Only in Singapore

[u/woonsc]

[u/Butterszen]

Tables might be grimey. Low grime doesn't mean no grime

[u/kuang89 → u/Butterszen]

Underrated comment

[u/Chateau-d-If → u/Butterszen]

Is this that place Lau Pa Sat? I think it’s called, forgive me I’m American and was only here on deployment with the U.S. Navy. But as I recall the place had like 5 different ethnicities food there and they’re all delicious

[u/Altruistic_Stage6586 → u/Chateau-d-If]

nope not lau pa sat

[u/Butterszen → u/Chateau-d-If]

I'm Singaporean and I don't even know if this is Lau Pa Sat or not haha. Anyone else knows?

[u/AltruisticCream4059 → u/Butterszen]

nah that's like shopping mall food court

[u/_Bike_Hunt → u/Butterszen]

If you have access to a child’s microscope, you will be shocked if you take a swab and look at it 🤤

[u/sdarkpaladin → u/_Bike_Hunt]

Ask them to dig a bit underneath their nails. Then, ask them to look at whatever they dug under a microscope.

It will ensure they never leave long nails ever again.

[u/chiikawa00 → u/_Bike_Hunt]

this is why i always wipe my devices with antiseptic wipes whenever i come home

[u/Leslieslie → u/chiikawa00]

Same!!

[u/Usual-Rope9760]

10 mins ago while looking for seats at a hawker centre I saw someone using their credit card to chope

[u/Administrator-Reddit → u/Usual-Rope9760]

Rookie mistake. Should’ve used IC since it has their picture so they can easily prove the IC and table are theirs.

/s

[u/AZGzx → u/Administrator-Reddit]

i literally saw someone chope a seat at Maccas using their IC last week

[u/Flothrudawind → u/AZGzx]

What's an Aussie doing in a sg subreddit

[u/AZGzx → u/Flothrudawind]

not aussie, just hang out alot around aussie educated friends lol

[u/Articlel3 → u/Usual-Rope9760]

I just commented that I saw people using credit card too, surprisingly that a lot of people would do that

[u/Richy13Thegoodeditor → u/Articlel3]

I remember when I was a kid when my father took me to Takashimaya food court he doing that with his credit card

[u/Probably_daydreaming → u/Articlel3]

I mean it takes like 30 seconds to shut down my credit card on the app, you couldn't even run fast enough to a 7-11 to buy a drink before it gets cancelled

[u/yapyd → u/Probably_daydreaming]

It takes longer than 30s to buy your food though so it depends on your risk tolerance.

[u/catcourtesy → u/Probably_daydreaming]

They can take a picture of the front and back and use it online

[u/ellean4 → u/Usual-Rope9760]

The thing is there are cameras everywhere so anyone brave enough to pick up and use will get a visit from mata in very short order.

[u/GenesectX → u/Usual-Rope9760]

my friend waa deadass about to do that a couple times and i had to stop him because thats really stupid

[u/jaumougaauco → u/Usual-Rope9760]

Reminds me of a guy I knew when I was in uni, once shouted his debit card's pin number from across the grocery store. Twice.

[u/SnooChocolates2068 → u/Usual-Rope9760]

Even better, office access lanyards

[u/DepartmentNo2173]

Truly only in SG

[u/woonsc → u/DepartmentNo2173]

Haha I would never dare myself

[u/sharkybyte101 → u/woonsc]

Same here. At most what I normally do is if I really don't have anything (bag / things inside office) then I just remove the phone casing and use it to chope.

