7 Things in Singapore that SHOCKED Me! 🇸🇬

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  • Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024

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  • @Buttercookies0
    @Buttercookies0 Год назад +47

    There are many foreigners and tourists in Sg. The people that you encountered may or may not be Singaporeans, especially those at tourist attractions.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +5

      That’s very possible, good point! 👍

    • @Gamerxwolff
      @Gamerxwolff Год назад +2

      I went to many countries, even the states, people picked their noses too. Bruh, it’s like everywhere.

    • @yau6629
      @yau6629 Год назад

      Those who openly pick noses are a minority. The rest who feel the need to pick, normally have the social etiquette to do it privately.

  • @eddisontan8104
    @eddisontan8104 Год назад +45

    Your last shocker shocks me too! im a Singaporean and I dont pick my nose in a public place! My family and friends have never done that before too. Are you sure the person your wife seen picking his or her nose is a Singaporean?

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +4

      I’m not positive, but we saw them doing it in the Tekka Hawker Center in Little India mostly - it’s possible they were tourists, because I suppose it’s impossible to know if someone is Singaporean unless I ask or get their ID 😅

    • @SuccessforLifester
      @SuccessforLifester Год назад +17

      ​@@WanderlustWellmanI see. If it was indian she saw, very likely they are indian nationals working here. Once in blue moon I also saw people digging noses publicly. Tend to be elderly, probably they are at an age where they dont care about decorum anymore. At some point, Chinese Nationals like to openly massage their feet in MRT station and bus stops. But I have not seen it for a long while, they probably have assimilated into the culture. Once in a while I am annoyed with people cutting their nails in buses and bus stops too. I believe tend to be foreigners and seniors.

    • @christine8203
      @christine8203 Год назад +13

      😅 it’s kind of difficult to say for certain that the people you saw picking their noses were Singaporeans…we do have many (and I mean hundreds of thousands!) overseas nationals (who look like us 🤣) who live and work here.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      @@christine8203 good point 👍

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +2

      @@SuccessforLifester interesting point!

  • @ragsoh
    @ragsoh Год назад +62

    Hi Singaporean here. I just subbed your channel. All the things you said in the video are true. Regarding number 7 about nose picking, note that nose picking is not done by most of us except the very old folks and foreigners from certain countries. You may wish to know that 40% of people living here are foreigners. Great video anyway!😊

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +12

      Hi thanks for the comment! That makes a lot of sense, thanks for bringing that to my attention. I loved visiting Singapore and hope to return in the future :)

    • @spong2514
      @spong2514 Год назад

      True,my neighbours are from Philippines, China and India.I dnt mean to be racist but I notice many Indians lfr India jus love to throw their trash.

    • @annechiang4278
      @annechiang4278 Год назад +5

      @@WanderlustWellman We hope you’ll come back too, and spend more time exploring and observing. It’s good to see my beloved country through the eyes of people from other countries.
      You haven’t mentioned the safety in walking around, day or night. It’s ok for women to go out alone even very late at night, whether on foot or on public transport.

    • @geniegal78
      @geniegal78 Год назад +1

      Agree, most Singaporean does not pick their nose in public...

    • @곰고양이-n8i
      @곰고양이-n8i Год назад

      we don't have natural resources so we have to do some self-mining

  • @Youdunnome-zc8dd
    @Youdunnome-zc8dd Год назад +18

    Thanks for visiting our country, the points you made were fair! Anyway there are definitely some uncouth people around, local or not - though I can tell you that nosepicking is definitely not socially accepted behaviour in our culture. Please don't mind those being overly defensive in the comments.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +3

      Thank you so much! And that makes sense, maybe I was off on that one, although it was something we observed

    • @mandy_145
      @mandy_145 Год назад +8

      Eew !! I’ve lived here for 76 years & I hardly see nose pickers . If I’m not mistaken, these people are not locals or perhaps they are foreigners who have become ‘new Singaporeans’.

  • @blov2
    @blov2 Год назад +35

    Please understand that we have many residents here who are not Singaporeans by birth. Many come from neighbouring 3rd world countries where habits such as the ones you mentioned are acceptable.

    • @johnnytang5192
      @johnnytang5192 Год назад +4

      Over 40% of the population are not locals

  • @evelynteo3183
    @evelynteo3183 Год назад +5

    Most true-bred Singaporeans do not wear long-sleeved tops and hoodies. What you saw are mainly immigrants from temperate countries. Like what most people who commented, it’s definitely not Singaporeans habit of nose-picking. Most likely are immigrants.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Thanks for the comment, it's good to hear another perspective!

