. They sometimes stop suddenly and in
unlikely places like at the top - or at the bottom of escalators. There appears
to be a lack of spatial awareness. People often collide. They bang into each
other whilst reading messages on their mobile phones.
I used to
drive here. Singaporeans drive like they walk. Erratically and unpredictably.
They veer while they steer. Driving my car was the most exciting daily activity
in which I partook. I have stopped driving here now.
It
is simply too dangerous.
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