Expat in Singapore says man waiting at red light at 1am ‘says a lot’ about the country
Waiting for the pedestrian light to turn green before crossing the road is a standard procedure for most. But what happens when it’s the middle of the night and you’re at an empty traffic junction?
An expat living in Singapore sparked a discussion online after she encountered this exact situation.
On Wednesday (25 Feb), Kritika Jain posted on her Instagram account @theroamingtoes that she saw a person in Singapore waiting for the pedestrian light to turn green at 1am.
She mentioned that such small habits play their part in “[shaping] a country”.
Source: @theroamingtoes on Instagram
The 30-year-old expat expressed surprise that “people follow rules even at midnight”.
“I don’t know if it is habit or discipline or just how people are wired,” she wrote. “It’s such a small thing. But it says a lot!”
Pedestrian seen waiting for traffic light at empty junction in Novena
Kritika told MS News that she is an expat who has been living in Singapore for the past two years.
She confirmed that the incident took place on 23 Feb at around 1am, at an empty traffic junction in Novena.
What stood out to her was that there were no cars in sight nor enforcement officers nearby.