  • @sudheshkumar732
    @sudheshkumar732 Год назад +9

    Thank you very much for the positive review about Singapore. Hope you guys visit us again soon. I enjoyed your video.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +3

      Thank you for the comment, I loved visiting the country of Singapore and hope to visit again :)

  • @mingyuexin2715
    @mingyuexin2715 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for this video. I feel so happy that you love my country. Come back soon for a more indepth exploration into our neighborhoods.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching it, we loved Singapore and would love to come back and explore more! 😁🇸🇬

  • @nur_aryani
    @nur_aryani Год назад +7

    Even as a local, we do feel the heat & humidity. I’ve started drinking cold water with Celtic Salt to replenish electrolytes…I don’t tire out that easily nowadays. If you are in Asia, you may want to do that…
    P.S.
    My race, we are not “Middle East”…we are Malays but our religion is Islam.
    The culture of Malays are totally different from Middle East…although there are Arabs in Singapore. Just as there are Indian Muslims in Singapore.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Thanks for the comment! That makes sense to drink water with electrolytes. And I am aware that Malays are different than Middle Eastern/Arab people, but thanks for all the info :)

  • @sarahtan826
    @sarahtan826 Год назад +8

    Good point on the hawker centre. You went Lau Pa Sat which is the higher range hawker cos of the location. Yes, we can choose to spend a lot or very little. And no the Picking nose is not a Singaporean thingy lah. I'm shocked to hear this.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Thanks, and we went to Lau Pa Sat, Chinatown Complex, and the Tekka Centre. Next time we visit we want to try many more different hawker centers.

  • @sp53
    @sp53 Год назад +35

    You are over exeggerating about nose-picking, Wellman. We Singaporeans don't really nose-pick in public as it is very gross and impolite but I do admit we do it at home sometimes. What you guys saw could be foreign workers working in Singapore.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Not trying to over exaggerate, just speaking on what we saw - I now understand that it’s widely viewed to be socially unacceptable in Singapore, but for some reason I saw several people do it over a few days which might be a coincidence, or maybe they weren’t actual Singaporean citizens. Hard to say though 😅

  • @kamariahabdrahim6963
    @kamariahabdrahim6963 Год назад +5

    We have 2+ million foreigners in Singapore not included 450 000 malaysians who commute daily from Johore.

  • @erlinlim
    @erlinlim Год назад +2

    You recommend you check out our public healthcare system. I’m certain that will definitely shock you, especially if you only have experience of the American healthcare system.

  • @dawnho7744
    @dawnho7744 Год назад +8

    HI there. Singaporean here. Erm, the thing about nose-picking. It's not a Singaporean trait. More like the older generation or naturalized citizens will do the act in public but it's not a general thing. It was a shame that you spotted someone doing it. Anyways, thanks for the review! Do visit us again! ☺

  • @dennisleong7866
    @dennisleong7866 Год назад +12

    I’m Singaporean but I don’t do nose picking in public 😂

  • @remyazharyyosef1811
    @remyazharyyosef1811 Год назад +7

    Having been to NYC as a Singaporean in March, the cold was no joke either. It's like walking into a freezer. I guess we're even on that aspect.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +3

      Yikes, yeah winters in New York are no joke - I would prefer the heat in Singapore anyday of the week!

    • @unautomate
      @unautomate Год назад +1

      Sweating is definitely better than freezing !

  • @jytan740
    @jytan740 Год назад +3

    locals normally hide in the shopping centres and air-con places in the noon, come out when the sun sets.

  • @calvintan1247
    @calvintan1247 Год назад +7

    3:16 I'm surprised no one pointed out that this is a video of the London Underground and not the Singapore MRT. And yes, Singapore MRT is definitely air-conditioned - as you rightly mentioned, it is hot and humid in the country and it feels like almost everything is air-conditioned in Singapore where possible.
    Edit: Ah, just realized someone did comment on this fact, I just didn't scroll down far enough in the comments.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      That is correct, I didn't have any footage of the MRT so I used some subway stock footage just to show public transportation. And that's great that Singapore has air-conditioning everywhere, it is well needed!

  • @kdhebskh
    @kdhebskh Год назад +5

    Im not a Singaporean but have been living here for years. No 7 shock me lol.. coz I dont see ppl here picking nose in public, where did you see it ? I actually saw ppl picking nose when I was in Vegas couple of months ago, I remember it coz it was in my vacation video which I have to edit it out as it look gross lol..

