Give that guy a break; he was on holiday headed for Thailand and decided to go to SG at the last minute. He wouldn't have had time to make much research anyway! And tourists are tourists - they just want to enjoy their time without much hassle. I guess that he is quite a history buff, he would probably like the temples and ancient architecture in Thailand and got disappointed at the handful of tourist-friendly temples here.

He is right in saying that we don't have a culture, as in we don't have "traditional Singaporean customs" as a whole... because he probably doesn't know much of our immigrant history! And can you blame him for it really? Do you really expect the whole world to know us inside out? :/

There's also no "traditional USA customs" as a whole either!

He talked about Singapore not having its local food - Singapore's food can kick the ass of USA's food any day. It's a shame that we're not exporting our cuisine overseas. Our food may be Chinese, Malay, Indian, Peranakan, whatever, but our hawker dishes are not cooked the same way as in China, Malaysia, India. What is so uniquely American about American food? Do people not realise that hamburgers and french fries are named after places that are not in America?

Singapore does not lack for history. How many cities in America have had to pledge allegiance to 4 different nations in their lifetime? How many cities have an Arab street, a little India, a Chinatown, a Geylang Serai, a Golden Mile (for the Thais), a Peninsular Plaza (for the Burmese)

I want to say he's got his head up his ass but he seems to have such a big head and such an uptight ass I wonder if that's possible.