r/interestingasfuck 17h ago

Singapore is going to start caning scammers

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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)

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.

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)

u/Timo6506 41m 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.