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      I'm not surprised to hear that people were doing it in Vegas lol, but I would have to left it in my video for entertainment purposes hahaha. And it happened at Tekka Center

    • @kdhebskh
      @kdhebskh Год назад +2

      Ah ok, i have been living here for 25yrs & only been to Tekka one time only when i happen to pass by there.. maybe thats why i dont see it happening around me :)

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Ah I see, maybe that explains it@@kdhebskh

  • @adamfaidzal
    @adamfaidzal Год назад +7

    Ooops 😅the last one about picking the nose. I am too a Singaporean and I don’t do that publicly. Oh no..I definitely wouldn’t do that. 😂

  • @Tgc1357
    @Tgc1357 Год назад +12

    Shocker 7 shocked me personally as a Singaporean
    I doubt locals do such a thing
    Do check out his nationality though before you make this shocker in your list. Pretty unheard or unseen of in a very very long time in my life, likely a one in a hundred thousands if he really was a local
    Or Does responses from audiences to yr video boost yr channel performance hence you put 7th shocker

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +2

      Thanks for your input! I didn't go up to the people and ask if they were Singaporean, it's possible that they were tourists. Not trying to boost channel performance by saying things that were untrue, that was honestly just our own experience

  • @yp8839
    @yp8839 Год назад +7

    Every country is experiencing hotter weather nowadays. Temperature in Singapore can go to as low as 22 degrees Celsius during the more cooling months.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Makes sense, and 22 degrees is still pretty high where I come from! But it's definitely a lot better than 30 degrees and higher

    • @simplyme3306
      @simplyme3306 Год назад +1

      LOL you have visited us during the hottest period I think! Well even the locals can't stand the heat.@@WanderlustWellman

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      @@simplyme3306 haha makes sense!

  • @twistluv
    @twistluv Год назад +2

    Even as a Singaporean, i find the weather extremely hard to accept. lol. sometimes my colleagues and I see tourist walking about in the sun (during our lunch hour) and man, we were saying, go inside and get aircon! but of course we understand why. the nose picking is pretty funny, i would be so mortified to do it in public and get seen by someone. i could say the same for any other work people in the business world. we would probably be shock to see it, but still there's always the older folks who may not have any qualms doing that or other foreigners, really don't know. still, thank you for the high praise you had given. the greenery is really nice considering that we really don't have those big jungles or mountains in Singapore. Glad you love it here. :)

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Thank you for the great comment, I appreciate your input immensely!

  • @mkngpauline
    @mkngpauline Год назад +11

    To be fair, you wont know the difference between Sporeans and foreign residents who made up almost half of our population. This is why you find all sorts of characters and behaviours in this tiny island nation.

  • @the.mystictraveller
    @the.mystictraveller Год назад +7

    Uhm...the MRT train you showed at 3:15 is the London Underground! Not the Singapore MRT!

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +3

      That’s true, I didn’t have any video footage of the MRT trains so I just used stock footage to show a metro. Not trying to be deceptive 😅

    • @SuccessforLifester
      @SuccessforLifester Год назад

      ​@@WanderlustWellmanI see 😂. I thought it was one of those moments where errors were intentionally added to trigger comments.

  • @RockMetalz
    @RockMetalz Год назад +2

    You just stirred a hornets' nest on AsianOne 😂

  • @edgyguy8240
    @edgyguy8240 Год назад +8

    Hi. Glad you liked our Singapore.
    But regarding your negative of "people pick their noses in public in Singapore"... It makes it sound like it is very very common to see people do that. Almost like a national pastime. "Singaporeans are real foodies", for example.
    I have seen people pick their nose in public maybe a total of 10... or let's say 20 times, in my life. And i lived in Singapore all my 58 years.
    We do have uncouth people in Singapore, like any other country. In fact, one can even say there's a percentage of uncouthness in everyone.
    If i go to parts of SF, or LA, or Texas... I will see more than a few people picking their noses on the streets. A LOT more. Would it then be fair for me to say "People urinate and defecate in public in America!"
    Just because you were unlucky to observe maybe 5 people do that in 3 days, doesn't justify your statement. So, it's quite disappointing to see a content creator on travel, generalising a whole population on a few personal observations.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      That's a fair criticism, I'm not trying to generalize a whole population, I was more so just speaking on my own experiences in Singapore (specifically the ones that were a bit shocking to me). And to be fair, if somebody made a video saying they were shocked by American people that were living on the streets and were urinating, defecating, and acting crazy, I would totally agree with them!

  • @marcusyeo7630
    @marcusyeo7630 Год назад +2

    The humidity also improves your skin complexion wut enough hydration 😊

  • @omkazn
    @omkazn Год назад +2

    Honestly I’d take nose picking over drug addicts passed out from opioid overdoses on street sidewalks or finding homeless encampments with heroin needles in pretty much every American city

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Agreed, and many Americans have no problem picking their noses and other things in public 😅

  • @Jackiech04
    @Jackiech04 Год назад +3

    Welcome to Singapore and i hope you enjoyed yourself. I am a Singapore born Singaporean and thanks for describing and introducing Singapore. I see that many have commented on your nose picking part and i also would like to add on a little bit.
    As you already mentioned that Singapore is a very humid country and sometimes dirt and dust builds up very fast. Thats where we breath in all of these but filters in our nostrils. When it builds up, it gets kinda itchy. Lolx....
    But hey, thats human nature. Some kids after they pick their nose, they will just eat it. Dont be surprise.. :)
    Anyway, enjoy yourself and hope you come back again and explore more of the country.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      That makes sense, and thanks so much - we definitely hope to visit again and explore more!

