He's doing a "visa run". A method used by people that wanna stay in a foreign country for long term, longer than what their visa allow them. By going out of the country for a short period and then returning, he had "renew" short term visa allowing him to stay there for another period.
@@kirie-8524 it literally not. Long time travelers know what it is and how to do “visa run”. It’s legal generally as long as you have an exiting flight when immigration ask. Even if it is less then 24 hrs. Generally tho people would visit the new country for 1-3 days just for experience. I have done things such as flying to a different country to come back home as it was a 1/4 or 1/3 of the cost of flights in the country I was visiting. Just make sure to communicate it to immigration if they ask.
@@shinyeee1709 he probably didnt explain the situation properly, he was probably held under suspicious of espionage or drug trafficking because of that short length of stay. very possible he got flagged by other intelligence services so immigration authorities just followed their protocols for such matters.
For those wondering why gum is prohibited in Singapore is because in the past, people would just chew on gum and spit it everything or just like paste on chairs and such causing a lot of litter. It is also very hard to clean off for most cleaners hence usually there was some leftover residue of it, so to make Singapore a cleaner country, it was decided to be banned in Singapore. I was stopped by police before for it but I said I will dispose of it properly and he was cool with it and of course I did so
@@Simplymelsh lol yeah I did heard that, someone stuck it on the MRT doors and the doors could not open or the door got stuck and could not shut properly or something but apparently it was a story people cooked up to tell kids. It was later cleared up because there was no way a small piece of gum could cause a jam of strong subway doors so
@@LinksRoyal People also used to dispose of their gum by sticking it under MRT seats, making it hard for the cleaners to find and remove them. Afterthought: that also shows how thorough the cleaning has to be, that cleaners are expected to remove gobs of stuck-on gum from UNDER the train seats. Wonder how many countries expect the subway cleaners to do this?
It sounds like he was doing a visa run. He was close to his Indonesian visa expiring, so had to leave the country in order to renew it (tourist and other short stay visas generally can't be renewed within that country, unlike most types of work or resident visas). Visa runs are why a number of places (such as the UK and EU Schengen Area) require a long period between visits. eg, someone going to the Schengen Area with "visa on arrival/visa free" can only spend 90 days in the Schengen Area within a 180 day period. He wasn't doing a day trip, it was an overnight - with no hotel booked. He didn't have valid travel documents for his next onward destination. Combined, that is enough reason for SG ICA to get suspicious and give a more detailed inspection. He didn't pass that inspection and was thus deported with the accompanying ban that is standard for a deportation. I have had a number of day trips in Singapore with long connections between flights. No issues from ICA. I've also had an unplanned overnight stay (so hadn't booked a hotel). The travel agent had mistakenly booked an overnight connection instead of the 4 hour connection I had planned. No one noticed until I checked in at Taipei. No issues from ICA. (Though I sat in the arrivals area of T1 once I had cleared immigration and collected my bags on my laptop booking somewhere to stay) One trip I had an 11pm arrival into Singapore and a 5am departure. Didn't attempt to leave the airport, slept in an airport lounge that I had access to that was open 24 hours. No one had any issues. One of my first trips, I had a few days for a stop over in Singapore. I cleared immigration and collected my bags, then was heading over to convert cash before leaving the baggage claim area when I noticed that my wallet was missing and assumed it had fallen out of my pocket on the plane. I went back to the ICA checkpoint and told them that I think I'd forgotten something on the plane, which was still there getting ready for the next flight. They let me back into the transit area (not having been through departure control) to go back to the gate and talk to the gate agents. They held onto my passport until I got back to the checkpoint (I found my wallet). This issue only happened because the idiot didn't think about his travel plans, had no reasonable explanation for any concerns that ICA may have raised and made an ass of himself.
Police car passed by a man lying on the pavement and I waved them down to help the chap lol. End up he has to be woke up to pull out his identity card 😂
How could he take a picture of his cell when his phone was taken away while in that room? Illogical. Reasoning: At 7:24 of the video, it was shown that his belongings were taken away and only returned when he woke up at 9am the next day an hour later. Yet, he still showed a picture of the cell with the uncomfortable beds he allegedly slept in.
As a foreigner living in Singapore this is embarrassing…..🤦🏻♂️ If chewing gum in SG was the death penalty then there would have been mass genocide 😂 By the way love your channel bro!:)
There’s this mistaken concept that chewing gum is banned in Singapore. Gums are not sold in Singapore but that doesn’t mean it’s an offence to chew gum. Travellers can bring their gums into Singapore for their own consumption but they should know they need to wrap up their gums in their wrapper before they threw them down the dustbin. We don’t want dirty gums sticking everywhere, it’s unhygienic and unsightly. Just remember littering is an offence in Singapore. Nobody has ever got hanged for chewing gums.
true, but i think he is giving a very bias POV and hiding some facts. ICA don't waste resources on someone whose only "issue" is spending 10hrs in Jewel
I love Singapore, I've been visiting so many times I've lost count, was just there last month during cny, it's one of the safest countries in the world, and yes even Yishun is safer than the entire country I'm in (I'm from the GCC). See you soon SG 🫰🏼
"I'm a normal American citizen." It's quite telling when his friends allegedly have done similar things - and faced similar consequences - and he still does it. And he "doesn't know what he did wrong"? Pretty much most American (bad) behaviour.
During my internship, I escorted someone to ICA after he refused to board the flight. Tourists would sometimes lie to cross immigration for the jewel waterfall, but it is freaky to see someone lying in real life. As I was walking the pax to ICA, he claimed his SG girlfriend was in the hospital. I was really concerned and he seems to be freaking out. But when we got to ICA. His story switched and crumbled under simple questioning. I was shocked. There was no gf, no plans given after crossing immigration, and even the local phone number he gave was fake (WhatsApp and WeChat wasn't even installed in his phone). The ICA uncle took zero bs after the lie was exposed, and scolded the guy for lying when he changed his reasoning to being desperate as his gf is breaking up with him. He kept trying to get me to communicate his point even though the ICA officer is Chinese and understands him perfectly. Also, it makes me really uncomfortable as he spoke to me in fluent English before. Needless to say, he got detained and I got sent back to work.
