{"id":87054,"date":"2026-09-22T22:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87054"},"modified":"2026-09-22T22:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:18:02","slug":"jb-homestay-operator-praises-singaporean-tourists-for-being-civilised-clean-houseguests-lifestyle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87054","title":{"rendered":"JB homestay operator praises Singaporean tourists for being civilised, clean houseguests, Lifestyle News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>Cleaning up after ourselves wherever we go and having a penchant for not littering are some of the habits Singaporeans are known for.<\/p>\n<p>And apparently, we bring this good practice with us whenever we travel overseas too, according to one homestay operator in Johor Bahru.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram video on Aug 31, a user known as Xiaoge gave a tour of one of the guesthouses he operates in JB, showing the aftermath of a booking by a group of Singaporeans.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in mandarin, he starts off by introducing Singaporeans as &#8220;one of the highest spenders in the world&#8221;, before saying: &#8220;Let&#8217;s take a look at how messy it is after Singaporeans stay in a guesthouse&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The tour starts at the house&#8217;s front porch, where Xiaoge points out that it looks exactly the same as before the guests checked in.<\/p>\n<p>Moving to the living room, he asked: &#8220;Am I mistaken? It looks as if no one came to stay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He then pointed to a couple strands of hair on the floor as clues that someone had spent time in the guesthouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Someone definitely stayed here, I&#8217;ll get my workers to clean the house thoroughly before guests arrive. Not a single strand of hair will remain,&#8221; said Xiaoge.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the coffee, mahjong and pool tables in the living room also appear to be untouched.<\/p>\n<p>In the kitchen, he was impressed by how the crockery are spick and span.<\/p>\n<p>Going into the karaoke room next, he asked himself: &#8220;Will I be surprised or scared?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Again, he exclaimed: &#8220;It&#8217;s as if no one used the premises!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He then headed upstairs.<\/p>\n<p>In one of the bedrooms, he finally found something, pointing to a bed with messy bedsheets. &#8220;Someone definitely slept here,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Outside a bathroom, he also found three used bath towels left hanging on a rack and laid on a dressing table.<\/p>\n<p>As the clip reached the end, Xiaoge came to a conclusion: &#8220;Singapore is not just one of the highest spending and most developed countries in the world, even their people have such quality&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People from other countries should learn a thing or two.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Not all Singaporeans are the same<\/h2>\n<p>While some netizens agreed with Xiaoge&#8217;s remarks, some gave alternative views.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s our education system. We are trained to be orderly and considerate since we are born,&#8221; one commented, while another said: &#8220;Singapore <em>boleh<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, one netizen raised the point that not all Singaporeans are like that. &#8220;Thank you for your kind words and praising Singaporeans. You happened to rent out to some considerate ones. But remember that there are always some bad-mannered ones,&#8221; they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In another video posted by Xiaoge on Sept 17, he once again gave a house tour after a group of Singaporean tourists checked out of his guesthouse.<\/p>\n<p>This time, it wasn&#8217;t left as pristine as the last group.<\/p>\n<p>He spotted car petrol leaked onto the front porch, beer cans and glass bottles littered about, as well as opened bags of chips left on tabletops.<\/p>\n<p>Still, he appeared to be unfazed in the video, saying that these are minor issues.<\/p>\n<p>Jokingly, he even thanked the guests for leaving behind unopened cans of beer, packs of his favourite childhood snacks, a $1 coin and seven ringgit for him as &#8220;tips&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>AsiaOne has reached out to Xiaoge for more information.<\/p>\n<p>[[nid:727306]]<\/p>\n<p>dannon.har@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiaone.com\/lifestyle\/johor-bahru-homestay-xiaoge-praise-singaporeans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleaning up after ourselves wherever we go and having a penchant for not littering are some of the habits Singaporeans are known for. 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