  • @wlim2164
    @wlim2164 Год назад +7

    Welcome to 🇸🇬 ❤❤❤

  • @linhwang6651
    @linhwang6651 Год назад +2

    It is useful to bring a spare T shirt to change and a small, wet towel in plastic bag to wipe when you are out.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Good advice! I just accepted that I would be hot and sweaty 😅

    • @linhwang6651
      @linhwang6651 Год назад

      @@WanderlustWellman , Rinse the towel under the cold tap water when you visit the toilets. Wiping with the cold towel will refresh you.

  • @dllm4254
    @dllm4254 Год назад +6

    number 8 is Safety????

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +3

      I could definitely have included safety, and cleanliness onto this list! Those aspects impressed us too

  • @h.m6573
    @h.m6573 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi sir . Great video and great explanation . 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏🥰 thanks for sharing .

  • @youseemeiseeu3793
    @youseemeiseeu3793 Год назад +1

    Singapore is high living cost country life if u live...as tourist u never fill the heat.......😊

  • @ct9245
    @ct9245 Год назад +2

    The underground train/ MRT are just horizontal lift .

  • @SuccessforLifester
    @SuccessforLifester Год назад +4

    8:10 best moment of the video. I was wondering where she was. I didnt know she is already your wife. So nice

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Haha she was going to be in the video speaking about her experience, but she decided not to. I’m glad she has a fan!

    • @SuccessforLifester
      @SuccessforLifester Год назад +1

      @@WanderlustWellman it was both sweet and bitter at the same time. All the nice ladies so fast became wives

  • @AlWalker2023
    @AlWalker2023 Год назад +3

    Singapore is a small island nation that comprises of many races and cultures. Predominantly, of the Chinese, Malay and Indian origin and others. Singapore being Singapore, it attracts not only tourists but workers and talents from around the world. We do have an extensive numbers of Chinese descent that are not born here and they do not necessarily come from China, they could be from Indonesia or Malaysia or even from Europe or America. Similarly, the Indians may not necessarily be a Singaporean Indian but an Indian from India, Malaysia or other parts of the world. For the Malays, most of them are tanned skin just like any South East Asian origin and Singapore is in the middle of S.E.A. And we do have lots workers from and around South East Asia as well.
    I'm not defending the popular comments in here if the ‘act’ is not from a Singaporean or otherwise. All I'm saying is who knows?! Unless you really ask the ‘perpetrator’ for their ID.
    As an example, if you go to Esplanade on the weekends, especially on Sunday, you may encounter a crowd of people around the area and it seems like a gathering of picnikers, I can assure you they are definitely not Singaporean and they are not tourists either. But outsiders may think…ahh this is what Singaporean do or go on the weekends.
    Thanks anyways for the video of our tiny Singapore, a hub of many things that makes it prosper and progress as it is and I end with ‘Majulah Singapura’. 🎉🎉🎉

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Thank you for the comment, you bring up many interesting points! I loved visiting Singapore and hope to return again one day

    • @twitteringothers5059
      @twitteringothers5059 Год назад

      I bet the nose pickers he saw were Chinese.

  • @olive674
    @olive674 Год назад +1

    Hi, thank you for visiting Singapore and I am happy you had a great time here. 🎉❤ Cheers. 🎉

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Hello, thank you so much - we had an unbelievable time in your country!

  • @rosemarytan102
    @rosemarytan102 Год назад +2

    You should visit Kuala Lumpur n then Putra Jaya in Malaysia as well...

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Actually, we went to Kuala Lumpur right after Singapore! I released my first Malaysia video yesterday, and I will make a video on Kuala Lumpur next. Hope you check it out 😁

  • @antoniomorais1503
    @antoniomorais1503 8 месяцев назад +1

    Hello,
    Great video !
    I am planning to visit Singapore and stay in Clarke Quay.
    What do you think about this area ?
    Thank you very much.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  8 месяцев назад +1

      Hello, thank you so much! I don't know too much about that area unfortunately. I hope you have a great visit!

  • @funloudundumb8703
    @funloudundumb8703 Год назад +4

    I can't say you should be "shocked" by the first 6 shocks. Rightfully you should be shocked only by the last actual shock.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      I guess for me there can be different levels of feeling shocked, and each of these things was a shock/surprise to me!

  • @benyeong5378
    @benyeong5378 Год назад +1

    I LOVE your video, I had just subscribed to your channel and like your video. I will keep support your channel.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Thank you so much, I'm very happy to hear it. I appreciate the support immensely :)

  • @Sky-8646
    @Sky-8646 Год назад +7

    I don’t see that everday peoples picking nose..😂 you guys are lucky..

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Haha that's one way of putting it!