What I know , ICA would not allow you to use your phone the moment they detain you. Lol . I have a friend who was detained and they immediately took everything from him, literally stripped him from every personal belongings, kept his passport . Last for at least 12 hours before release.
The reason that spitting and chewing gum have penalties is to reduce the spread of pathogens. People outside Singapore, including me in the past, bring up those penalties as if the punishment is crazy. Now that I understand, it makes sense.I just want to spread the logic. Also, I saw a documentary on a prison in Singapore and it was fascinating. One detail is that there’s no furniture in the prisoner cells. So, if the tik tok guy had the use of a bed, he was more comfortable than the guys in the prison unit I saw. Peace
jeez as a foreigner i go to singapore every 2-3 months and man, the city is literally of the charts, like its stunning, as in wow. Go to singapore guys, its beautiful
I instantly recognized that audio 😭😭 it was a whole inside joke between me and my friends, and when I heard it I was immediately like "ITS THE WEIRD ATM MAN OH MY GOD LMAOOO"
I had only been to Singapore for stop overs and really wanted to return for many years. I was finally able to return with my son around 5 years ago. I loved it, especially the safety, cleanliness and order. For sure the laws are strict and punishments severe compared to Western nations but the consequence of those laws means a safer nation. There is also less poverty within Singaporeans. The government (or no longer Government, but the Grandfather's economic development plans) enabled Singapore grow from undeveloped into highly developed in short time, combining civil engineering, strong understanding of protecting national economic interests whilst still allowing for some free market development and open investment opportunities from outsiders. It's ability to be a central port location also has economic benefits for Singapore. I would like to study more about it's development and really enjoyed spending time there. My son, who is mixed race, felt very comfortable there and especially enjoyed the multicultural aspect of the population. I also loved the way spirituality is so openly expressed, everywhere we turned there was either a street alter, a temple, a church or the big mosque. We are Australian and so live in a multicultural society but it was on a different level in Singapore.
** If you are a US citizen, you do not need a visa for Indonesia. You need only your passport (which has to be valid for another six months) and a return or onward ticket. You can stay in Indonesia without a visa for up to 30 days. *** So he just flies in and out of Indonesia within the 30 days and he can basically live in Indonesia for years.
Not quite. I had to pay for an “on arrival visa” for about $30 USD at the airport in Bali that allowed me to stay for 30 days. This was in December 2022
@@Brainiac5 that’s weird. They had a sign with all the countries that had to get the VOA and USA was one of them. We were going to walk pass it and straight to immigration but a worker stopped us & directed us to the visa line. Nearly everyone (95% of the people) had to go to the visa line. Locals with an Indonesian passport went straight. The visa stamp on my passport is only valid for 30 days & my family we each had to pay.
@@shinyeee1709 because the VOA you pay for can be extended, and the free one cannot. You only need to pay if you plan to extend from 30 to 60, otherwise no need.
Tiktok can be good, and there are stupid people too. Side note: Isn't what he doing defamation? I mean using unrelated audio to potray the officers. He should be cancelled by now.
You posted a tweet by Matt Walsh at the 0:50 mark that he voiced his displeasure. He is actually very supportive of Singapore's strict laws and even posted a video about how beautiful Singapore is just about a week ago.
as a Singaporean, I don't really care what foreigners have to say about Singapore lol. Things like Singapore being totalitarian, imposing death penalty on drugs, slapping heavy fines on petty crimes like smoking or chewing gum. I mean, those "negative impressions" have nothing to do with the citizens, it's not personal attacks nor prejudice, it's just some generic ignorance, and could be correctly easily by paying a visit here. I'm however more concerned, with how some foreigners come here thinking they're superior compared to us and how some of us kowtow to them. Eg. the British dude who punched a security guard, angmoh expats who get away with sexual harassment in the workplace, Australian schoolgirls who just get sent home after shoplifting without any punishment. This is why the law should enforce harsher punishments to deter such behaviour.
What's funny is almost any foreigner (well at least American) that talks about Singapore's laws, fines, punishments isn't doing so in a negative way. People like the tik toker that are deported and whatnot are exceptions to the rule. Most Americans talking about the laws/punishments are probably ignorant on the laws, but really when they are talking about it in the way Matt Walsh was at 00:49 they are doing so because they want their country (the US) to adopt the laws of Singapore (or whatever they imagine the laws of Singapore to be). Granted most of the time this is one half of the political spectrum in the US, but even then the other half doesn't usually bash Singapore. I think Singaporeans are really proud of their country and so it's easy for them to feel insulted even if their was no insult meant. Singapore is almost always referred to in a positive manner (at least in the US).
Just a guess: he overstayed his Bali Tourist Visa (usually you get 1 to 3 months on entry) and he made the trip to SG to get a new visa on re-entry to Bali - did that myself in different regions of the world myself, quite common. Is also quite common that the country you go to might have no like in ppl who come with a visa from country A that is already overstayed and then claim they only be here for 10 hours ... haha! If they let him in he gets a 3 months visa for SG and he has proof in his passport that he does not care. So they just keep him until his flight goes back and make sure he is on it. Actually no harm to anybody, leh! :)
Yes, this must be it. My bf and I are doing a visa run from Thailand, and I wanted to go to visit Singapore for a couple of days, but my bf worried because of how strict Singapore immigration can be for long term travellers. Especially if you come from Bali or Thailand. We went to Malaysia instead, which has been great so far, but hoping to be able to visit Singapore one day when time, money, and immigration permits :)
Freedom of speech doesn't mean defamation, accusations, twisting truth, or lying. I'm sure there are smart American young adults out there - com'on, look at the Ivy League colleges... but this ordinary regular American is...
Him being able to not only have access to his phone, but also record them while being "interrogated" doesn't add up with his 2 minute long rant of how they are suuuuper strict.