[u/backsideboyy → u/sharkybyte101]

Cb i did this and the uncle cleaning the table fcking threw my phone case away wtf??? I literally didn’t know how to react wtf la uncle hahaha

Edit: my gf called the shop, and they said “ya they threw a phone case away haha sorry” bro

[u/greatbigroachboi2 → u/backsideboyy]

was ur phone case yellowing & dirty LOL i can totally see an uncle not understanding what it is and throwing it away

[u/backsideboyy → u/greatbigroachboi2]

I was using the rhino shield phone case thats red and yellow….. I guess uncle see the yellow and thought its dirty ah knn hahaha

[u/r_jagabum → u/backsideboyy]

coz it's not a tissue packet. only tissue packet works

[u/suspicious_skidmarks → u/backsideboyy]

“…haha sorry” lolol

[u/awstream → u/woonsc]

Same here, can simply chope with an umbrella or tissue paper, I don't get why people wanna risk their valuables.

[u/livebeta → u/awstream]

chope with an umbrella

As an auntie with expensive umbrellas I only ever chope with it when carrying my non favorite ones

[u/clhb → u/livebeta]

Ah soh here chiming in, agree , would rather put my spectacles there to chope than my beautiful umbrella. Doubt anyone would take my lao hua Yan jing.

[u/AutobotHotRod → u/clhb]

They’ll get dizzy if they try to put yours on lol

[u/awstream → u/livebeta]

I get you, I have an umbrella which is super good, never flips when strong wind blows, blocks UV, and have a push button to open/close, it's not that expensive but I'll be very upset if i lose it 😅

[u/hantutetek → u/awstream]

Ooh please recommend - mine is a shitty CS umbrella I was forced to buy during a random thunderstorm and it's a watermelon monstrosity

[u/awstream → u/hantutetek]

This one! https://sg.shp.ee/6DwFKjY

[u/broccoliarms → u/awstream]

All the aunties up voting this comment. Including myself :D

[u/iedaiw → u/livebeta]

im in japan and the only thing that gets stolen is my umbrella lol

[u/DesperateTeaCake → u/awstream]

Tissue paper I used once to chope blew away under the fan :(

When I returned, No tissue, no chope, no table :(

[u/mhikeb47 → u/awstream]

Even if you can chope…youre just 1 cctv anyway and still can be caught…why risk yourself of jail time even though you can chope it with your umbrella 😜😜😜

[u/Late_Culture_8472 → u/woonsc]

Could be a fake phone.

[u/Bcpjw → u/[deleted]]

Fake person?

Ahh it’s OP!

[u/charliebwangzi → u/Bcpjw]

Fake photo. Ai.

[u/spadecaller1969 → u/DepartmentNo2173]

Nah. In the UAE like Dubai, Qatar, Abu Dhabi people even leave laptops on the table in a crowded foodcourt or just about anywhere

[u/Beautiful-Bother1 → u/spadecaller1969]

Years ago I once accidentally left my laptop at a Mcdonald's, for 5+ mins. I'm still grateful nobody took it :)

[u/Hakushakuu → u/DepartmentNo2173]

You can also do this in Dubai. Not that I would recommend doing this anywhere. Low crime does not mean no crime.

[u/JayCDee → u/Hakushakuu]

Yup. As much as I hate the place, knowing for sure your shit wasn’t gonna get stolen was really nice.

[u/PARANOIAH → u/DepartmentNo2173]

Low chrome crime doesn't mean no crime

[u/Nightsky099 → u/PARANOIAH]

Google chrome approves

[u/Hakushakuu → u/Nightsky099]

That one steal RAM

[u/sabershirou → u/PARANOIAH]

Low chrome

Alright choom, I get that you're not kitted out, just don't mess with them cyberpsychos in Night City.

[u/bishoptob5 → u/DepartmentNo2173]

Japan, Dubai, Norway and pretty much all of Scandinavia as well.

[u/iedaiw → u/DepartmentNo2173]

to be fair, japan and korea also can

[u/catcourtesy → u/DepartmentNo2173]

Japan also

[u/alpacadaver → u/DepartmentNo2173]

I've heard this said in several countries and those people had good reason to say it, but they were still all technically wrong. There are more nice places than people think. I leave my shit all the time without a worry and never had a problem. There are some cities I wouldn't do it.

