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Another thing I will not forget about Singapore is its

harmonic diversity. It is widely known that Singapore does not possess
one single national identity. The population of Singapore consists mainly
of Chinese, Malays and Indians. As a result of this, religions, beliefs,
languages, customs and traditions are completely different from one

another. I love how the country and its people accept and embrace the
differences. One display of the diversity can be seen in their signs at
the public places. The signs in Singapore are exhibited in four
languages: Malay, Mandarin, Tamil and English.

Additionally, you can find multinational food, especially Asian
food, when you go to the food courts. When my friends and I visited
Lau Pa Sat Food Centre to have lunch, we sampled many dishes from

different vendors. I remember myself having Chicken Tikka Masala and
Dimsum, while my friend, who is a big fan of Thai food, chose to have
Pad Ka Prao.

The third thing I find admirable in the Lion City is how clean
it is. Many people consider Singapore as one of the cleanest countries
in the world and I really have to side with them on this one even
though I have not been to any countries except Singapore. It is

because, at the very least, Singapore is cleaner than the country I am
living in. During my stay at this fine city, I did not see anyone drop
rubbish on the ground, secretly urinate in public or spit on the

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