Our Way of Life

The Singapore story

Take a quick look at Singapore’s past and get to know our history, culture and people a little better.

Playtime in the heartlands.
A boy and his grandfather playing chess

What we love, what we do and what we say – it’s these little quirks that make us who we are.

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Singapore food culture: Singaporeans are fanatical about food
Singapore food culture: Explore our heritage through your tastebuds
Shopping is Singapore's national past-time: Shopping in Singapore is an experience in itself
'Singaporean Culture: How to 'Chope' seats in busy hawker centres Singapore Culture: Singaporeans love to queue - We tell the quality of the food stall by the length of it's queue
'Singaporean Culture: 'Chope' or reserve seats in crowded hawker centres with a tissue paper pack Singapore street names are inspired by our history, heritage and unique observations of daily life Multiculturalism flourishes in Singapore's neighbourhoods, with cultural festivals to celebrate together all year round.
Singlish: How to order coffee or 'Kopi' in Singapore in 12 different ways like, 'kopi c', 'kopi siew dai', 'kopi o'
What is Singlish: Singapore's colloquial English, influenced by our multicultural background Singaporean slang and Singlish phrases translated to English: 'Bojio' and 'Makan'
How to speak Singlish: Convey much more with a few Singlish words like 'Shiok', 'Alamak', 'Can Lah'

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