Singapore - Do Singapore laws bother travellers?

They will execute you for possessing marijuana. Singapore also has anti-gay laws. Even coca-cola is banned there.

They also cane you for chewing gums or not flushing after using the toilet, like they did to that american kid.

For such a modern city the laws are very backwards. Will this affect anyone from visiting?

They will execute you for possessing marijuana. Singapore also has anti-gay laws. They also cane you for chewing gums or not flushing after using the toilet.

For such a modern city the laws are very backwards. Will this affect anyone from visiting?

Nope. You will be fine. I chew gum here; refrain from depositing it on the ground, under tables, etc.

They will execute you for possessing marijuana. Singapore also has anti-gay laws. They also cane you for chewing gums or not flushing after using the toilet.

For such a modern city the laws are very backwards. Will this affect anyone from visiting?

Yeah... apart from the anti-gay laws (not cool) I'm not really sure how the rest of the laws are a problem. Marijuana is illegal. Not flushing the toilet is disgusting. Chewing gum and depositing it on the street is inconvenient and selfish.

If you are going to do any of those things then better off NOT having that type of tourist in Singapore.

Question for the OP: Do they bother you?

coca cola banned? where did you get that?

It's sold everywhere

What happened to the original poster?

These things don't bother me.
There are plenty of chaotic and more flexible countries nearby.

I do wish the cost of living wasn't so high !
I need to wait for another hotel "deal"
before I can affordably enjoy more than a few days there.. :D

They don't bother me at all. I quite like some of the laws there, actually.

I would not bother answering this OP. He has a habit of launching a question in a forum and not participating in the discussion.

Maybe he gets some kind of kick out of seeing us answering his question... :rolleyes: :D

On the balance I find the weight of petty laws in California to be much more bothersome than Singapore.

This depends on how you look at it. If you want to go to Singapore, just deal with it, if not why care at all? We are all guests in the countries we visit and we have to abide by their laws during our visit.

They will execute you for possessing marijuana. Singapore also has anti-gay laws. Even coca-cola is banned there.

They also cane you for chewing gums or not flushing after using the toilet, like they did to that american kid.

For such a modern city the laws are very backwards. Will this affect anyone from visiting?

No.

Tiger Beer.

what else is there to say?

not at all.Common sense prevails everywhere.DO NOT bring drugs in and by that I mean the illegal variety amongst other things.

coca cola banned? where did you get that?

It's sold everywhere

If true, I've committed hundreds of crimes in Singapore!

HAHA this is ridonkulous. I would be stoned to death if Coca Cola is banned in Singapore. Anyway, some laws are in place to make the people (consisting of immigrants since way back) more gracious, otherwise the country wouldn't be so clean and safe now. As for gay laws, I believe it will change sooner or later. It's a matter of mindset to the current old generation.

I personally feel that our laws do not bother anyone

As to chewing gums - it is not illegal

As to importing Chewing gums - it is illegal

Not flushing the toilet after used is not illegal too. Just immoral.

coke has never been banned. Been to macdonalds? haha

You do not get caned for small crimes like littering.

I wish coke was banned where I live. And some of the laws in Singapore regarding social relations are not as archaic as those in Alabama or Georgia.

Right now I wish we had these laws in London.

As to chewing gums - it is not illegal

As to importing Chewing gums - it is illegal


How does one chew something that you can't carry in your pocket when entering the country? Just curious.

How does one chew something that you can't carry in your pocket when entering the country? Just curious.

Chewing gum of "therapeutic value" is available in pharmacies since 2004.

Before that it was quite common that my Singaporeans friends handed out chewing gums to family members and friends as a small present after they have visited Malaysia.

coca cola banned? where did you get that?

It's sold everywhere

If true, I've committed hundreds of crimes in Singapore!

So have I, the only CANE I got was from the sugar in the Coke!

How does one chew something that you can't carry in your pocket when entering the country? Just curious.
As far as I know, you are allowed to bring in chewing gum when you enter the country as long as it is a reasonable amount and for personal use only.

How does one chew something that you can't carry in your pocket when entering the country? Just curious.

If you are talking about drugs, you will be prosecuted as per bringing it in.

If talking about gums, you can bring it in for personal consumption so long you are not importing it for sale.

I wish coke was banned where I live. And some of the laws in Singapore regarding social relations are not as archaic as those in Alabama or Georgia.

Including Singapore law that prostitution is completely legal :p

Including Singapore law that prostitution is completely legal :p

Care to cite a reference?

Care to cite a reference?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Singapore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Singapore

Oops, I read you first post as saying it was illegal.