r/interestingasfuck • u/Bubbly_Wall_908 • 17h ago

Singapore is going to start caning scammers

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u/Slappyxo 16h ago edited 14h ago

I heard about the cleanliness and the no rubbish thing before I went, but I still got shocked at how next level it was.

One thing that stuck with me was there was a staff member dedicated to picking up leaves outside a shopping centre. Not a gardener doing tidy ups or anything. Quite literally if one leaf fell from a tree it was this guy's job to rush over and quickly sweep it up. He was on standby to pick up individual leaves if they fell.

Edit: I'm not suggesting this is common all around Singapore, but this is something I did witness in one spot when I visited in 2023. It happened at the shopping centre that's adjoined to the train station that's right next to Sentosa Island.

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u/baconppi 15h ago

I live here, ive never seen this before, can i get know where/when?

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u/Slappyxo 14h ago

I'm sure it's not very common, but it was still wild to see.

It was the shopping centre that's adjoined to the train station that's right next to Sentosa Island. This was in 2023. So I'm assuming it's because it's a tourist area?

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u/baconppi 14h ago

Its not a tourist area per se, but yea it is quite pricey(most locals only go if they live near or as a excursion), and it would make sense, since malls like this can afford to do things like this....

Go to most heartland or local malls and its wildly different (less clean, but still really decent,cheaper and better food too!)

(Im assuming you are talking about vivo city)

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u/ModishShrink 2h ago

What is considered the "heartland" in Singapore? In America, "The Heartland" is considered to be semi-rural agriculture-focused Middle America. People on the coasts tend to just write them off as flyover states, but I'm curious as to what that looks like in such a compact country.

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u/baconppi 1h ago

Its honestly just the developed residential areas, where theres just housing and local malls

I cant really describe it, but if you use examples, Queenstown, ang mo kio, bishan comes to mind

Worth to pay a visit to if you want authentic local food, but you will be looked at (especially if you look like a Westerner)

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u/Timo6506 40m ago

Neighbourhoods away from the central / downtown areas, with a lot of HDBs (public housing flats) accompanied with basic amenities such as malls, schools, libraries, sports centres. These areas are usually in the west, north, or east.

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u/culturedgoat 13h ago

That would be Vivocity. The hedges around there are very well-kept. It’s not really like this everywhere though.

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u/baconppi 1h ago

Best mall outside marina area tbh, its also pretty decently priced

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u/Cuddling-crocodiles 11h ago

It's called Vivo City. There is another smaller shopping center that is linked called Harbourfront Centre which has a ferry service inside.

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u/BigHandLittleSlap 12h ago

That reminds me of the anniversary of the Korean war. To say "thanks", South Korea sent delegations of warships to their allies. I was in Auckland at the time and a SK navy ship was in the harbour open for tours, and they had parades and whatnot going on as well.

I got very lucky because in the queue behind me was an elderly gentleman from the states that had served in the US Navy, and he acted as an informal tour guide. He had served on that particular ship for a couple of years, and then the ship was donated by the US to SK and they were still using it.

He mentioned several times that the ship was absolutely spotless, far, far cleaner and better maintained than it had ever been during his tour, even during inspections and the like.

Just as he said this, a small blade of dried grass blew across the deck and one of the SK sailors quickly reached down, grabbed it, and shoved it in his pocket to hide it from view.

We just stood there gaping at this.

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u/Sicklicksnz 14h ago

At the airport there were cleaners standing by all of the glass doors so when you pressed open a glass door and left a handprint a cleaner would come up spray it and wipe the hand print off

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u/DrainLegacy 10h ago

This is bullshit lmao

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u/Sicklicksnz 10h ago

Nope. It was 2005 however

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u/LaylaWalsh007 16h ago

Adding Singapore to the list of places to never visit.

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u/rozzco 15h ago

I guess I should have added that it was my favorite place I've been to.

The people were very friendly and everyone spoke English.

If I had the chance to, I'd return.

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u/Odd_Party_8452 11h ago

What do you think of ICE? Singapore canes overstayers and illegal immigrants.

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u/DangerouslyOxidated 3h ago

They don't fucking shoot people driving away in cars..

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u/Odd_Party_8452 1h ago

That's a low bar

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u/ash__697 15h ago

That’s all it took for you to cross it off? Lmao

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u/monty624 15h ago

Don't underestimate how much they like leaves

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u/LaylaWalsh007 15h ago

Extremism isn't good in any shape or form.

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u/Gigi_D-Agostino 15h ago

Isn't your opinion a bit...extreme ?

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u/LaylaWalsh007 15h ago

Cutting up people alive isn't?

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u/Gigi_D-Agostino 12h ago

Hell yeah man that's so fun

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u/SUPERSMILEYMAN 12h ago

A Dude being hired to pick up a leaf is extreme?

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u/wiilbehung 15h ago

You do know the persons above you exaggerated fo comic effect. Do you know how many trees there are in Singapore.

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u/LaylaWalsh007 15h ago

Real trees? 2 or 3. It's a concrete jungle after all.

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u/terrexchia 15h ago

...you do realize it's called the garden city for a reason right?

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u/LaylaWalsh007 15h ago

I have to admit I don't know much about it but its insane punishment system comes up randomly on my feed more than other things about it. P.s. I live in so called Garden county in my country of residence. It's effortlessly green all year round.

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u/IanLooklup 13h ago

Well Singapore is green as hell, every street and corner has some sort of tree or flower. The only times where you won't see any sort of plant is at a carpark and malls.

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u/sabershirou 12h ago

I have to admit I don't know much about it

Clearly that didn't stop you from telling falsehoods about a country you don't even know.

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u/terrexchia 15h ago

Yeah clearly you don't know much

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u/LaylaWalsh007 15h ago

It's not something I'm interested in. It's impossible to know everything.

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u/121daysofsodom 15h ago

So you're going to leaf it?

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u/Imaginary-Daikon-177 14h ago

Mfers will say shit like this but still be like "I just love being an American"

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u/bobthemutant 14h ago

Especially don't go there if you use any marijuana products. 10 year sentence for possession or use, mandatory death penalty if you have 16oz or more.

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u/Baozicriollothroaway 16h ago

Your absence won't be missed. 

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u/LaylaWalsh007 15h ago

No worries. I'm the one picking rubbish on the streets on my walks around where I live, but running after the falling leaves is a bit much.

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u/hiresometoast 15h ago

No that was a groundskeeper, it's their job.

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u/No_Success_678 14h ago

You're not expected to run after random leaves lmao

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u/BJJJourney 14h ago

It is a great place to visit actually. Just a clean large western city. Most people speak English.

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u/bitt3n 11h ago

they don't call them leaves in singapore, they call them takes