Actually there’s v low crime of stealing in s’pore is cuz we alr have what we need, like if ur v poor, and a s’porean, u can go to the government for financial aid.. like I read comments about leaving their scooters, phones etc for a long time w/o getting it stolen is cuz we s’poreans alr have one and can’t be bothered to steal, hack and also might get tracked down by the massive amount of cameras anywhere-
I could already tell he was American without even watching that far into the video. I live in Canada and American citizens crossing the boarder do crazy things like bringing a loaded gun because they seem to think that having it registered in their country means they can simply take it wherever they want. Some of it seems like naïveté but other times it’s just pure entitlement and ignorance. Also, he’s making a big deal about the airport security but American airport security is far worse and the number of misbehaving and violent air passengers is at an all time high there, it’s constantly in the news and all over social media.
In Singapore for the second time and I think it is one of the most incredible places on the planet. I come from Ireland and think we can learn a lot from Singapore, especially around tolerating crime. Anyone who wants to see civilisation at its peak should check it out.
Bro the misinformation is insane. I am not singaporean so have a lot of western influence and let me tell you, they think we’re like trapped here against our will, have no rights ect. Singapore could be improved but it’s not like we’re in North Korea, they really make Singapore sound very extreme.
This guy is a great example why Singapore has those laws in the first place. The biggest social factors in Singapore is Behavior. If you have good behavior and generally clean, then you'll do fine there. If you're an entitled, misbehaving lunatic thinking everything revolves around you. Best advice. Stay in your country.
I’m Sure u hv docs for transiting which is a different story than a return flight to the same country 10 hrs later. I don’t think it will be an issue if he just booked a hotel for a night or 2.
Hmm yah, it's all about the clickbait nowadays. I lived in SG for 9 years and even brought in chewing gum from KL once (DUN DUN DUUUUUNNN). Not a big deal; just dispose of it properly lah.
Different cultures and countries have different ideas about good and evil. What is considered good for one culture, for another it can be considered pure evil, so I find all these disputes of people about the minuses and pluses of other countries to be meaningless. For me, the most important criteria for a successful state are a good economy and open borders, because if you don’t like something in your country or you think that the government is infringing on you, nothing prevents you from picking up and leaving. Believe me, I was born in Russia and I know that there is nothing worse than closed borders.
@@JC-xp1dz, I often hear from people that Singapore is a terrible place, because it has huge fines for chewing gum or swearing in public places, and it also has the death penalty for hard drugs. However, I do not chew gum, do not swear, and have an extremely negative attitude towards drugs, so such laws suit me quite well, but many people do not. People love to criticize, but only a few can really take responsibility and take risks, so in most cases criticism is absolutely meaningless.
@Kamil Miniakhmetov ok let's just assume everyone has the capability of leaving their own country and start a new life working as an immigrant, which I definitely don't think is the case. Why is it meaningless to try to better the society that you're currently living in? What if the problem isn't bounded by national borders (eg pollution, global warming, AI)? What if things that I want can't be found in any countries? Do I just set up a country myself rather than discussing within the community and collectively decide what is good for everyone?
@@JC-xp1dz, how can an ordinary person who has neither military nor real political power change the situation in the state? You have to do it on purpose, dedicate your whole life to it. If you are an ordinary family man or a worker, then moving to another country is the best option for you if you don’t like something in your own. Moving is not that difficult, especially if you have a good education and skills. The main thing is to learn the language. If no country suits you and you dream of a utopia, then you most likely should reconsider your views on reality.
@@kamilminiakhmetov513 First off, saying that because you can't single-handedly change the world so that any criticism toward society is meaningless is a different argument from your "cultural relativism" point earlier. Secondly, by your logic most things would be meaningless in a big enough society, people also shouldn't do scientific research unless they're going to be the next Einstein. The point is that most things that you enjoy now have been fought for by people who criticize and strive to improve their own community, no matter how little their individual efforts are. Thirdly, just because moving away from your country worked out for you doesn't mean that you can impose that logic onto everyone. Some people have emotional attachments to their land, or most people, especially in poorer countries simply cannot afford to move. Telling them to "just move" trivializes their suffering and pretends that it's their own fault rather than the failure of their government and more often than not the downstream effects of irresponsible actions from powerful countries.
0:45 Matt Walsh isn't displeased with Singapore's government. He's supportive of our harsh punishments against drug dealers and traffickers because they know what happens when drug dealers are out on the streets, selling narcotics and destroying families and communities like in the US.
Our economic growth impacting a wide margin of our population, with regulations and a properly built urban environment has done more to push crime and drug usage down, something people like Matt Walsh would rather not talk about, because rising inequality and letting companies sell highly addictive medicine is too awkward.
Of course a self-proclaimed theocratic fascist would support our brutal drug policies, even when there isn’t credible evidence on the efficacy of the death penalty. You only believe it is because the ruling party has made you believe it to be so. Cultural hegemony, if you will.
Does he not realize if show up at an international airport here America talking about you just want to hang out for 10 hrs TSA is going to question you? Not to mention not having the proper paperwork
I love Singapore and i can't wait to visit again. These types of tourists are so annoying. Honestly, we get those Holier than thou types too who feel their country's laws apply everywhere
the audio of "the guard screaming" is from an old clip of some uncle siao lang completely taken out of context LMAO useless tiktokers like this give expats such a bad name
You misunderstood the Matt Walsh comment. He wasn't criticizing Singapore at all. He was saying that the US should adopt Singapore's laws. Either Singapore is magically is safe, something naturally occuring in the land or the people makes them safe, or they do certain things that make their country safe. Many right wing people in the US view Singapore as a good example of what happens when you prioritize "law and order" and think the US should emulate that.
I’ve been to Singapore 100 times as an American. Sometimes to stay a week, sometimes a few hours. I’ve done visa runs to Singapore and back in the past and I have gone there to do business. I’m not a narcissistic juvenile from woke California, so I’ve had no problems whatsoever. Work took me there last week for 6 days.
As a normal American citizen, given a choice between Singapore immigration and security and the US airports security and migration; Singapore is sunshine, the US is freezing rain an sleet. I've been to Singapore about 15 times.
I am not surprised till today. There are many younger Americans do not know about Michael Fay case that happened about 30 years ago.. Neither are they aware about Otto Warmbier case in North Korea in 2017. Some are pretty ignorant and misbehaved.
