http://travel.cnn.com/singapore/none/worlds-greatest-city-50-reasons-why-singapore-no-1-399897
1. Food capital of the world
2.Green thrives in the big gray city
3. Greatest living politician
4. Dedicated to keeping us alive forever
5. First and only Night Race in the world
6. Water technology so good, we drink our own pee
7. Most awesome crustacean dish of all time
8. English that no one else understands
9. Connected, mobile and most oblivious to the surroundings
10. Campaign-craziest place on earth....
11. Natural disaster-free … for the most part
12. Most crooked-backed kids
13. Coolest place to get vertigo
14. You don’t expect to get mugged or knifed at 3am in our darkest alleys...etc.etc....
15. Craziest adrenaline junkie who won't quit
16. 'Public housing' aren't dirty words
17. The nanny state's loosening its grip
18. The country's built as if out of Lego blocks
19. Vampire shopping
20. You can call it whatever you want
21. Last bastion of colonialism
22. Most educated, comfortable and honest taxi drivers
23. The best Airport in the World
24. World’s youngest iPhone developer
25. The greatest theme rides this side of the Equator
26. The most morbidly named island
27. Nostalgic about Communism
28. Flimsiest excuse to gather thousands of people and play with lanterns
29. Every healthy male can shoot a gun
30. Tissue Paper Phenomenon
31. TNG-TWSTG, MND-BGLG ACRNMS
32. Stretch a dollar till it hollers
33. Perpetuating the stereotype that Asians are bespectacled bookworms
34. Highest place in the world to watch the wheels go round and round
35. Gong Li and Jet Li are at home here. You don't think you're better than them, do you?
36. The Origins of Tech Legends
37. Magicians meet fruity umbrella drinks -- finally
38. The coolest pairing of comic book superheroes (or most unfortunate name ever)
39. Greatest collection of ‘-opolis'es
40. Iconic buildings inspired by nocturne sex
41. Artery-choking, coma-inducing, prehistoric milk drinks
42. Best little alternative culture shop in the heart of town
43. Most complex coffee ordering procedure ever
44. Hang out with purple-haired artists doodling on walls while blowing smoke rings out of an Egyptian shisha
45. Toilets are taken (too) seriously
46. We keep it Old School
47. We're more than happy to kick the crap out of you (it's for your benefit!)
48. Partyopolis
49. Everyone's apparently related
50. Cutest appellation for a country.................
The Lion City. The Garden City. The Asian Tiger. The 'Fine' City. All venerable nicknames, but the perennial favorite has to be the Little Red Dot. We're so small and unnoticeable on the world map, some dusty cartographer with Harry Potter specs had to use a red dot to denote our location. But notice us the world did, with accolades such as the 'easiest place for business,' the 'most livable city in Asia' and the 'best city in the world to live in for Asia expatriates.' We are Singapore, hear us roar.
1. Food capital of the world
2.Green thrives in the big gray city
3. Greatest living politician
4. Dedicated to keeping us alive forever
5. First and only Night Race in the world
6. Water technology so good, we drink our own pee
7. Most awesome crustacean dish of all time
8. English that no one else understands
9. Connected, mobile and most oblivious to the surroundings
10. Campaign-craziest place on earth....
11. Natural disaster-free … for the most part
12. Most crooked-backed kids
13. Coolest place to get vertigo
14. You don’t expect to get mugged or knifed at 3am in our darkest alleys...etc.etc....
15. Craziest adrenaline junkie who won't quit
16. 'Public housing' aren't dirty words
17. The nanny state's loosening its grip
18. The country's built as if out of Lego blocks
19. Vampire shopping
20. You can call it whatever you want
21. Last bastion of colonialism
22. Most educated, comfortable and honest taxi drivers
23. The best Airport in the World
24. World’s youngest iPhone developer
25. The greatest theme rides this side of the Equator
26. The most morbidly named island
27. Nostalgic about Communism
28. Flimsiest excuse to gather thousands of people and play with lanterns
29. Every healthy male can shoot a gun
30. Tissue Paper Phenomenon
31. TNG-TWSTG, MND-BGLG ACRNMS
32. Stretch a dollar till it hollers
33. Perpetuating the stereotype that Asians are bespectacled bookworms
34. Highest place in the world to watch the wheels go round and round
35. Gong Li and Jet Li are at home here. You don't think you're better than them, do you?
36. The Origins of Tech Legends
37. Magicians meet fruity umbrella drinks -- finally
38. The coolest pairing of comic book superheroes (or most unfortunate name ever)
39. Greatest collection of ‘-opolis'es
40. Iconic buildings inspired by nocturne sex
41. Artery-choking, coma-inducing, prehistoric milk drinks
42. Best little alternative culture shop in the heart of town
43. Most complex coffee ordering procedure ever
44. Hang out with purple-haired artists doodling on walls while blowing smoke rings out of an Egyptian shisha
45. Toilets are taken (too) seriously
46. We keep it Old School
47. We're more than happy to kick the crap out of you (it's for your benefit!)
48. Partyopolis
49. Everyone's apparently related
50. Cutest appellation for a country.................
The Lion City. The Garden City. The Asian Tiger. The 'Fine' City. All venerable nicknames, but the perennial favorite has to be the Little Red Dot. We're so small and unnoticeable on the world map, some dusty cartographer with Harry Potter specs had to use a red dot to denote our location. But notice us the world did, with accolades such as the 'easiest place for business,' the 'most livable city in Asia' and the 'best city in the world to live in for Asia expatriates.' We are Singapore, hear us roar.
