Stuff Expats in Singapore Like

"Tastes like heaven."

1. Starbucks
2. Chinese tutors
3. Forcing their kids to speak Mandarin to taxi drivers
3. Comparing Malaysian beaches to those in Thailand
4. Organic food
5. Buying cheerios in bulk
6. Travelling to Bhutan
7. Describing yam butter eaten in Nepal
8. Singapore Airlines
9. Frequent flier miles
10. Skiing in Japan
11. India
12. Barbecues
13. Having a car
14. Discussing the humidity factor
15. Champagne brunches
16. Boot camp
17. Rugby
18. Montessori schools
19. Chinese coffee tables
20. Watching their kids eat with chopsticks (see photo above).

Stuff Expat Moms in Singapore Say

It doesn't rain that much...

1. I love the weather here.

2. I hate the weather here.

3. I miss the seasons.

4. Do you have a maid?

5. Should I get my hair rebonded?

6. I'm thinking of getting a car.

7. Don't even think about getting a car.

8. My husband is in China right now.

9. My husband is in India right now.

10. Are you going home for the summer?

11. I'm definitely not going home for the summer.

12. Isn't Singapore Airlines great?

13. I love Bali.

14. Lombok is the way Bali used to be.

15. I read it in the Straits Times.

16. Singapore is so safe.

17. I read the New York Times on line.

18. Where do your kids go to school?

19. Is that fee per year or...life?

20. My kids have mycoplasma.

21. My kids need more Mandarin.

22. If I lived in a house I would definitely get a dog.

23. When did you get back?

24. Are you jetlagged?

25. My husband is learning Mandarin...please, let this not mean we're moving to China.