Since the ‘jail’ has no doors, he probably will walk in again to film part 2. But this time he has to be more consistent. Ambient blue lights in his cell with 3 cameras and no door, against the white light in the cell pic. Dude gotta make up his mind
Hahaha .. he must have been detained by ICA due to some immigration reasons. FYI those travellers who are not allowed to enter Singapore is being sent to the inadmissible passengers room and not airport jail to rest while waiting for the first available flight back to where they come from. The room will be guarded by auxiliary police and security cameras. They are allowed to use their phone upon request but will be monitored by an officer cause we don't want them to do any recording of any sorts. Their belongings will also be kept as we don't want them to use anything as a weapon that will danger themselves or the officers on duty. And for your info too the room is well kept with beds, tv, sofa ,dining area and food provided during their stay there. If passengers do comply with the regulations I don't think the officers will be hard on them.
He got deported for loitering at the airport. I mean doesn't Changi have an airport hotel? I mean he could have just gone there and booked a room before loitering but guess it didn't cross his mind
Hello sir Actually i was in Singapore for 3 years after that I moved back to india then I visited on tourist visa and stayed for 2 months when I’m coming back from SG. Singapore immigration check and they found one roaster in my phone where I working as parttime and then they take my fingerprints and photos. So can I apply and can get entry in Singapore. Because I don’t want to waste money If can get entry i want to apply work permit open from September
Yeah, I call BS. I've spent the day in town in Singapore many times transiting from other cities in South East Asia to Australia and I've never had any issue with Singaporean immigration. On the contrary, the process is very smooth. No one's ever asked about a hotel.
While the rest of this is spot on, you've got the Matt Walsh comment wrong. He was praising Singapore and wanted stricter laws in the US. He wasn't being sarcastic.
Look properly. It is sale of chewing gum that's illegal. Possession is not. But if you come here having boxes of it. You sure it is for self-consumption?
My only complaint about Singapore is how expensive hotels are, other than that, it is one of the world's great cities with pretty much everything you could ask for. What this guy did was for sure illegal. Singaporean immigration is no joke and you should not be assuming you can pull some sort of visa extension stunt by loitering around the airport like that, really stupid, he is lucky he only got sent back to Bali.
That happend to my family when we visited SG. We arrived at arnd 2am and wanted to wait till the train station to open and waited inside the airport. Maybe aftr 2hrs looking arnd cause its a big and beautiful airport, security asked us on our itinerary and we said what we were doing and got asked to get out of immigration cause were not allowed to stay in if were not in a connecting flight. Nothing else really happend and they were really nice to us.
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He's doing a "visa run". A method used by people that wanna stay in a foreign country for long term, longer than what their visa allow them. By going out of the country for a short period and then returning, he had "renew" short term visa allowing him to stay there for another period.
Who would have thought that coming into SG from Bali and going back literally 10 Hours later would not be suspicious at all. 😮💨
@@kirie-8524 it literally not. Long time travelers know what it is and how to do “visa run”. It’s legal generally as long as you have an exiting flight when immigration ask. Even if it is less then 24 hrs. Generally tho people would visit the new country for 1-3 days just for experience. I have done things such as flying to a different country to come back home as it was a 1/4 or 1/3 of the cost of flights in the country I was visiting. Just make sure to communicate it to immigration if they ask.
@@kirie-8524 but obviously he did something stupid that cost him his time and experience in SG.
@@shinyeee1709Most likely related to the spitting and gum
@@shinyeee1709 he probably didnt explain the situation properly, he was probably held under suspicious of espionage or drug trafficking because of that short length of stay. very possible he got flagged by other intelligence services so immigration authorities just followed their protocols for such matters.
For those wondering why gum is prohibited in Singapore is because in the past, people would just chew on gum and spit it everything or just like paste on chairs and such causing a lot of litter. It is also very hard to clean off for most cleaners hence usually there was some leftover residue of it, so to make Singapore a cleaner country, it was decided to be banned in Singapore. I was stopped by police before for it but I said I will dispose of it properly and he was cool with it and of course I did so
I recall it was also a case of people putting it on the MRT and thus it caused problems
@@Simplymelsh lol yeah I did heard that, someone stuck it on the MRT doors and the doors could not open or the door got stuck and could not shut properly or something but apparently it was a story people cooked up to tell kids. It was later cleared up because there was no way a small piece of gum could cause a jam of strong subway doors so
@@dianebraberry317 i believe not the gum jamming the subway door but rather they stick it on the sensor that will auto stop the door
@@LinksRoyal People also used to dispose of their gum by sticking it under MRT seats, making it hard for the cleaners to find and remove them.
Afterthought: that also shows how thorough the cleaning has to be, that cleaners are expected to remove gobs of stuck-on gum from UNDER the train seats. Wonder how many countries expect the subway cleaners to do this?
@@LinksRoyal Ah okay then that makes may more sense. They went with the previous story and I thought that makes no sense
It sounds like he was doing a visa run. He was close to his Indonesian visa expiring, so had to leave the country in order to renew it (tourist and other short stay visas generally can't be renewed within that country, unlike most types of work or resident visas). Visa runs are why a number of places (such as the UK and EU Schengen Area) require a long period between visits. eg, someone going to the Schengen Area with "visa on arrival/visa free" can only spend 90 days in the Schengen Area within a 180 day period.
He wasn't doing a day trip, it was an overnight - with no hotel booked.
He didn't have valid travel documents for his next onward destination.
Combined, that is enough reason for SG ICA to get suspicious and give a more detailed inspection.
He didn't pass that inspection and was thus deported with the accompanying ban that is standard for a deportation.
I have had a number of day trips in Singapore with long connections between flights. No issues from ICA.
I've also had an unplanned overnight stay (so hadn't booked a hotel). The travel agent had mistakenly booked an overnight connection instead of the 4 hour connection I had planned. No one noticed until I checked in at Taipei. No issues from ICA. (Though I sat in the arrivals area of T1 once I had cleared immigration and collected my bags on my laptop booking somewhere to stay)
One trip I had an 11pm arrival into Singapore and a 5am departure. Didn't attempt to leave the airport, slept in an airport lounge that I had access to that was open 24 hours. No one had any issues.