    • @impopquiz
      @impopquiz Год назад +1

      He should hv gone to buy 4D or Toto on that day!

  • @jhf4930
    @jhf4930 Год назад +3

    Welcome to Singapore

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +2

      Thank you, I couldn’t have had a better experience in your country 😁🇸🇬

  • @yoonpinlim1432
    @yoonpinlim1432 Год назад +12

    The 6 points were great but point number 7 is a shocker to me haha! It probably happens but it is rare as far as Singapore culture goes. It could have been better if the producer asked around a bit. It sort of add a blemish to an otherwise beautiful video. But hey, no worries dude. 6/7 is a pretty good score card. If i may add, #7 would be the government - it is one of the least corrupt in the world.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Appreciate the comment my friend, I could have definitely added many more positive things (government, cleanliness, safety, etc.).

    • @yoonpinlim1432
      @yoonpinlim1432 Год назад +1

      Your positive vibe is contagious. Thank you!

    • @JurongStrangler
      @JurongStrangler Год назад +1

      You mean the highest paid govt in the world. And even that failed to eliminate corruption

  • @randomgachatuber2929
    @randomgachatuber2929 Год назад +2

    Y u complaining about humidity? I’m an sg and I’m wearing THICK, LONG SLEEVED clothing out

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Not complaining to be honest, it was just a shock! I like the heat, especially more than my wife haha

  • @Val-mt6ho
    @Val-mt6ho Год назад +5

    I thought the heat was normal as a Singaporean

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      I guess most places do have very hot times of the year, but I’ve never felt heat and humidity to that extent so early in the day!

  • @chankhuilau6820
    @chankhuilau6820 Год назад +1

    Population of Singapore includes foreign workers etc. The actual numbers of local is only 2mil, approximately 1 genuine Singaporean in every 3.5 people you meet. We don’t dig our noses, the foreign workers from China does!

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Interesting statistic, and I guess it's hard to say who picks their noses out in public - I didn't exactly check their passports after noticing them haha

  • @jonathanlee5520
    @jonathanlee5520 Год назад +1

    Felt the humidity even in the cool mornin' & in the shade ?
    WHERE do U come from ?
    Newfoundland *?* Alaska *?* 😅

  • @ReiseVisionen
    @ReiseVisionen Год назад +3

    Very nice upload my friend. Greetings from Germany.

  • @Irfan87
    @Irfan87 Год назад +8

    As a Singaporean, theres a lot of things we could learn from the West and vice versa. A nice balance is what we should aim for. And yes, SG is hot AF, not so much the temperature, but its the damn humanity.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +3

      Haha yeah the humidity is pretty unreal, but I still enjoyed it to be honest! And there are many things to learn from all cultures, that's what makes the world such an interesting place :)

    • @Irfan87
      @Irfan87 Год назад +1

      @@WanderlustWellman Agreed, I think at some point if people can afford it, they should travel. There's so much to see and do out there. It would such a waste to not travel.

    • @manithangavalu7885
      @manithangavalu7885 Год назад +1

      Are you for REAL?
      Learn from the WEST.
      What HUMANITY, you on about?
      Do you want Singapore to turn into a
      IMMORAL CESSPIT?

    • @sdqsdq6274
      @sdqsdq6274 Год назад

      learn from the west ?? maybe america start banning guns and learn from sg

  • @gurumurthyanjanappa7898
    @gurumurthyanjanappa7898 Год назад +3

    Excellent

  • @angeluscorpius
    @angeluscorpius Год назад +1

    You know all those petty laws and penalties we have? Fines for not flushing the toilet. Fines for littering/spitting/not returning your tray after eating at hawker centres?
    If the authorities sees this video, there will soon be a law against picking noses in public!
    Why? Because Singapore progressed from Third World to First in ONE generation! That means people who grew up with bucket toilets, spitting, littering, (unhygienic) street hawkers, and picking their noses (in the 1960s), found themselves (after just ONE generation - about 25 years) in the first world with flushing toilets, clean streets, sanitary hawker centres, and tourists who notice them picking their noses in public!
    After this, we will crackdown on people sticking inhalers in their noses and walking around like it is a fashion accessory.
    Those petty/silly laws were intended to drag the populi into the first world, and act like citizens of the first world.
    But seriously, I like the honesty in this video, and your willingness to share the last shocker. As a Singaporean, I am amused, embarrassed, and also a little defensive (hence the above). But it is a fair observation. But I hope you take my "defence"/explanation of our unabashed practice in the spirit it was given - a (hopefully) objective explanation of a people thrown into modernity, but having grown up in poverty, adversity, and scarcity.
    At least, we (most of us) don't spit openly in public anymore...? And we flush the toilet after use! (I hope!)

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Thanks for the comment, you bring up many interesting and insightful things that help shape my perspective on Singapore!

