Blog for July 12

Singapore Corrections

Thanks for some corrections from Mr. Hugh Brodie on Singapore, who mentions that 1) When I (Hugh) was there - it seemed that every (most?) public toilet was"auto-flush". Maybe there is a law stating that no new public toiletscan be "manual"?2) As far as I know, possessing gum (at least for personal use) was/isprefectly legal.3) I was told by locals that jaywalking is permitted if there is no"legal" pedestrian crossing within 100 m. I just followed the crowds andcrossed "illegally" quite often.4) Most/all elevators are equipped with a device to detect urine.Apparently, there was a problem with people urinating in elevators, andaction is taken against offenders.