Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Singapore's infrastructure creaks...

It was a scene that’s a common enough sight on any New York City subway platform.

A tardy office worker attempted to squeeze into an overpacked train carriage during the morning rush hour, but the doors closed in her face. In frustration, she banged her fist on the train’s windows as it pulled away.

Such behaviour wouldn’t draw a second look in New York or even London. But in this case it did turn heads because it occurred in Singapore, the socially conservative ‘nanny state,’ where public displays of anger simply aren't the done thing. More...

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