  • @tkhaw
    @tkhaw Год назад +3

    U missed that that the religious buildings are actually situated side by side. Literally.
    Take Chinatown for example, u get the Hindu temple and mosque side by side, and the Buddhist temple 1 block after.

  • @meloon5876
    @meloon5876 Год назад +1

    Singapore do have tons of foreigners; From non English-speaking China nationals to Indians labourer working here...

  • @belle_pomme
    @belle_pomme Год назад +2

    When you said middle east, did you mean middle eastern culture or just islam? I didn't know there's middle eastern culture in Singapore

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      After reflecting, maybe it is more just Islamic culture than Middle Eastern - the neighborhood is nicknamed the "Arab Quarters", but I have never been to the Middle East so it's hard for me to say!

  • @柯宏儒-f4g
    @柯宏儒-f4g Год назад +1

    You should come to Taiwan next time, you will experience same things or better,looking forward to your vedio : )

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Thanks for the suggestion, we might visit Taiwan next year!

  • @ganhaithong2097
    @ganhaithong2097 Год назад +4

    🤔Those people u see in singapore picking nose may not be a singaporen. As here we have too many foreigners working here. 🙄🤨😨😵

  • @kujuakusg
    @kujuakusg Год назад +1

    The high price is the rental of room to stay 😅

  • @manseb5211
    @manseb5211 Год назад +2

    Thts new. It does happened anywhere in the world bt not to the extend tht everyone of us is doing it here. Only those uncivilised few will do it in the open.

  • @sharonbennett3318
    @sharonbennett3318 Год назад +2

    There are lot of things that shocked me in America.Rude people, homeless ,violence ,going into store and just take whatever they wanted and get away with it, and homeless shit on pavement 🙄🙄I take looking at nose picking over homeless shit on pavement 🙄🙄

    • @oceanocean9880
      @oceanocean9880 Год назад +1

      Yes , 100%

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Same here, Singapore blows American cities out of the water in terms of safety, cleanliness, public transportation, and many other things.

  • @krischang4653
    @krischang4653 Год назад +2

    The way you pronounced bee hoon mee is quite accurate ! Yes i am one of those people who dig my nose but always in a fast and discreet manner ...and so i thought 😅

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Haha thank you, I try my best to stay foreign words correctly!

  • @t.c9081
    @t.c9081 Год назад +1

    Please get your facts on your last observation. We are culture here in Singapore and that behaviour is highly committed by minimal workers hired from aboard. At least we don't carry guns or chew like cows constantly with chew gums as they do in the states!

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      I certainly don't have facts on the last observation besides our own experience, and yes Americans definitely have some negative traits too!

  • @tomburke5311
    @tomburke5311 7 месяцев назад +1

    That's a London train!

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  7 месяцев назад

      Yeah, I just used some stock footage for the train because I didn’t have any

  • @briancheong3319
    @briancheong3319 Год назад +1

    You know why Singaporeans hate 9-5 work shift? Cause its the same timing as the sun when its heats officially started and ended :)

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Ohh so you're saying Singaporeans like to be outside in the heat? Interesting...

    • @briancheong3319
      @briancheong3319 Год назад +1

      ​@@WanderlustWellman Whether being inside a building or outside.. The sun still hits you like you at a beach. Haha

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      @@briancheong3319 haha that’s a good way of putting it!

  • @taipangwong356
    @taipangwong356 8 месяцев назад +1

    Blames the foreigners for all faults. Take the credit for all positives. Welcome to Tonny's Karenland.

  • @christopherrozario9091
    @christopherrozario9091 Год назад

    You shd include the zoo too

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Never been to the zoo, typically I don't support zoos due to the treatment of the animals

  • @cheriebrooks3565
    @cheriebrooks3565 Год назад +1

    Singapore is green and clean 🌴🌳🌿🌾🌱🪴 and hot spot for migratory birds from the far north during wintry months. Nose-picking is universal culture, your partner is simply trying to find bone in an egg. 4-day stay gives only superficial impressions and is grossly insuffucient for you to really get to know Singapore and Singaporeans.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Thanks for the comment, I agree that you can't dive incredibly deep into a place and its cultural in 4 days - these were only our impressions and experiences, and we definitely want to visit Singapore again to dive in deeper!

    • @cheriebrooks3565
      @cheriebrooks3565 Год назад +1

      @@WanderlustWellman You and your wife are welcome to revisit Singapore anyime for cultural immersion. See you guys soon 🌻 🇸🇬

  • @iAxianguy
    @iAxianguy Год назад +3

    You saw one or two people picking their nose in public and a assume the all Singaporean does that. 🙄

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +2

      I promise I don't assume everyone does it, but my wife noticed a few people do it over our 3 days in Singapore in several different areas with many locals such as hawker centers - just speaking on our own experiences!