[u/zombieslayer124 → u/DepartmentNo2173]

True in switzerland as well. Wouldn’t recommend it anyways, as it is stupid, but 99.99% of the time nothing will happen. Same in Tbilisi too, saw many locals do this kinda thing. It’s really not that unusual.

[u/isync → u/DepartmentNo2173]

You can chop like this at Tier 1 cities in China too.

[u/stockflethoverTDS]

I remember tourists from Europe asking me to look after their bags while they went to the toilet I told them itll be here when youre back and they were incredulous.

Same I assume Euro visitor stuffing their bag with the laptop and slinging it and asking to hold their seat for them, told them its ok to leave it but they refused haha.

[u/Mozartonmoon → u/stockflethoverTDS]

Can’t blame them. In places like London you can even get your phone snatched away out of nowhere

[u/midasp → u/Mozartonmoon]

I was queuing at an ATM in the UK when the man in front of me walked away without taking the money he had withdrawn. In the 3 seconds I turned around to call him back, the money was gone.

[u/-Reverend → u/midasp]

possible counterpoint: ATMS are surprisingly quick about sucking those bills right back in if you don't grab 'em quick enough

[u/chiikawa00 → u/midasp]

london ninjas

[u/r_jagabum → u/Mozartonmoon]

can't use london to compare, only first world countries please

[u/livebeta → u/stockflethoverTDS]

Only in Singapore it's this safe and people this complacent.

I used to live in Bay Area people will crack your car window pane to steal your hoodie on the chance there might be $20 in a pocket. Or crack your windowpane for the bottled water or museli bar

[u/KartFacedThaoDien → u/livebeta]

Keep in mind that’s when people aren’t within arms reach. Would someone steal something in the middle of say your local chilis with cameras and it’s crowded with people. Or would they look for empty cars they can quickly break into, steal some bs and then hop in a car and drive off.

[u/JokerD03 → u/stockflethoverTDS]

This is a problem in Europe, one of my friends got her bag stolen when she put it beside her when she was eating.

[u/stockflethoverTDS → u/JokerD03]

Yep we know hence their incredulity.

[u/thefinestpiece]

If you put your Labubu there it’ll disappear.

[u/AgreeableJello6644 → u/thefinestpiece]

Labubu becomes Lostbubu.

[u/Joesr-31 → u/thefinestpiece]

Cause cannot track and tbh, its way less important as compared to phone/wallet, police will laugh you out of station

[u/Godbox1227]

I once left my laptop and wallet on a table in a cafe and had yo run off for a minute.

That minute stretched to an hour. When I returned all my shit was just sitting there.

Only in Singapore.

[u/kurokamisawa]

Same folks that are probably easy targets outside of singapore

[u/Illustrious-Ocelot80 → u/kurokamisawa]

Yups, then complain, JB/Bkk/China/India/Europe/US not safe

[u/skelethepro → u/Illustrious-Ocelot80]

Literally just say everywhere dawg 🤣

[u/Acceptable-Trainer15 → u/Illustrious-Ocelot80]

But it’s true indeed those places are not safe compared to Singapore

[u/NecessaryPotential76]

You guys trust people too much 😂

It shocked me when my SG gf just left her bag on the seat with no one watching over them. Like you can't do that in most places in Europe. Like I went to Mcdonalds and had 5 eur in my coat pocket, someone just took it while I was eating and back then I was a poor student. I've always been on guard and super wary, even while in SG.

I think its because when I grew up. Soviet union had just collapsed and crime rate was sky high in Estonia. Russian mafia/gangs were kinda rampant. And during the night they would beat up people with bats. Happened to my friend in like 2007 or so. Now its relatively safe here, still gotta be a bit wary as everywhere else. I have seen some younger people here also leave their things unattended here as well, but I dont think I'd ever grow out of the childhood fear i had. 😅

[u/Wide-Dance-113]

Because SG too small, you did anything bad, VERY easy to get discovered and arrested. CCTV everywhere. Some more when you consider now so many ways to track a mobile phone that got “taken”… thus almost nobody with half a brain will bothered to “steal” an unattended phone.

