Singaporians hate the car rules. It's easily among the most status driven of societies on earth, and those rules keep shit cars like Prius's costing minimum of 100K per year to operate.

I was shocked to find a society with some of the best transit in the world and a society that abjectly hates its own transit systems. The car lust I witnessed there makes American car enthusiasts look like mass transit zealots.

I’d say Korea is similar. One of the best public transit systems in the world in Seoul, yet everyone aspires to own a car.

Those huge skyscraper apartment complexes you see everywhere in the Seoul skyline? They’re sitting atop enormous underground parking garages.

That’s not to say everyone drives everywhere everyday. The awesome public transit system is indeed heavily utilized. But people still want the freedom that comes with owning a personal automobile.

Singaporean here. I grew up in a family without a car, know very little about cars, still don't have a driving licence, and didn't really care for a licence until recently. Many of my friends (in tech, especially) don't drive or care to own a car either.

I think our public transit is fine, despite the very infrequent delay. What I can't stand is the lack of transparency and constant cover-ups surrounding any breakdown or delay, because the transit operators have standards to meet.

>“Americans wouldn't tolerate the Singapore rules on cars or firearms(...)”

Give it time. I know how this can be done but I don't want to jinx it by having my comment read/archived/studied by a 3rd-party. But know that this can be done.