    • @windsorus
      @windsorus Год назад +2

      Because it is humid, i guessed boggy gets formed up easily therefore i guessed it is an immediate response for that uncomfortness.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      @@windsorus ahh makes sense!

  • @riccotan8959
    @riccotan8959 Год назад +1

    hi i am singaporean

  • @abcwxyz2018
    @abcwxyz2018 Год назад +1

    # 8 No chewing gum

  • @googooboyy
    @googooboyy Год назад +1

    What’s wrong with picking our nose? It’s a joy! haha.. jkjk.. u sure u saw us doing it in public? Or maybe it’s just Phua Chu Kang on tv???

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Haha to each their own! And we saw several people doing it in the Tikka Centre

    • @kdhebskh
      @kdhebskh Год назад +1

      no wonder.. I have been living here for 25 yrs, only been to tekka mkt 1 time

  • @lkkben
    @lkkben Год назад +2

    Sorry for letting you caught our folks picking their nose in the public

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Hahah no problem, it really wasn’t that big of a deal

    • @lkkben
      @lkkben Год назад +1

      @@WanderlustWellman but you will get used to is once you guys discover Asia 😂

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      @@lkkben haha good to know! We plan on traveling throughout Asia a lot more 👍

    • @lkkben
      @lkkben Год назад

      @@WanderlustWellman have fun! And remember to try out all the different local cuisines!

  • @uwet.8826
    @uwet.8826 Год назад +3

    While there are 4 major religions in Singapore, there are actually more. During officer cadets' commissioning parades, there were always 7 priests from 7 religions to blessed the newly minted officers. I don't know whether there are more now.
    On the affordability of Singapore, just think of how your media have misinformed you. It is not cheap, but prices are fair by our income level.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      Yeah I don't mean to say it's "cheap", but I had the impression it was going to be one of the more expensive countries I've visited. For example, I've eaten meals at markets in South America that were similar prices to Hawker Centres in Singapore. Interesting to learn about the religious history from you!

    • @uwet.8826
      @uwet.8826 Год назад +2

      @@WanderlustWellman Don't worry about your use of "cheap". I know what you meant. Western free media have been misinforming the Western hemisphere about Singapore being the "most expensive" city/country. It is the most expensive because, westerners expect to still have ingredients not common in Asians' diet and the car. For basic items, Singapore is in fact it is cheaper than most, if not all, industrialised European countries and Japan too. In absolute terms, we are no doubt the most expensive country in Southeast Asia. But if you compare the after-tax salary-to-price ratio of goods, Singapore workers' purchasing power is higher than regional counterparts in their own countries.

    • @kdhebskh
      @kdhebskh Год назад +1

      He won't say its cheap if he eat at restaurant instead of hawker centre

  • @dylanho8608
    @dylanho8608 Год назад +3

    I'm Singaporean, proud of our nose-picking heritage, gold ain't gonna mine itself

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Haha you're the first person to go along with #7, funny way of putting it!

  • @ysngngys7753
    @ysngngys7753 Год назад +1

    Add a 7a: "consuming ur own booger after picking in e public..."

  • @cartoonpete407
    @cartoonpete407 8 месяцев назад

    Duuuude... that nose-pickin' one though First time I've heard of this! Born and bred here since '64. Methinks you must've bumped into some elderly folk in Chinatown or foreigners, or maybe the ocassional uncouthed individual who are guilty of this LOL

  • @rchia1023
    @rchia1023 Год назад +1

    I rarely see Singaporeans picking their nose although I often see foreigners picking their nose. At least 40% of the people out there are not Singaporean.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Interesting point, because Singapore is diverse it's hard for me to maybe tell who is a local and who is a foreigner

  • @robinwee4390
    @robinwee4390 Год назад +3

    Digging nose definitely not culture of Singapore. Your many times seeing them likely not locals.

  • @reyskidude
    @reyskidude Год назад

    oh but did you get to see people walking/hanging around with a vicks inhaler jammed up a nostril as if showing off to everyone "look, no hands!”

  • @jeremyqilinong7090
    @jeremyqilinong7090 Год назад +1

    I’m Singaporean & I even judge my husband for picking his nose INSIDE the car lol. 😒 thanks for making the video so he will know he could be one of those contributing to such impression given to tourists on behalf of all Singaporeans. 🫤

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Haha my wife is the same - and thanks for checking out the video, just speaking on my own experiences!

  • @hgchaser
    @hgchaser Год назад

    I love digging my nose. I kept my last finger nails for digging

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Haha you do you, I just hope you clean your hands before shaking someone's hand!