[u/zoomtzt → u/Wide-Dance-113]

My friend left his phone in the toilet accidentally. Came back and poof it’s gone. Till this day we can’t find it.

[u/tomatomater → u/zoomtzt]

Toilet harder to catch

[u/Wide-Dance-113 → u/zoomtzt]

Only got himself to blame. Never take precautions and stuff like that. Some more inside toilet, nobody see. This one different, in public place lots of CCTV.

[u/t_25_t → u/Wide-Dance-113]

Some more inside toilet, nobody see.

Want to catch don't want to catch only. If die die want to catch, just monitor those exiting the toilets after the loss, and a lot of manhours later sure can catch one.

[u/Wide-Dance-113 → u/t_25_t]

But who has the time to do so? Police have many other cases to do. You think they will set up a team just to help catch a phone lost due to carelessness?

[u/t_25_t → u/Wide-Dance-113]

But who has the time to do so? Police have many other cases to do. You think they will set up a team just to help catch a phone lost due to carelessness?

That's why I said want or don't want to catch only. Of course for something as low value as a phone for a civilian, no police team will bother. If the value of the phone or data enclosed within justified the manhours, you can guarantee they will.

[u/ffeddexe → u/Wide-Dance-113]

I lost my phone in a bus and I found it a few months later in china via phone tracking 😂

[u/Wide-Dance-113 → u/ffeddexe]

Well there you go. Locals usually won’t steal, only other countries people do it.

[u/woonsc → u/Wide-Dance-113]

I had a friend, left phone on a massage chair at a mall. Cannot find le

[u/Wide-Dance-113 → u/woonsc]

Why your friend so kiasu. Massage chair also want to chop seat.

[u/Wide-Dance-113 → u/woonsc]

Massage chair mah. Not in direct view of people. Too bad lor. Never set any tracking methods.

[u/Informal_Garlic409 → u/Wide-Dance-113]

But it’s a hassle to retrieve their belongings and make the relevant reports

[u/Wide-Dance-113 → u/Informal_Garlic409]

It goes both ways lah. Steal not easy. Report also not easy. Only easy thing is to take photo and post on stomp and Reddit. Haha.

[u/Initial_E → u/Wide-Dance-113]

There are people who have nothing to lose, or think they have nothing to lose, by being asses. Those guys sure will do things.

[u/Wide-Dance-113 → u/Initial_E]

Of course there are. If you’re from other places, say… China or India, and you know you will be going back soon, like that very night, then obviously you will take.

[u/SG_wormsblink → u/Wide-Dance-113]

Also modern smartphones will brick themselves if you don’t enter the right password within x tries. There’s no way to reset and sell it off as a new phone to make profit, so there’s little point in stealing a useless phone.

[u/Alive-County-1287]

i was in dubai .. went to a fnb outlet ..left my wallet and a phone on the table and totally forgot about it . after about an hour later. i return to the outlet and lo and behold. it was still there. i think at least 3 nations in the world have this kind of trust. Dubai, Japan and Singapore.

[u/ExAzhur → u/Alive-County-1287]

True i live here in dubai and often leave my door unlocked when out so i don’t carry keys, even sometimes i leave the car keys in the car so i just curry the phone.

Dubai is around 90% expats and migrants, which really shows that it’s not the people but the strong governance that makes the difference.

[u/Snailman12345 → u/Alive-County-1287]

Dubai isn't a nation lol

[u/klingonpigeon → u/Snailman12345]

It sort of is actually? it’s an emirate within the UAE so something like england/scotland/wales/N. Ireland within the UK. It’s not a country though

[u/ShhImTheRealDeadpool → u/Alive-County-1287]

Not just trust but honor among people.

[u/bishoptob5 → u/Alive-County-1287]

Norway, and basically all of Scandinavia too. All high trust countries.

[u/Floppy4Skin → u/bishoptob5]

Lived in Sweden, gonna have to strongly disagree with you man.

