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[–] 68 points 1 month ago (6 children)

This should be everywhere, too many people these days are refusing to use headphones, JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!! i don't want to hear your music, your videos or your goddamn conversations, headphones are available everywhere and you can find a suitable pair for your needs.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    You can just tell them to shut the fuck up. It’s free.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago

    You'll be surprised how many people will take offence or retort with 'not illegal what'. Singaporeans are used to being babied by the nanny state so they'd only take action if they have 'official' reason to back it up; we frown upon vigilantism/lack backbone. That's just our style of societal engineering - disbursements for desirable behaviour like recycling bottles and cans (even for reading books!) and fines for vices like smoking

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Hi, I’m a disabled trans woman. If I told someone with their music out to mute it or put it in headphones, even politely, at best I would be ignored. At worst, killed. Prolly get beat up, that seems to be at the top of the curve.

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  • [–] 54 points 1 month ago

    Finally a bit of sanity in the news.

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    [–] 31 points 1 month ago (9 children)

    I have a close Singaporean friend and his sister explained to me once that the world gets it wrong about the hand chopping and other extreme punishments people think they heard about. No, Singapore is kept in line through FEES! Chew gum? Fee. Litter? Fee. And boy do they enforce it, haha.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 month ago

    People always told me to never go to Singapore. "Did you know that you get a fee from spitting?" "You can go to jail for spitting out your gum"

    Wow now that you put it like that, i really wanna go, that place sounds amazing.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    The one thing I dislike is the chewing gum part.

    Sure, if you litter with it, get punishment. But just for chewing gum, or using a vape (not like in a crowded area but separate from people where you don't annoy others)?

    On the other hand, enforcing social norms this way does make the city more liveable. In the western world, social norms have collapsed these past few years to the point where everyone selfishly can do whatever they want, as acceptable behaviours haven't been codified.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    It isn't illegal to possess and consume chewing gum. However littering, sales and distribution of chewing gum is against the law.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago

    I'm all for this.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    I'd love to see this in Australia! :)

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    [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I've never seen people in my country listening music in any public transport without headphones, i only rarely see a people who watch tiktok or other social without it but usually it's not on high volume.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    where is this? i need to move there. I'm including TikTok Tok and YT in this

    Australian here and just this year

    Australia (all the time).
    Thailand (all the time).
    Malaysia (not so often).
    Cambodia (all the time)

    other places in the last two years The Philippines (all the time).
    Laos (not so often)

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Singapore just keeps making up new reasons for me to love it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Well, except for the chewing gum by prescription only bit.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Now do elevators and beaches.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    I hope Singapore has actual enforcement of these fines. In my area there's supposedly a fine if someone doesn't pick up their dog's excrement, but I don't think it's ever been enforced.

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