  • @ct9245
    @ct9245 Год назад +1

    If the climate of Singapore is better, the British will migrated over like Australia and New Zealand. They will not gave it to the Singaporean.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      That's possible

    • @applehead7942
      @applehead7942 Год назад

      this is so true! I rmbr attending a Maroon 5 concert last year in Nov 2022 and there were westerners in front of me and another one to my left. They werent related but somehow they strike a convo. One asked the other “youre not going back home for christmas?” And the lady replied “NO!!! i’d rather stay in SG because of the heat than enduring the cold!!!” 😂😂 i was so shook by that convo hahahah

  • @Bintangterang-ug9cs
    @Bintangterang-ug9cs Год назад +1

    When I went to the US I was shocked by the poverty. Homeless people & drug addicts everywhere, dirty streets, dirty & unreliable public transports.. It really looks like a 3rd world country!

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      I don't blame you, it really is a massive problem here - American cities for the most part are all like this. I would rather visit Singapore any day of the week!

  • @lyserg05
    @lyserg05 Год назад +1

    The National Language is Malay tho.

  • @kaffeeistlecker885
    @kaffeeistlecker885 Год назад

    Well I live in Spore for 22 years and legit never once see people picking nose in public..🤔

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Maybe I was just lucky then - or probably unlucky haha 😅

    • @96513752
      @96513752 Год назад

      Precisely, if Singaporeans are well known for picking nose i bet this will not be the only youtube video talking on this. Let’s not forget the fact that 1/3 of the population here are foreigners…

  • @jeny7177
    @jeny7177 Год назад +5

    English is official language. The rest is known as mother tongue

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +2

      Is that the case? Either way, it's still impressive that many languages are recognized and understood within the country

    • @kaiserlow652
      @kaiserlow652 Год назад +1

      Malay,English,Chinese and Tamil are official and equal languages in S'pore.

    • @yilongd
      @yilongd Год назад +2

      Singapore national language is still malay... its just we use a common language call english

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      @@yilongd that makes sense!

    • @MelvinSimKH
      @MelvinSimKH Год назад +2

      @jeny7177: Singapore has 4 official languages. We do learn some of them as mother tongues in school though. The National language is Malay and the working language is English.

  • @springal3139
    @springal3139 8 месяцев назад

    Last time is less hot.

  • @jon8697
    @jon8697 Год назад +1

    I saw japanese and american pick their nose.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      I've seen it before to, I guess people from all parts of the world do it

  • @oceanocean9880
    @oceanocean9880 Год назад

    You just come here few days you know nothing. SINGAPORE is a lawful country. Not like a big country with no law they can steal and have daylight robbery and go supermarket without paying as long belong 800 dollars and still get away scot-free. You should do a video about this and share with us .

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      I might not be an expert on Singapore, but I'm not claiming to be one - I mostly came to learn about the country as a tourist firsthand through my experiences. I do love how crime in Singapore isn't prevalent like how it is in America, and the safety is one of my favorite things about it.

  • @fionarae
    @fionarae Год назад +1

    Picking the nose is just gross. As a Singaporean, I can vouch that that is not a normal occurrence and I’d be just as turned off and surprised as you.

  • @CSB-pu9mc
    @CSB-pu9mc Год назад +1

    Picking of nose? Hmm....interesting, as long as they don't pick and put into their mouth I am cool with it 🤣🤣

  • @aphraa2795
    @aphraa2795 Год назад +1

    Hahaaaa when someone picks their nose in front of me, i'll tell them to stop. And they will, out of embarassment.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад

      Haha makes sense, but some people might not care and continue to do it anyway (at least in the USA)

  • @steventay5834
    @steventay5834 5 месяцев назад +1

    But we don't have gun issues

  • @Diderot68
    @Diderot68 Год назад +1

    Throw a pebble and chances are you hit a foreigner.

  • @daggyag9613
    @daggyag9613 Год назад +1

    Watch out for those people, especially men who have very long finger nails on their pinky. They will dig nose and ears all day. It's mainly the ah beings and ah seng 😆😆😆

  • @ganboonmeng5370
    @ganboonmeng5370 Год назад +1

    Wait until you visit China....the first tier cities is Singapore ×10 or 20 !

  • @iwishyouwerehere4112
    @iwishyouwerehere4112 Год назад +1

    Every Singaporean here needs to chill, I won’t be so quick to criticise the immigrants only. In my opinion, it’s not common that you’ll catch a sensible Singaporean engaging in such openly. Cos nose picking is a deviant behaviour on the same level as farting loudly in public. Those who do it let them enjoy it, to their hearts’ content, they clearly don’t give a care. Let me tell you, I kno..it’s ducking disgusting!!! So, always carry wet wipes and sanitizer on you.

  • @liyomei7396
    @liyomei7396 Год назад +3

    Why did you purposely post a Black and a Chinese guy showing them picking their nose? I find it very racial offensive and am disgusted.

    • @WanderlustWellman
      @WanderlustWellman  Год назад +1

      There are no racial implications, I don’t have any videos of people picking their nose so I chose two random free stock videos on the internet to use. Sorry that it offended you