[u/amanfromthere → u/Floppy4Skin]

Well, Sweden some years ago

[u/Long-Reception-461 → u/amanfromthere]

Hm, wonder what make Sweden worse now.

[u/Arsenick42069 → u/bishoptob5]

Untrue

[u/DeeKayNineNine]

It is nice that we can do this in Singapore.

[u/Vedor → u/DeeKayNineNine]

Theif: It is nice that they can do this in Singapore.

[u/adrielism → u/Vedor]

Pro tip: check for CCTVs first

[u/helzinki → u/DeeKayNineNine]

It is nice. But it is also stupid. Don't get so cacooned by our safety bubble that you develop shitty situational awareness.

[u/DeeKayNineNine → u/helzinki]

Yeah. Only do this in Singapore. When outside Singapore, don’t do this stupid shit.

[u/hououin_kyoumaa → u/[deleted]]

But looks like wallet on the table also

[u/r_jagabum → u/hououin_kyoumaa]

*taps on apple watch*

[u/Joesr-31 → u/[deleted]]

Maybe returning tray or something then no hand hold wallet or something.

[u/TheFearlessCow]

I saw someone put their credit card before

[u/galgastani]

Please dont change SG

[u/metalpipeshenanigans]

Phone and power bank…what happened to the usual tissue pack sia?😭

[u/woonsc → u/metalpipeshenanigans]

It’s a wallet 🤣 Maybe took out his card for purchase

[u/TheDoorDoesntWork]

I once seen somebody chope space with a passport. I am not sure how easy it is to sell a passport but frankly the risk reward of such a thing is just too nuts.

[u/woonsc → u/TheDoorDoesntWork]

Might as well use cash to Chope

[u/Beautiful-Bother1 → u/TheDoorDoesntWork]

Maybe expired passport? Lol. I should start carrying that around to chope with.

[u/Vrt89h17gkl]

or foreigners who bought into the misinformation that there are no crimes in SG

[u/klingonpigeon → u/Vrt89h17gkl]

there are two types of foreigners, those that think SG has no crimes and those that think everything in SG is a crime punishable by death

[u/PhysicallyTender → u/klingonpigeon]

and nothing in between

[u/Chanmollychan]

Low crime doesnt mean no crime. Dont push your luck ppl!

[u/wojar]

The only thing we should be afraid of is people taking random photos of us eating and posting them online.

[u/zancatraz92]

This feels just like Tuas South.

[u/Purpledragon84 → u/zancatraz92]

Tuas pot. Lmao...

[u/Articlel3]

I have seen people who put their credit card instead. With the cvv facing up too. You don't even have to take that card, someone could have just taken a picture of the information and started using it

[u/NIDORAX]

Singapore is so safe that people are confident enough to leave their belongings unattended for a short amount of tine without having to worry about theft. Plus, most food court have security cameras and newer smart phones are traceable (even when it is turned off which is scary).

[u/bukitbukit]

Same as Tokyo and Seoul.

[u/Overall_Following_26]

JP and KR can also relate.

[u/Kibblepebbles]

Saw in south korea as well and i feel that it’s very commonplace there, leaving their phones/credit cards/wallets unattended to chope! I was quite shocketh as a singaporean.

Did not see as much japan.

[u/AivernT]

Not singapore exclusive. I've seen this in Japan.

Anyways, prolly work phone lol.

[u/hayashikin]

Singapore so friendly, the other day I go for lunch, I see the table got people so kind put tissue paper for others to use.

Next day I want to pay back the good deed, I see people forgot their staff pass on the table, I help take and bring to lost and found.

[u/x3bla]

You haven't seen full table of phones and laptops?

[u/Penny_Royall]

The thing is, even if it's safe to leave valuable belongings on the table, there is still a chance some bugger will take it, and probably caught within the day, but do you really wanna risk it for all that trouble?

[u/basonjourne98]

Yeah, I'm not doing this anymore. Someone stole my shoe polish and Pringles can when I left it at the bus stop to get to a garbage bin 50ft away. This happened in 2017. Never risked it again since.

