Although Singapore is small geographically, it is still big enough for street names to have to be divided by "Street", "Avenue" or by direction (North, South, East, West).

So when you want to take a taxi to a particular area like Serangoon, you have to be a little more specific.

However, in a Facebook video uploaded on October 15, a passenger gives the address of "That Serangoon North ... that one with a lot of animals. That road" to the taxi uncle, then verbally abuses him for not knowing where she wants to go exactly:

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Here's the transcript of the altercation between the pair (translation in italics):

Taxi uncle: Avenue？

Lady：那个Serangoon North那个很多动物的那个。。。那条路。(That Serangoon North ... that one with a lot of animals. That road.)

Taxi uncle after a pregnant pause: 我哪里知道有什么动物。。。(How would I know what animals...)

Lady: Serangoon North 啊。那条路啊。 很多动物店的那个。。。那条路啊。(Serangoon North ah. That road ah. A lot of pet shops that one. That road ah.)

Taxi uncle: Serangoon North 有 1, 2, 3。(Referring to avenues: Serangoon North has 1, 2, 3.)

Lady：Uncle 那条路去那个Serangoon North那个很多动物的那个。 我哪里懂那个是什么。哎哟! (Uncle, that road going to Serangoon North. That one with a lot of animals, that one. How would I know what that is. Aiyoh!)

Taxi uncle: 我哪里知道哪里有animal，我们driver哪里知道？(How would I know there are animals there? How would us drivers know?)

Lady：那个去Serangoon North咯。我哪里懂我要走哪一个路。你是taxi driver吗。你就走咯。(That one going towards Serangoon North lor. How would I know what road I would like to go. You are the taxi driver. You just go lor.)

Taxi uncle raises voice: Ok! Ok! Ok! Ah, ok!

Lady： 操你妈的。(F**k your mom.)

Taxi uncle: 他妈的。 你骂什么。他妈的。(Wtf, why are you scolding? Wtf.)

Lady：你问我做什么？你是taxi driver, 你还问我怎么走? 怎么样走我已经跟你讲了Serangoon North了，那个animal那边了。(Why are you asking me? You are the taxi driver, why are you asking me how to go there? I've already told you how to go there, Serangoon North, that one with animals there.)

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Top image adapted from Chris Chitty