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The general order in streets even in the most remote areas of a city is very high and is supported by law and order bodies. But nevertheless small larceny, a robbery and swindle meet from time to time in the places most visited by tourists. Therefore it is necessary to observe reasonable safety measures.
The country expensive enough. Even despite fantastic possibilities of local shops and the markets, the prices for many foodstuff are very high, and services are considered as only a few cheaper, than in Japan.
At all the external goodwill, Singaporeans in transport and shops behave inconsiderately enough (however, without rudeness). The Singapore policemen who are easy for identifying under their dark blue form of clothes, are constrained enough, polite and correct in relation to any addressed for the help.
The penalty for the stub thrown in the street makes 500 Singapore dollars even if you have simply missed by an urn. Smoking in public places - from 700 to 1000 Singapore dollars, in many institutions smoking is authorised only at strictly certain o'clock. A chewing elastic band in general it is put out of the law. Foul language in a public place or pronouncing of threats to the interlocutor (even the rhetorical!) can end with the penalty to 3000 Singapore dollars. The use of drugs is punished by long imprisonment, and their import and sale - a death penalty without the appeal right. In most cases infringements of local norms by them concern foreigners indulgently enough, but the repeated offence or obvious unwillingness respect local laws can to come to an end is very pitiable.
Officially tip at restaurants, hotels and the airport makes 10-15 % and are usually included in the account. It is necessary to the parlourmaid to 2 Singapore dollars a day, to the porter - 1 Singapore dollar for one article of luggage, to the door-keeper - 1 Singapore dollar, for service in number - 10 % from the account sum.
Designation of floors in premises traditionally enough for the countries of East Asia - usually them designate the double number which first part specifies a floor, the second, through a hyphen, - room or office number ("land level" is designated as 01). In some hotel there are no floors or numbers containing in the designation "bad numbers" (4, 66 etc.).
Pressure in the electric system 220 В, 50 Hz., штепсели трехштырьковые (the English sample). Set of hotels give in numbers only a 110-volt food.
The system of measures and scales metric, but are widely used local versions of standards, for example weight often measure in "жин" ("дзин", about 0,5 kg.), and length - in foots.