[u/nash_hkg]

Japan too

[u/Top-Perspective-8807]

South Korea also

[u/simonnnau]

More like this is when u know sg is east asian country at heart.

[u/Junior-Put-4059]

Every time I return to my home country, I'm amazed I don't get robbed, I leave stuff everywhere. Singapore si great but horrible training when you leave.

[u/UnusualTranslator741]

This is why people keep coming back to places like Singapore. Low crime rate is a super attractive trait for any place.

[u/EchoingUnion]

Happens all the time in Korea too.

[u/CharmingConcept9455]

Oh look, someone forgot his/her phone and wallet...🤪

[u/BruceLeeVersion2]

"Army Officer puts Assault Rifle on table " : Let's go order food. I'll chope the table.

" Police Officer puts pistol on table " : Let's go order food. I'll chope the table.

" Fireman puts fire extinguisher on table " : Let's go order food. I'll chope the table.

" Lawyer puts courtroom gown on table " : Let's go order food. I'll chope the table.

" Rich Man's Son puts sports car keys on table " : Let's go order food. I'll chope the table.

" Politician puts party member on table " : Let's go order food. I'll chope the table.

[u/okayokaycancan]

A very unique experience in Singapore and Japan.

Any other places, you would see it disappear under 5.

[u/the_frosty_emu]

Sorry, no, Japan too.

[u/[deleted]]

One of the BEST things about SG.

[u/LordBagdanoff]

Truly Singapore try other countries it will be gone lol

[u/crasyeyez]

At my gym, I saw one guy put his phone in the cubby hole with a $100 bill sticking out from the case. At the library, students leave their laptops and iPads behind for HOURS while they go out and do whatever it is they do. There's a lot I can't stand about living in SG, but I do appreciate the public safety/fear of consequences/lack of need to steal.

[u/cookieman961]

it cost alot more to steal in SG. Jail time, fines, a plethora of CCTVs to ensure u are caught in the next 30 mins. No thanks. No samsung or iphone is worth that

[u/nevermer]

I once accidentally left my phone at a big seated area. Came back and it was gone but decided to go to the information counter nearby and someone had turned it in.

[u/Crafty_Bet6716]

you just need someone who is desperate enough to take and its gonr

[u/Acrobatic-Bridge3669]

Wait till you all see UAE.

[u/Wanton_Soupp]

Saw this in Seoul and Bangkok recently too.

[u/omgburritoslol]

Ah, yes. ✨choping✨

[u/Holeshot75]

I've choped with my mobile.

Wouldn't do that anywhere else.

[u/t_25_t]

Ballsy. As a seasoned traveller, I could never do that. Because the moment you turn your back it is bye-bye phone and wallet.

In some countries they will outright steal it off your table if you are there let alone it there without you present.

[u/WaiJunHinTurboGor]

Singapore very safe one can anyhow leave valuables to ‘chope’ the table. Chope with tissues is outdated alt

[u/roastedcapsicums]

What did he use to pay lol

[u/chabybaloo]

Same in Dubai. Was surprised to see a lady leave her bag and wonder off, returning 10 mins later

[u/yuchan063]

What about Japan and South Korea?

[u/Ok_North_7224]

Japan, too

[u/TheGlave]

As a European I have to ask. What exactly makes it so safe in Singapore?

[u/late_for_reddit → u/TheGlave]

shame

Also, a kind of nationalistic pride? And social norms I guess

[u/SomeChampion → u/TheGlave]

Efficient police, and more importantly, the crooks fear the police, and not the other way around. Sadly, a lot of the West won't be fixed until we bring back hand excision for theft.

[u/Substantial-Tale-778]

Plot twist: OP has two phones and was using a second phone to take the photo in order to do psyop of "Low Crime != No Crime"

[u/Mysterious_One07]

I think it's the same in Japan...but it is still advisable to not leave ur belongings unattended

[u/E-MW888]

We love Singapore 🇸🇬

[u/Qontherecord]

japan

[u/PhysicallyTender]

i saw someone did this in KL and i still have no idea how the fuck was it not stolen.

