Singaporeans are avoiding the U.S. more than other Asian travelers. Here’s why
A survey shows Singaporeans’ views of the U.S. differed from those from Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia — often by a wide margin.
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I mean, why go US now? You have the choice of cheaper, safer, more familiar and nearer destinations like China, Japan, Korea. Versus going to the US which is: - Further with jet lag - More expensive - New risk of randomly getting accosted by their immigration or even on the streets by ICE (and who knows if you will get spirited away to El Salvador or other places without due process) - Gun violence not present in most of the world - Mess of healthcare system in case touch wood something bad happened during travel - Dealing with racist people and crazies (who are always there but are now emboldened to be more open/public about it due to their orange boss now) depending on where you go in the States - Under-maintained national parks due to stupid budget cuts Not to mention the irrational crackdown on international students which dampens a lot of people’s shiny view of the land of the free. Oh and tips too. Why do we want to deal with tips.
+1 for mentioning the genuinely insane out of control tip culture. "Please pay me, and also my employees that I can't be bothered to pay." Like, what the fuck?
Spend nearly $1.5k on the air ticket is just wild. Go there eat still need to tip 20%. Then kenna sucker punched because they think I'm stealing their jobs.
The tip rabak, imagine buying a $10 overpriced Starbucks coffee and knn still ask for $3 tip
We are the only country with visa exemption to the US in the region (excl. Brunei) and we have the least interest in going there, ironically. Just went to the US in June and it was smooth for me (I guess it depends on the officers but Singaporeans in general shouldn’t have a hard time passing through)
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