A British tourist, who is on holiday in Singapore, has caused a stir on social media by claiming that all Singaporeans look like models. The tourist, posted his remarks on his TikTok @dom.dom2141, in a clip that has now garnered more than 523k views at the time of writing.
In the clip, he excitingly claims that “Singaporeans are models” and “so what nobody told me before I came to Singapore was that this city is model central. I’m not even kidding. Everyone looks like a model here,” he said.
“Do you have a modelling agency for the whole country? That’s so cool,” he continues in amazement before saying he finds regular people on the streets, cabin crew, and even everywhere you go people have such beauty.
Instead of taking the compliment, in true Singaporean fashion, locals were left baffled by his remarks after the video went viral. The TikTok video has amassed more than 30,000 likes, 6000 shares and 1000 comments at the time of writing. In fact, social media users showed a largely mixed reaction by responding with humour or puzzlement.
For instance, many comments asked the tourist “are we in the same Singapore?”, while others urged him to “go to Yishun and Jurong” for a different view, and another asked if he was sober. Many locals found the remarks amusing and dropped comments like “luckily you did not see me” and “which part of SG are you in? asking for a friend”. Overall, the remarks may have been flattering to some but it mainly sparked an entertaining and playful discussion among Singaporeans.
Nevertheless, it seems that the tourist is a massive fan of Singapore. His following videos this week express how much he loves Singapore and that it is “mind-blowing” and he urges tourists to visit the country. Plus, his latest video (below) taken in Malaysia pokes fun at his viral video by opening with “How are all my drop dead gorgeous Singaporeans doing?” before expressing that he really meant what he said and he will be back soon.
The dude and his enthusiasm is working harder than Singapore Tourism Board.
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