One of my first trips, I had a few days for a stop over in Singapore. I cleared immigration and collected my bags, then was heading over to convert cash before leaving the baggage claim area when I noticed that my wallet was missing and assumed it had fallen out of my pocket on the plane. I went back to the ICA checkpoint and told them that I think I'd forgotten something on the plane, which was still there getting ready for the next flight. They let me back into the transit area (not having been through departure control) to go back to the gate and talk to the gate agents. They held onto my passport until I got back to the checkpoint (I found my wallet).
This issue only happened because the idiot didn't think about his travel plans, had no reasonable explanation for any concerns that ICA may have raised and made an ass of himself.
I literally overheard an american complaining about why the supertrees are useless for being big
Bruh hahahaha
People say Singaporeans complaint a lot about SG but Americans complaining is world wide.
Police car passed by a man lying on the pavement and I waved them down to help the chap lol. End up he has to be woke up to pull out his identity card 😂
@@akoj3262 lol, that's just protocol for them though but yeah I can imagine how that scene would look like 😆
just ignore all these americans. They are from 3rd world country with a cowboy mentality.
I find it so hilarious he's making Singapore sound like North Korea. LOLOL
So now we hv to start questioning if all they hv said about NK is true🤔
How could he take a picture of his cell when his phone was taken away while in that room? Illogical.
Reasoning: At 7:24 of the video, it was shown that his belongings were taken away and only returned when he woke up at 9am the next day an hour later. Yet, he still showed a picture of the cell with the uncomfortable beds he allegedly slept in.
As a foreigner living in Singapore this is embarrassing…..🤦🏻♂️
If chewing gum in SG was the death penalty then there would have been mass genocide 😂
By the way love your channel bro!:)
one time I went with my friends to a hawker Centre and found some VERY cold chewing gum under my chair.
I touched it.
Disneyland with hanging 🤭
@justscanningby hahaha
There’s this mistaken concept that chewing gum is banned in Singapore. Gums are not sold in Singapore but that doesn’t mean it’s an offence to chew gum. Travellers can bring their gums into Singapore for their own consumption but they should know they need to wrap up their gums in their wrapper before they threw them down the dustbin. We don’t want dirty gums sticking everywhere, it’s unhygienic and unsightly. Just remember littering is an offence in Singapore.
Nobody has ever got hanged for chewing gums.
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Hanging is reserved for drug traffickers...
10 hrs in Jewel, basically just sounds like a simple lay over.
Who spends 10 hours in Jewel.
@@shaneethan523 People with a deep wallet going to every branded shop there
@@shaneethan523 I do it plenty of times as a local.
true, but i think he is giving a very bias POV and hiding some facts. ICA don't waste resources on someone whose only "issue" is spending 10hrs in Jewel
There is a YotelAir in there.
I love Singapore, I've been visiting so many times I've lost count, was just there last month during cny, it's one of the safest countries in the world, and yes even Yishun is safer than the entire country I'm in (I'm from the GCC). See you soon SG 🫰🏼
U are most welcome to our red dot tiny island.
Yishun lol
What places have you visited so far?
Oi, I live in Yishun.
@Wai Sing Lee read that again genius, I'm praising Yishun.
"I'm a normal American citizen."
It's quite telling when his friends allegedly have done similar things - and faced similar consequences - and he still does it. And he "doesn't know what he did wrong"? Pretty much most American (bad) behaviour.
There's a saying, if you want to know someone's character, look at the friends he keeps.
Looks like they're from the same flock of feathers.
“I am just a normal American citizen, I didn’t misbehave”. That had me in giggles. The creators of mischief are Americans all they do is misbehave.
Ikr? American teens/young adults are a menace tbh
During my internship, I escorted someone to ICA after he refused to board the flight. Tourists would sometimes lie to cross immigration for the jewel waterfall, but it is freaky to see someone lying in real life. As I was walking the pax to ICA, he claimed his SG girlfriend was in the hospital. I was really concerned and he seems to be freaking out. But when we got to ICA. His story switched and crumbled under simple questioning. I was shocked. There was no gf, no plans given after crossing immigration, and even the local phone number he gave was fake (WhatsApp and WeChat wasn't even installed in his phone). The ICA uncle took zero bs after the lie was exposed, and scolded the guy for lying when he changed his reasoning to being desperate as his gf is breaking up with him. He kept trying to get me to communicate his point even though the ICA officer is Chinese and understands him perfectly. Also, it makes me really uncomfortable as he spoke to me in fluent English before. Needless to say, he got detained and I got sent back to work.
Very interesting anecdote but I'm more wowed that you got an internship at ICA. Do you mind sharing how you got it?
What I know , ICA would not allow you to use your phone the moment they detain you. Lol . I have a friend who was detained and they immediately took everything from him, literally stripped him from every personal belongings, kept his passport . Last for at least 12 hours before release.
The reason that spitting and chewing gum have penalties is to reduce the spread of pathogens. People outside Singapore, including me in the past, bring up those penalties as if the punishment is crazy. Now that I understand, it makes sense.I just want to spread the logic.
Also, I saw a documentary on a prison in Singapore and it was fascinating. One detail is that there’s no furniture in the prisoner cells. So, if the tik tok guy had the use of a bed, he was more comfortable than the guys in the prison unit I saw. Peace
bro was loitering around without a hotel, airport security gave him what's basically a free hotel and he still complain wtf.
