June 24, 2016, 07:05 PM 
In a referendum on Thursday, June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted 52 percent to 48 percent to leave the European Union (EU) after 43 years.
This has sent the British Pound plunging more than 10 per cent against the US dollar to below the $.133 mark, its weakest in 30 years.
And this is how people in Singapore react to the news after the polls closed:
Source: Google Trends Twitter
And why are Singaporeans so concerned with the state of the pound?
Holiday in the UK!
The Straits Times reported off AFP that long queues were seen at the money changers at Change Alley. When interviewed, many said that they were planning for holidays in the UK and/or have children studying there.
In other news, if we assume that the UK football fans support the football club where they stayed, this is probably how some of the fans voted:
Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and West Ham fans:
Source: BBC
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Manchester United and Manchester City fans:
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Liverpool and Everton fans:
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Leicester City fans
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Sunderland fans
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Newcastle fans
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Top photo by Anthony Wallace, AFP, Getty Images.
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