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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Well, if I can't catch birds then I'm not going

 


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  1. I think that you need to think yourself lucky to only get fined for this stuff. In Singapore I believe that fairly low level criminal activity will result in you getting your bottom whacked.

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  2. Singapore must be the richest place ever, if it charges people $500 just to eat and drink.

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  3. had a port call there many years ago. they are not playing. cleanest city I have ever seen, anywhere. besides fines they also still give out lashings sooo don't fuck around

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    1. "Caning" they call it and the people who carry it out are professionals. It's like a martial art to them.

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  4. Just so you know, as I didn't and had to look it up.

    The durian (/ˈdjʊəriən, ˈdʊr-, -æn/)[2] is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognised Durio species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit, with over 300 named varieties in Thailand and 100 in Malaysia, as of 1987.[3][4] Durio zibethinus is the only species available in the international market: other species are sold in their local regions. It is native to Borneo and Sumatra.[3]

    Named in some regions as the "king of fruits",[5] the durian is distinctive for its large size, strong odour, and thorn-covered rind. The fruit can grow as large as 30 centimetres (12 inches) long and 15 cm (6 in) in diameter, and it typically weighs 1 to 3 kilograms (2 to 7 pounds). Its shape ranges from oblong to round, the colour of its husk green to brown, and its flesh pale yellow to red, depending on the species.

    -rightwingterrorist

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    1. They stink. That’s why the ban/fine.
      WiscoDave

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  5. Hey, "Durians" are a cheap fine. I think I'll go with that to Fight The Man!

    Ummm, WTF is a "Durian" anyway?

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  6. Been there a few times. Cleanest city you could ask for with the exception of little India. (Even that isn’t filthy just disheveled)

    Fining is just the low end of the scale. Do anything more and they will beat you. Get caught running drugs and it’s a death sentence.

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  7. Folks must get pretty hungry there.

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  8. $1000 fine for chewing gum, but only $500 for pissing in the elevator? Weird priorities.

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  9. I'll give up my right for durians, yeah, when they pry them from my cold, dead hands...

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  10. The story on spitting: the head honcho in Singapore knew that the Chinese spread a lot of nasty stuff every time they spit on public walkways. Back in the '70s it would get your arrested and a large fine. Notice how the Chinese were singled out? Not the locals, Malaysians, Japanese, Koreans. But Chinese. Fast forward 50 years to today.

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