OMG THE GUY WHO FOUND THE AUDIO IS A GENIUS!!
jeez as a foreigner i go to singapore every 2-3 months and man, the city is literally of the charts, like its stunning, as in wow. Go to singapore guys, its beautiful
I instantly recognized that audio 😭😭 it was a whole inside joke between me and my friends, and when I heard it I was immediately like "ITS THE WEIRD ATM MAN OH MY GOD LMAOOO"
I had only been to Singapore for stop overs and really wanted to return for many years. I was finally able to return with my son around 5 years ago. I loved it, especially the safety, cleanliness and order. For sure the laws are strict and punishments severe compared to Western nations but the consequence of those laws means a safer nation. There is also less poverty within Singaporeans. The government (or no longer Government, but the Grandfather's economic development plans) enabled Singapore grow from undeveloped into highly developed in short time, combining civil engineering, strong understanding of protecting national economic interests whilst still allowing for some free market development and open investment opportunities from outsiders. It's ability to be a central port location also has economic benefits for Singapore. I would like to study more about it's development and really enjoyed spending time there. My son, who is mixed race, felt very comfortable there and especially enjoyed the multicultural aspect of the population. I also loved the way spirituality is so openly expressed, everywhere we turned there was either a street alter, a temple, a church or the big mosque. We are Australian and so live in a multicultural society but it was on a different level in Singapore.
** If you are a US citizen, you do not need a visa for Indonesia. You need only your passport (which has to be valid for another six months) and a return or onward ticket. You can stay in Indonesia without a visa for up to 30 days. ***
So he just flies in and out of Indonesia within the 30 days and he can basically live in Indonesia for years.
Not quite. I had to pay for an “on arrival visa” for about $30 USD at the airport in Bali that allowed me to stay for 30 days. This was in December 2022
@@shinyeee1709 that's a VOA and that's for staying beyond 30 days.
Source: i visit indo almost every month
@@Brainiac5 that’s weird. They had a sign with all the countries that had to get the VOA and USA was one of them. We were going to walk pass it and straight to immigration but a worker stopped us & directed us to the visa line. Nearly everyone (95% of the people) had to go to the visa line. Locals with an Indonesian passport went straight. The visa stamp on my passport is only valid for 30 days & my family we each had to pay.
@@Brainiac5 maybe Bali charges many tourists from other countries because it is a hot tourist destination & many visitors are foreign expats.
@@shinyeee1709 because the VOA you pay for can be extended, and the free one cannot. You only need to pay if you plan to extend from 30 to 60, otherwise no need.
Tiktok can be good, and there are stupid people too.
Side note: Isn't what he doing defamation? I mean using unrelated audio to potray the officers. He should be cancelled by now.
He didn't reveal any names nor any faces, so there is nobody who will have the ability to sue
the authorities alrdy banned him. Thank goodness, people like this shouldn’t be allowed in other countries.
10:45 😂 since when Changi airport got angmo security interrogators?? Listen to the accent.
You posted a tweet by Matt Walsh at the 0:50 mark that he voiced his displeasure. He is actually very supportive of Singapore's strict laws and even posted a video about how beautiful Singapore is just about a week ago.
Yea there are many schizos like him in this world
as a Singaporean, I don't really care what foreigners have to say about Singapore lol. Things like Singapore being totalitarian, imposing death penalty on drugs, slapping heavy fines on petty crimes like smoking or chewing gum. I mean, those "negative impressions" have nothing to do with the citizens, it's not personal attacks nor prejudice, it's just some generic ignorance, and could be correctly easily by paying a visit here. I'm however more concerned, with how some foreigners come here thinking they're superior compared to us and how some of us kowtow to them. Eg. the British dude who punched a security guard, angmoh expats who get away with sexual harassment in the workplace, Australian schoolgirls who just get sent home after shoplifting without any punishment. This is why the law should enforce harsher punishments to deter such behaviour.
What's funny is almost any foreigner (well at least American) that talks about Singapore's laws, fines, punishments isn't doing so in a negative way. People like the tik toker that are deported and whatnot are exceptions to the rule. Most Americans talking about the laws/punishments are probably ignorant on the laws, but really when they are talking about it in the way Matt Walsh was at 00:49 they are doing so because they want their country (the US) to adopt the laws of Singapore (or whatever they imagine the laws of Singapore to be). Granted most of the time this is one half of the political spectrum in the US, but even then the other half doesn't usually bash Singapore. I think Singaporeans are really proud of their country and so it's easy for them to feel insulted even if their was no insult meant. Singapore is almost always referred to in a positive manner (at least in the US).
Just a guess: he overstayed his Bali Tourist Visa (usually you get 1 to 3 months on entry) and he made the trip to SG to get a new visa on re-entry to Bali - did that myself in different regions of the world myself, quite common. Is also quite common that the country you go to might have no like in ppl who come with a visa from country A that is already overstayed and then claim they only be here for 10 hours ... haha! If they let him in he gets a 3 months visa for SG and he has proof in his passport that he does not care. So they just keep him until his flight goes back and make sure he is on it. Actually no harm to anybody, leh! :)
Yes, this must be it. My bf and I are doing a visa run from Thailand, and I wanted to go to visit Singapore for a couple of days, but my bf worried because of how strict Singapore immigration can be for long term travellers. Especially if you come from Bali or Thailand. We went to Malaysia instead, which has been great so far, but hoping to be able to visit Singapore one day when time, money, and immigration permits :)
Freedom of speech doesn't mean defamation, accusations, twisting truth, or lying. I'm sure there are smart American young adults out there - com'on, look at the Ivy League colleges... but this ordinary regular American is...
LOL America has been defaming, twisting truths and outright lying about other countries since forever.
Literally tell me you're an American without telling me you're an American. Lol!
For people who'll throw you in jail over chewing gum, they really have the most secure airport prisons with no doors😍🧍♂️
He didn't show the machine guns at the other end of the wall pointing at the entrance for their ultimate penalty. 😝
Omgggg. When I saw the original audio I was shocked. Wow. That's...epic manipulation...
I was in Singapore in 2019 and had a great time. Singaporeans are really nice and helpful when I was there.
Him being able to not only have access to his phone, but also record them while being "interrogated" doesn't add up with his 2 minute long rant of how they are suuuuper strict.
Actually there’s v low crime of stealing in s’pore is cuz we alr have what we need, like if ur v poor, and a s’porean, u can go to the government for financial aid.. like I read comments about leaving their scooters, phones etc for a long time w/o getting it stolen is cuz we s’poreans alr have one and can’t be bothered to steal, hack and also might get tracked down by the massive amount of cameras anywhere-
Matt walsh didnt voice displeasure about the death penalty, he is for the death penalty.
