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Neil Humphreys (born London, England, 5 December 1974) is a British humour columnist and author of three best-selling humorous books about Singapore - ''Notes From an Even Smaller Island'' (2001), ''Scribbles from the Same Island'' (2003) and ''Final Notes from a Great Island'' (2006). The last of these was on Singapore's bestsellers list for several consecutive weeks, proving the popularity of his writings among Singaporeans. His latest book, ''Return to a Sexy Island'' - the fourth in his bestselling Notes series - made the bestseller list in Singapore in June 2012. Brought up in Dagenham, London, England, Humphreys arrived in Singapore in 1996 and had initially planned on staying in Singapore for only 3 months. However, he instantly fell in love with the island-state and decided to settle there. Humphreys has always lived in Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats in Toa Payoh, a public housing estate in central Singapore, despite moving twice. Although he is a foreigner, he has chosen to assimilate himself into the Singapore culture through living in HDB flats, eating at local kopitiams and trying out many things that the locals do. He often pokes fun at Western expatriates working in Singapore by comparing their living habits with his own, criticising them for their aloofness from the local society and their extravagant lifestyles. Humphreys has since returned to Singapore from his short stint in Australia. He now works as a freelance writer, and writes regular columns in the sports and lifestyle sections of My Paper in Singapore, as well as other publications. He said in a Straits Times column and on his website that he may be adapting his books into a Singapore movie, called Notes From An Expat and was working on the screenplay. ==Family life== Humphreys is married to Tracy, who keeps a low profile. He writes about her quite frequently in his columns and books. They have a daughter. Humphreys' mother lives in Kent, England. He often recounts with humour his childhood relationship with her. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neil Humphreys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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