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Title: Pretty bad
Review: I bought this book after reading and appreciating other books in the series. But this book is trying to be everything but doesn't cover the main theme - understanding the local culture. It goes into practical details although there are other much better sources for it, it covers sights and tourist spots but not as well as the normal travel guides. But when it comes to actually understanding the psyche of the Singaporean, this book is hopeless with a lot of silly generalizations and very superficial statements and none of the very helpful insights I have learnt to expect from the Culture Shock series. It's like the author has just summarized a bunch of guidebooks and added a large dose of Singapore propaganda...
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