I could already tell he was American without even watching that far into the video. I live in Canada and American citizens crossing the boarder do crazy things like bringing a loaded gun because they seem to think that having it registered in their country means they can simply take it wherever they want. Some of it seems like naïveté but other times it’s just pure entitlement and ignorance.
Also, he’s making a big deal about the airport security but American airport security is far worse and the number of misbehaving and violent air passengers is at an all time high there, it’s constantly in the news and all over social media.
10:18 caught me off guard PUAHAHAHAHHAHA
Lending IC to someone smart move
In Singapore for the second time and I think it is one of the most incredible places on the planet. I come from Ireland and think we can learn a lot from Singapore, especially around tolerating crime. Anyone who wants to see civilisation at its peak should check it out.
Ive lived in Singapore for 2 years, I loved going for a run at night, its relaxing
Bro the misinformation is insane. I am not singaporean so have a lot of western influence and let me tell you, they think we’re like trapped here against our will, have no rights ect. Singapore could be improved but it’s not like we’re in North Korea, they really make Singapore sound very extreme.
can we appreciate his signature hairstyle apart from the video
This guy is a great example why Singapore has those laws in the first place.
The biggest social factors in Singapore is Behavior. If you have good behavior and generally clean, then you'll do fine there.
If you're an entitled, misbehaving lunatic thinking everything revolves around you. Best advice. Stay in your country.
I was in Singapore for 4 hours only, transiting to Batam via vivocity. The immigration officer didnt ask anything.
I’m
Sure u hv docs for transiting which is a different story than a return flight to the same country 10 hrs later. I don’t think it will be an issue if he just booked a hotel for a night or 2.
Hmm yah, it's all about the clickbait nowadays. I lived in SG for 9 years and even brought in chewing gum from KL once (DUN DUN DUUUUUNNN). Not a big deal; just dispose of it properly lah.
does “dispose properly” mean putting it under a chair at a hawker center
Im just imagining chewing gum being smuggled and traded like drugs now because of that stupid tiktok
Different cultures and countries have different ideas about good and evil. What is considered good for one culture, for another it can be considered pure evil, so I find all these disputes of people about the minuses and pluses of other countries to be meaningless. For me, the most important criteria for a successful state are a good economy and open borders, because if you don’t like something in your country or you think that the government is infringing on you, nothing prevents you from picking up and leaving. Believe me, I was born in Russia and I know that there is nothing worse than closed borders.
So we shouldn't criticize any state because we can just leave and culture is relative?
@@JC-xp1dz, I often hear from people that Singapore is a terrible place, because it has huge fines for chewing gum or swearing in public places, and it also has the death penalty for hard drugs. However, I do not chew gum, do not swear, and have an extremely negative attitude towards drugs, so such laws suit me quite well, but many people do not. People love to criticize, but only a few can really take responsibility and take risks, so in most cases criticism is absolutely meaningless.
@Kamil Miniakhmetov ok let's just assume everyone has the capability of leaving their own country and start a new life working as an immigrant, which I definitely don't think is the case. Why is it meaningless to try to better the society that you're currently living in? What if the problem isn't bounded by national borders (eg pollution, global warming, AI)? What if things that I want can't be found in any countries? Do I just set up a country myself rather than discussing within the community and collectively decide what is good for everyone?
@@JC-xp1dz, how can an ordinary person who has neither military nor real political power change the situation in the state? You have to do it on purpose, dedicate your whole life to it. If you are an ordinary family man or a worker, then moving to another country is the best option for you if you don’t like something in your own. Moving is not that difficult, especially if you have a good education and skills. The main thing is to learn the language. If no country suits you and you dream of a utopia, then you most likely should reconsider your views on reality.
@@kamilminiakhmetov513 First off, saying that because you can't single-handedly change the world so that any criticism toward society is meaningless is a different argument from your "cultural relativism" point earlier. Secondly, by your logic most things would be meaningless in a big enough society, people also shouldn't do scientific research unless they're going to be the next Einstein. The point is that most things that you enjoy now have been fought for by people who criticize and strive to improve their own community, no matter how little their individual efforts are. Thirdly, just because moving away from your country worked out for you doesn't mean that you can impose that logic onto everyone. Some people have emotional attachments to their land, or most people, especially in poorer countries simply cannot afford to move. Telling them to "just move" trivializes their suffering and pretends that it's their own fault rather than the failure of their government and more often than not the downstream effects of irresponsible actions from powerful countries.
“negative rizz” LMAO you’re hilarious 😂
Not the "I am losing my patience" Singapore british accent uncle audio 😭
His story got more holes than swiss cheese
0:45 Matt Walsh isn't displeased with Singapore's government. He's supportive of our harsh punishments against drug dealers and traffickers because they know what happens when drug dealers are out on the streets, selling narcotics and destroying families and communities like in the US.
Our economic growth impacting a wide margin of our population, with regulations and a properly built urban environment has done more to push crime and drug usage down, something people like Matt Walsh would rather not talk about, because rising inequality and letting companies sell highly addictive medicine is too awkward.
Of course a self-proclaimed theocratic fascist would support our brutal drug policies, even when there isn’t credible evidence on the efficacy of the death penalty.
You only believe it is because the ruling party has made you believe it to be so. Cultural hegemony, if you will.
i would rather matt walsh dislike us tbh
LOL thats the audio from the fake ang moh guy at the atm machine scolding the slow makcik hahahaha
Does he not realize if show up at an international airport here America talking about you just want to hang out for 10 hrs TSA is going to question you? Not to mention not having the proper paperwork
Yep. US TSA and immigration are butt heads. Only place I have been with worse security was Ukraine, and I am a US citizen.
