Common sense of life of Singapore immigrants

# Singapore Immigrants # Introduction The exchange of different national cultures has created Singapore's rich and colorful cultural characteristics. Living in Singapore should not only abide by local laws and regulations, but also respect the living habits of all ethnic groups. The following is the common sense of Singapore immigrants' life, welcome to read!

1. Common sense of life of Singapore immigrants

For example, you need to take off your shoes when visiting a mosque. Although influenced by the British in the past, the local people still retain the traditional habits of many nationalities, so the greeting methods are different. The most common way is for people to shake hands when they meet, and bow gently to the orientals. Singaporeans usually invite guests to lunch or dinner. Be careful not to use your left hand when eating with Indians or Malays in Singapore. When eating in a Singaporean's home, you can bring a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates as a gift. When talking, avoid talking about politics and religion. You can talk about your trip, the countries you have been to and the economic achievements of Singapore.

Singaporeans also attach great importance to politeness. When talking with elders, you must pay attention to the relevant etiquette, otherwise you will not be respected. In order to make everyone polite, the Singapore government has also made some regulations on politeness:

Clerk courtesy: customers come to the door and greet with smiles; Customers buy, take the initiative to introduce, never tire of seeing; Customers ask questions, listen carefully and answer them seriously; Customers leave, send them off warmly and say goodbye politely.

Courtesy among neighbors: Neighbors should greet each other when they meet. Invite your neighbors to visit you during the holidays. Help the neighbors look after the house. When using public places, always think of others. Singapore always smiles at people. If you use a public phone, you will smile and say to the person waiting: I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

Even the posters promoting civility and politeness in the street are printed with a smiling figure and some slogans, such as: be polite to others, be polite to everyone, live a better life, smile sincerely and behave well. At night, colorful sliding signs of propaganda politeness keep flashing. Cabinet ministers and parliamentarians often go to the masses to give speeches on the importance of good manners. Even the police always smile when they fine people who violate traffic regulations. So Singaporeans said humorously: I'm afraid the police will laugh, and he will pay for it. Foreigners always feel at home in Singapore because there are smiling faces everywhere.

It should be noted that Singaporeans hate men with long hair and don't like beards. In some public places, there is often a placard: men with long hair are not welcome. Singapore has strict control over hippies with long hair. Men with long hair, jeans and slippers may be banned from entering the country. Young people, in particular, must wear clean clothes when going abroad, and do not leave shoulder-length hair.

Shopping in Singapore requires Singapore dollars. If you need to exchange money, please go to the place with the official exchange sign. Office hours of the bank: Monday to Friday 10: 00 ~ 15: 00, Saturday1:00 ~16: 30, Sunday 9: 30 ~ 15: 00. When choosing a shop, you can pay attention to that if there is a red Merlion sign in the shop window, it means that the shop is recommended by the Tourism Promotion Bureau and the Consumers Association, and you can buy the items you need with confidence. In large shopping malls, commodity prices are fixed, and general shopping malls can bargain. Don't forget to ask for an invoice when shopping in a small shopping mall. If you find any quality problems, you can return them with the ticket.

In terms of environmental sanitation, Singapore has a tropical maritime climate, with a hot and humid climate throughout the year, with a small temperature difference between day and night, and more rain from June to February. Wear light and cool clothes and bring rain gear. Tap water can be drunk directly without boiling. Citizens must always pay attention to maintaining environmental sanitation, spitting and throwing things will be punished 1000 yuan; Obey the rules in places where smoking is prohibited.

2. Details of immigrant life in Singapore

There is no need to worry about the time difference when immigrating to Singapore, because Singapore and Beijing are in the same time zone and belong to the East Eighth District.

Shopping in Singapore can be refunded. After immigrating to Singapore, you will find many shopping places in Singapore. Generally, the prices of goods in big shopping malls are relatively high, and the prices are fixed, so they are generally not bargained. But ordinary shopping malls in Singapore can bargain. Remember to ask for a shopping invoice when shopping, so that once there is a quality problem, customers can return the goods with the shopping invoice.

Unlike China, Singaporean shops are not "open all year round". Shops in Singapore are only open from Monday to Saturday morning 10 to 9 pm, and are closed on Sundays. It can be seen that opening a shop in Singapore also has a rest time, which is very different from our country. It seems that shopping in Singapore has to grasp the "prime time" from Monday to Saturday.

People who immigrate to Singapore use Singapore dollars for shopping, and RMB is not circulated. You can exchange Singapore dollars at banks and other places marked with exchange signs. It should also be noted that the working hours of Singapore banks are Monday to Friday 10 to 15, Saturday 1 1 to 16: 30 and Sunday 9: 30 to 15.

The voltage in Singapore is not 220 volts, but 230 volts, 50 hertz. Take electrical appliances to Singapore, and pay attention to the conversion voltage when charging. Some high-end hotels have transformers for rent, and Singaporean immigrants can buy transformers locally for use.

3. Life knowledge of Singapore immigrants

First, the prices of big shopping malls are fixed, and general shopping malls can bargain. Don't forget to ask for an invoice when shopping in a small shopping mall. If you find any quality problems, you can return them with the ticket.

2. Business hours of the store: Monday to Saturday morning 10: 00 to 210: 00 pm, closed on Sundays.

The shops with the red Merlion logo in the window are recommended by the Tourism Promotion Bureau and the Consumers Association. You can shop with confidence, but the price in Singapore is more expensive.

4. Singapore uses the Singapore dollar. Please exchange money at the place marked with the official exchange sign. Office hours of the bank: Monday to Friday 10: 00 ~ 15: 00, Saturday1:00 ~16: 30, Sunday 9: 30 ~ 15: 00.

There is no time difference between Singapore and Beijing.

6. Singapore has a tropical maritime climate, with a hot and humid climate throughout the year, a small temperature difference between day and night, and a lot of rain from June to February. Wear light and cool clothes and bring rain gear.

7. Tap water in Singapore can be drunk directly without boiling.

Eight, in Singapore, we must always pay attention to maintaining environmental hygiene, spitting and littering will be fined thousands of yuan; Obey the rules in places where smoking is prohibited.

9. You should tip 1~2 yuan for some occasions in Singapore hotels, such as carrying luggage and cleaning rooms.