Your basic assumption is wrong here. Singaporeans do not speak english. What they speak is essentially pidgin. In a normal "english" sentence that they utter, you will find smatterings of hokkien, malay, etc. Not to mention the accent, pronounciation, emphasis are all off too. The govt. has indoctrinated the citizens and con the world into thinking we are an english speaking country. Not true. Most of this so call english speaking people are not native english speakers anyway, They speak mandarin or hokkien at home, and use englsih 20% of the time, or at work.
Contrast this to a native of US, UK, Australia, etc. Most do not have another tongue that they speak at home. English is usually the only language they know. While its true that there are different accents among these countries, in general when they visit among these countries, they understand immediately what is said. Many of my western friends who visit S'pore go thru an initial culture shock when they speak to a sinkie. They were told Sinkies speak english, but than they have to really focused to try and get the gist what the sinkie just said to them.
Sinkies may be able to read and write english (even the latter is suspect), but what they speak is not english. The PAP should and the people should stop lying to themselves. In my opinion, their spoken english is akin to Jamaican and other such pidgin versions.
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It is a safe tourist spot. My police and SWAT team are first class. You don't have to worry about ordering food from non English speaking uncles and aunts. Once your held hostage in a bus, my top sun burnt negotiator will personally deliver food and drinks to you. 