0:58
i remember i left my scooter at the playground once but after 1 day when i came back and the scooter was still there
I really wish I could visit Singapore some day I'm from Malaysia 🇲🇾♥️🇸🇬
I love Singapore and i can't wait to visit again. These types of tourists are so annoying. Honestly, we get those Holier than thou types too who feel their country's laws apply everywhere
I went to SG a few years ago and I loved the whole experience
mans mad that our law enforcement actually taking action like bruh "my friend got detained for committing a crime :"( "
Congratulations on 92k subs
To use an old army rebuke Corporals used on Recruits: Why must be you? Why always must be you?
the audio of "the guard screaming" is from an old clip of some uncle siao lang completely taken out of context LMAO useless tiktokers like this give expats such a bad name
Ikr 💀
You misunderstood the Matt Walsh comment. He wasn't criticizing Singapore at all. He was saying that the US should adopt Singapore's laws.
Either Singapore is magically is safe, something naturally occuring in the land or the people makes them safe, or they do certain things that make their country safe. Many right wing people in the US view Singapore as a good example of what happens when you prioritize "law and order" and think the US should emulate that.
And those right wingers will throw a fit when they realize among the laws that arguably kept us safe is a law banning civilian ownership of guns
Kinda contradictory considering the lengths he went to falsely edit a video
Well the way the video is edited makes it look like he was criticizing Singapore
If chewing gum got you sent to jail there would literally be no schools operating
Singapore doesn't need his "kind" of tourist for sure. I've been to Singapore several times and always enjoyed my stay
I’ve been to Singapore 100 times as an American. Sometimes to stay a week, sometimes a few hours. I’ve done visa runs to Singapore and back in the past and I have gone there to do business. I’m not a narcissistic juvenile from woke California, so I’ve had no problems whatsoever.
Work took me there last week for 6 days.
Good content and a calming voice is all I needed. Yay!
As a normal American citizen, given a choice between Singapore immigration and security and the US airports security and migration; Singapore is sunshine, the US is freezing rain an sleet. I've been to Singapore about 15 times.
The audio clip is from the uncle that waited in q at ATM. Scolding someone in front of him. It’s a famous clip.
One thing I have noticed is when Americans visit another country they make those type of videos for RUclips and TikTok for clout
They really gave Americans a bad name… entitled pricks
Wow the airport jail sure lack an important component of a jail cell... A jail door.
I am not surprised till today. There are many younger Americans do not know about Michael Fay case that happened about 30 years ago.. Neither are they aware about Otto Warmbier case in North Korea in 2017.
Some are pretty ignorant and misbehaved.
He got a free night stay!
LOL! Foreigners like him and many more are just resentful of Singapore & Singaporean...
Legend said some viewer still waiting for part 2 😂
Since the ‘jail’ has no doors, he probably will walk in again to film part 2. But this time he has to be more consistent. Ambient blue lights in his cell with 3 cameras and no door, against the white light in the cell pic. Dude gotta make up his mind
Hahaha .. he must have been detained by ICA due to some immigration reasons. FYI those travellers who are not allowed to enter Singapore is being sent to the inadmissible passengers room and not airport jail to rest while waiting for the first available flight back to where they come from. The room will be guarded by auxiliary police and security cameras. They are allowed to use their phone upon request but will be monitored by an officer cause we don't want them to do any recording of any sorts. Their belongings will also be kept as we don't want them to use anything as a weapon that will danger themselves or the officers on duty. And for your info too the room is well kept with beds, tv, sofa ,dining area and food provided during their stay there. If passengers do comply with the regulations I don't think the officers will be hard on them.
Merely a case of tiktok brainrot
He got deported for loitering at the airport. I mean doesn't Changi have an airport hotel? I mean he could have just gone there and booked a room before loitering but guess it didn't cross his mind
Hello sir
Actually i was in Singapore for 3 years after that I moved back to india then I visited on tourist visa and stayed for 2 months when I’m coming back from SG. Singapore immigration check and they found one roaster in my phone where I working as parttime and then they take my fingerprints and photos.
So can I apply and can get entry in Singapore.
Because I don’t want to waste money
If can get entry i want to apply work permit open from September
Yeah, I call BS. I've spent the day in town in Singapore many times transiting from other cities in South East Asia to Australia and I've never had any issue with Singaporean immigration. On the contrary, the process is very smooth. No one's ever asked about a hotel.
Dear Singapore,
If you have a Gulag, please keep that tiktoker and throw out the keys🤣. Thank u
Singapore is beautiful!
ayye we meet again.. and yes I agree singapore is awesome
yeolo reacting to vikkstar123 was not on my 2023 bingo card
While the rest of this is spot on, you've got the Matt Walsh comment wrong. He was praising Singapore and wanted stricter laws in the US. He wasn't being sarcastic.
That tictocker about the airport jail is just cap
These ang mos ah 💀
“Normal American”, that’s a big red flag right there!
singapore should have detained him and put him in jail for 10 years and 100 canning. would have look nice
I wonder if this has another part 🤔
The only way anyone can get detained in Singapore when you carrying drugs.
9:18 i think the angmoh paiseh if he finds out he was exposed XD
Look properly. It is sale of chewing gum that's illegal. Possession is not.
But if you come here having boxes of it. You sure it is for self-consumption?
My only complaint about Singapore is how expensive hotels are, other than that, it is one of the world's great cities with pretty much everything you could ask for. What this guy did was for sure illegal. Singaporean immigration is no joke and you should not be assuming you can pull some sort of visa extension stunt by loitering around the airport like that, really stupid, he is lucky he only got sent back to Bali.
We all make choices... and that was certainly a *_choice_*
As one of the 12 remaining normal US citizens, I can assure you that this guy isn’t. I’ve never seen him at any of our meetings.
wait so I can't go to singapre for 10 hrs... just to see the airport/mall and fly back to malaysia?
What was his TikTok handle?
That happend to my family when we visited SG. We arrived at arnd 2am and wanted to wait till the train station to open and waited inside the airport. Maybe aftr 2hrs looking arnd cause its a big and beautiful airport, security asked us on our itinerary and we said what we were doing and got asked to get out of immigration cause were not allowed to stay in if were not in a connecting flight. Nothing else really happend and they were really nice to us.
tiktok streamer lights in the airport jail NAURRR😭😭
I love your videos
Fuck he's one of those foreigners just eternally living in Bali.
As an Indonesian, my thought on Singapore would be "If Jakarta had a chance"