And that's a bad thing. I've never been fond of satay burgers, kung pow chicken pizza, chinese food without pork, hawker food without MSG, New York without yellow cabs and surely nota big fan of Chinatown without its rustic flavor and slightly filthy environment. Look at Hong Kong's Mongkok, Temple Street and Ladies Market... proof that you can move these traditional areas into the 21st century without diluting its personality and authenticity. Singapore's Chinatown is the sanitized, repackaged tourist trap that's quite unlike any other in the world. Perhaps that's their bid to be "Uniquely Singapore".