The XtraSuitcase

 

 

Donald and Cathy’s

What’s in / What’s out list for 2012

  

In                                          Out

 

Singapore                                                    Brussels

 

sandals and flip-flops                                         boots

 

shorts                                                                skinny jeans and tights

 

casual short sleeves for work                            suits  for work

 

English                                                               French

 

bubble tea and fruit juice                                  beer and wine

 

iced coffee                                                        hot coffee

 

hawker stands                                                   Michelin restaurants

 

chop sticks                                                        forks                                           

 

ice cream sandwiches                                        waffles

 

fish                                                                   beef        

 

rice                                                                   potatoes

 

broth-based meals                                            cream-based meals

 

ice in drinks                                                      never ice in drinks    

 

Asian décor                                                       Paris décor                                  

 

full-sized refrigerator                                      tiny refrigerator

shoe lockers                                                      coat closet

 

marble floors                                                    wood floors

 

cold (air conditioned ) apartment                      hot apartment           

  

Singaporean dollars                                           Euros

 

all stores open on Sunday                                 all stores closed on Sunday

 

most stores open until 11 PM                            all stores close at 7 PM               

 

buses                                                               trams

 

right-hand drive                                              left-hand drive

 

muggy heat                                                      muggy cold

 

green outside                                                  gray outside

 

tissue sellers                                                  street bums      

 

tweeting birds                                                honking car horns

 

customer service                                            indifferent clerks

 

This is from our first four days in Singapore!  We are enjoying it all – learning new things by the minute.