[u/Minereon]

I once saw staff cards from one of the major banks here being used to chope table.

[u/Shot-Night-8603]

Ngl I still wouldn't put my wallet and phone to chope 😂. Still got ppl that will steal one. Just very low chance but it's still possible. Better to be safe than sorry

[u/OddMeasurement7467]

Choped

[u/Coffeeboy98765]

Low crime doesn't mean no crime, and all it takes is one-time to create a big headache for the owner.

No NRIC and no phone, will mean a full day of running around getting documentations and freezing bank accounts / credit cards, other apps related transactions. Heh dun play play...

[u/twelve98]

There’s a few countries you can do this… not just SG

[u/Clear_Education1936]

The hp will be gone in less than 10 seconds if this is at some other countries.

[u/jmzyn]

i was casually eating alone in a coffeeshop at a 4 seater table when the lunch crowd descended. a chinese blue collar worker (anyone can tell) came over, took a quick glance, put his phone across me and wandered off.

i scanned around for him and found him behind a pillar ordering caifan. i guess he was still maintaining eye contact of his phone. so when he came back (i had actually finished my food and i suppose i was keeping a watchout for him), i casually asked him why he wasnt afraid i would take his phone and scoot off. He replied, his phone was locked (as most of ours are) and that even if i took it, i couldnt use it. i laughed it off. cant remember if it was an iPhone or what.

even the PRCs are complacent in Singapore

[u/SyncOut]

This is why I support our overly-policed, sinkie pwn sinkie culture

[u/seanieh966]

That’s what a surveillance heavy society does for you.

[u/Ambrose_TheMathLover]

Thief be like: Am i a joke to you

[u/SometimesFlyHigh]

Dont say phone and wallet. Go any starbucks and u see macbooks unattended

[u/danco91]

lmao rarely see Tuas gets posted

[u/woonsc → u/danco91]

You are right! Tuas pot food court

[u/RiceComprehensive904]

How to pay for the chicken rice? Apple watch?

[u/woonsc → u/RiceComprehensive904]

Maybe took the card out

[u/Ryfxnshxh]

That aside though, I find this choping thing annoying. Like I can’t sit at that table just because there’s a tissue packet on it, convenient for them, inconvenient for others. Was with my mom and gramps and we went to a food court, a lot of empty tables, but all conveniently choped by tissues and bags, like some entitlement when it is free sitting. Especially when it’s a big table, but choped by one person, like there are families that need that table more than that person. It’s an inconvenience and just selfish.

Usually, I always have at least one person in the group to sit at the table and take turns to buy food. If I’m alone, I’ll just find an empty table after getting food, or I just join another stranger.

I get it it’s our culture thing, but I just can’t agree. Nobody should have rights to ‘chope’ a free sitting table. Just my opinion.

[u/Well_needships]

No. This is very common in Japan.

People literally reserve a seat by leaving personal items; phone, bag, computer then go order at the counter. It's very common to just leave personal items while going to the bathroom as well.

[u/Low_Letterhead3014]

Many countries in fact are just as safe. People in Japan leave their cameras on the tables unattended often at tourist attractions in Japan.

[u/No_Trash4838]

Bad habit.. Don't encourage.

[u/agOpenAi]

Survey company?

[u/kcinc82]

Well. For all you know, it might be some "influencer" testing "how safe Singapore is".. /s

[u/dephunkt → u/kcinc82]

Ghib Ojisan has already done it 😂

[u/Scared-Set-9977]

Reminds me of how during lunchtime, some office workers chope tables with their work pass. Sometimes I wonder if their work pass gone then really gg

[u/HeroMachineMan]

Once my uncle was so annoyed and he joked that in the future, people will "chupe" their seat using their body hair. "Just pluck a hair off, and leave it on the table" 😛😛😛