"riverman" wrote in message ...
is it as 'clean and sterile' as I hear rumors of? Will an
outdoorsy guy like me find opportunities to get into the countryside for
some camping, etc, or is China just so populated that it will be endless
urban sprawl for hundreds of miles? I'm considering moving there for 3-5
years...am I nuts?

--riverman

Never been there myself, but found some interesting stuff.

"Singapore isn't a democracy in the American sense - it's more of a benevolent
dictatorship where the people vote in the dictator...When we announced we were coming
here, one American described Singapore as "the nicest police state I've ever lived in"
and proclaimed he'd return in a heartbeat."
http://www.hps.com/~tpg/singapore/vol06.html

http://www.teducation.com/singapore/fs1intro.html

As an educator, you may be a bit disappointed with this dangerous trend!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2494499.stm


Mark --I think I'd hook-up with IJ in NZ, if I were you!--