Tissue Culture
This was the ’tissue culture’ that I meant in last post. Took this picture at Amoy Street Food Court.
They will just put whatever on their hand, like newspaper, umbrella, brouchers and of course tissue! Interesting Hor? This definitely won’t happen in Malaysia.
Nope, the tissue won’t ’suddenly’ disappear. No, no one will remove those tissue. No, you don’t have to worry about your seat kena ‘rampas’ when you return from food stall.
syenw
on September 20th, 2007
Of Coz this definitely won’t happen in Malaysia!
In Malaysia, the tissues/umbrella will be throw away or put aside and then the ’tissue reserved place’ will be taken. haha… :))
thiamhin
on September 20th, 2007
certainly wont happened in malaysia…..
last time i heard that singaporean put handphone too when the phone is cheap like nokia 3310..
maybe too many thief or phone upgrade into camera phone…so nobody do this liao..
haha..
James Chia
on September 21st, 2007
The tourists surely will think we are nuts!
zen
on September 21st, 2007
very de simun to take over seats..LOL..
wuching
on September 21st, 2007
tiu! i would just kick it off the stool & pretend i dunno coz i’m not from singapore mah!
Adino
on September 21st, 2007
This sounds so cute hehe. Next time Singapore women must put tissue in their husband’s pocket to say “this man reserved”. No need wedding ring already lor. LOL…
hongkiat
on September 21st, 2007
I like this culture! :-)
narrowband
on September 21st, 2007
In Malaysia it’s kiki-ku-kiki…~
betshopboy
on September 21st, 2007
A picture tells a thousand words.
I really hate this tissue culture or KIASU-ism of Singaporean. These inconsiderate people are so self centered. I usually have the urge to throw away the tissue packs away, but of course, I have not master the courage to do so yet! :)
jed
on September 21st, 2007
A very common practise in SG. Initially, I didn’t know, I just took and place it beside me, thought someone forgot about it until the owner came and collected it. Didn’t reclaim her seat though, I’ve must have looked vicious. lols. I even saw tissue packs with names on it before, imagine that.
clement
on September 21st, 2007
i put books up there… and it does happened in malaysia.. :P
-=SiN=-
on September 21st, 2007
aww.. what a sight.. on a pretext of common courtesy XD
hmm..
sinv
on September 21st, 2007
wah…geng! can use tissue to reserve a place!
cely
on September 22nd, 2007
Syenw: yealo.. that’s what i mean.
thiamhin: they will still put the wallets and hp on table, but not for reserve seat la.. :)
james: Hahaha… not nuts, but i guess it something different lo.. the culture is there :p
zen: u also very simun saying that wo~ keke
wuching: kakakaka, yea lo… at first, i was so refuse to do that.
adino: wah, u think till so far? but u make it sound like it’s going to happen … :)
hongkiat: Funny hor?
narrowband: yealo, some ppl dun even ask, and they take away your chairs from your table.
betshopboy: i m kinda speechless for this culture. sometime, i also dunno if it is good for me to follow this culture.
jed: Name on the tissue pack??? That’s joke of the century! My gosh!
clement: maybe it does happen in malaysia.. but it’s not common.. and no one would care. Maybe books or bags are fine, but look, this is with tissue onli! haha.. doesn’t that tell you something?
sin: my fren put a postcard on the seat onli… lagi teruk…
sinv: geng hor… never heard of this.. and it’s really something … ‘funny’ and interesting to me. still getting used to it.
Neo
on September 23rd, 2007
Can I use the tissue to wipe the seat?
cely
on September 24th, 2007
neo: Haha, come and try then~
kimfei
on September 24th, 2007
so u consider it is a good culture or another singaporean kia su act??
cely
on September 24th, 2007
kimfei: not to say good or bad.. just the culture lo… just different, never experience before. Tourist might find it annoying and think the local is selfish.
cbslabs
on September 25th, 2007
May I suggest using yourself instead of tissue paper to reserve a seat or table? Sometimes tissue paper also get stolen.
qemmal
on September 27th, 2007
tissue culture?sounds cute.never seen this before.huhu
cely
on September 27th, 2007
cbslabs: as i said in the post, it’s like everyone got mutual understanding.. no one will take your seat if u place tissue on the seat :) dun worry about tissue got stolen, it just wont happen~
qemmal: indeed. When i first encountered, I also think this is interesting. :)
andylkw
on October 2nd, 2007
waliao, umbrella
darren
on October 6th, 2007
you are Malaysian?? aren’t you??
jMs
on November 7th, 2007
I am wondering if they are lazy to talk or this is called kiasu-nessss… :)
Tissue Culture 2
on April 3rd, 2008
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