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Question time! (Patreon)

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2022-12-12 06:24:02
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So I've been asked if i could theme a comic around climate change (why, yes I can!) for a charity I like called Rewriting Extinction. They're pretty cool - pairing comic creators with celebrities to get the message out there. 

The trick is, I was asked to pair up with a fella who is huge in Asia, to write a story set in Singapore. 

But here's the rub - I’ve never been to Singapore! And I was just wondering any of you had been? 

I've done a bit of research obviously, but I'd love to know more about your impressions of the place. The people, the landscape. 

Really just big picture stuff, to help give me a feel of it, that I wouldn't know from looking at pictures of merlions and skyscrapers! Is it hilly, flat, can you see the sea from anywhere inland, are the people well off, or divided, generally upbeat or restless? Anything that springs to mind really, that could help me give the comic a  little local flavour. 

Of course, perhaps none of us have been. In which case please ignore this entire message. 😬

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Philip DiNuzzo

I spent a summer there and Malaysia in the late 90's as a young teenager. My best friend growing up had family there. We stayed with his wealthy uncle and aunt. They had a live-in nanny, full-time driver, two fancy cars but still lived in a compact apartment. I recall the underground train system being immaculate. I loved taking photos of all of the signs telling you not to chew gum, feed birds, waste water and all the other ultra-petty crimes that most nations don't bother enforcing. I bought a shirt of one of those signs that I still have somewhere! This was also in the aftermath of the canning of an American for vandalism in 1994, so my mother was very worried about me following the rules while I was away! I tried durian (the king of fruits!) for the first time.

badspacecomics
>>97496143

Ha! Thats amazing! I think I vaguely remember that too. Thanks Philip - this is super handy in terms of immersing myself more in the vibe. Ive found a couple of friends who have visited now too, so along with the comments here, I’m feeling more comfortable about getting this right.

John Stillwagen

I think most of the comments here touched on a lot of good items but no one really touched on how everyone who lives there wants out because Singapore is only 10km or so across. It’s incredibly small. Imagine thirty years, fifty… eighty? Living on the same 10km island in a modern world where you can see the rest of the world everyday on any device. Also it’s got a reputation for being clean but i feel like that’s relative. It’s clean as any western major city I’ve been too, but not spectacularly so. It’s not Tokyo clean.

badspacecomics
>>97815950

Man, that's really interesting, and actually something I had wondered: what it was like and whether people had a sense of it? It actually sounds kind of claustrophobic. And also it is sparking ideas in my head!