A Singaporean man’s attempt to exchange leftover Bangladeshi taka before flying home has gone viral — thanks to an unexpected encounter with a local who spoke in near-perfect Singlish.
In a video posted on April 21, TikTok user @jarrenfilms recounted how difficult it was to exchange Bangladeshi taka for Singapore or US dollars.
After being turned down at four money changing booths, he says: “So the moral of this story when you come to Bangladesh is, just change as little money as possible.”
He then discovers that he needed a Bangladeshi passport to carry out the transaction and was advised to seek help from a local.
After being rejected by the first local, jarrenfilms asks a second person: “Bro, do you speak English?”
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“Why ah? Why, what do you want?” the man replies in the “most Singaporean accent ever”, shocking jarrenfilms.
The TikToker then explains that he needs a Bangladeshi passport to exchange 6,000 taka.
