Man Gets Blank Stares For Kind Words To Strangers In S'pore
8 DAYS·2026-02-17 13:01
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With Singapore ranking among the world’s most burnt-out nations, and nearly nine in 10 residents feeling seriously stressed, you would think random words of encouragement on the street would be welcome. Not quite.
One man has been going around the streets of Singapore approaching strangers on the streets with uplifting messages, only to get mostly cold responses.
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Davis27 17/02/2026
Singaporeans are stressed and always in a hurry, so kind words sound strange and contrived to them. They would just label the friendly kind soul as a weirdo, even a scammer. They instantly become cautious and defensive. That's reality tv for you here in our little red dot!
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kktk 17/02/2026
we would need to always make sure to remain cautious and virgilant and ensure that we are always well and safe as we move towards a normal way of life especially in the midst of this challenging and difficult period that we have been faced with in the midst of this situation and circumstances
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Astro KW 20/02/2026
He is very Brave but the results are quite as expected!? 🤔 Singaporeans are quite aloof, prefer to MTOB (!?) and talking to strangers is NOT théir strong attribute! 😏 Even neighbours hardly (!?) know or talk to each other... You will get strange looks even you just say 'Hello' in the lifts! 😅
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