Singapore Hawker Centers

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Singapore Hawker Centers
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Singapore Hawker Centers

• Population 4.5 million (July 2006 est.)
• 692.7 sq km - slightly more than 3.5 times the
  size of Washington, DC
• Singapore was founded as a British trading colony
  in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in
  1963 but separated two years later and became
  independent. It subsequently became one of the
  world's most prosperous countries with strong
  international trading links (its port is one of
  the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled)
  and with per capita GDP equal to that of the
  leading nations of Western Europe.

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• Mix of various cultural and ethnic groups all
  headed to a unique eating center, the Hawker
  Center. Integration of variety, efficiency,
  tremendous energy, safety, and a symbiosis of the
  old and the new.
• Chinese (77), Malays (14), Indians (8) High
  population density
• Govt encourages collectivism govt housing -
• Ethnic diversity but unity
• Govt encourages ethnic groups to coexist in the
  spirit of international competition program
  called Shared Values ideals place society
  above self uphold family as basic building
  block resolve conflict through consensus racial
  and religious tolerance. They end up being
  competitive collectivists. Instead of Kiasu-ness,
  the ugly American.

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• Efficiency order quickly niceties not
  necessary among Singaporeans technology runs
  society they tend to deemphasize leisure Single
  Desperate Ugly, speed dating events
• Power of Women as likely to hold high positions
  as men
• Safety lots of fines strict control by govt
  high degree of collectivism but also high degree
  of power distance

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