M'sia woman criticises S'poreans for 'hoarding' bread in JB

A woman in Malaysia took to the internet to air her grievances over an incident she witnessed at a bakery in Johor Bahru.

Taking to Threads, she shared that she "can't stand Singaporean people coming to JB buying breads and pastries like Singapore doesn't sell bread".

She described seeing three to four people standing at the pastries section, asking one another what they wanted, and "hoarding" the baked goods by stacking the items on their trays.

This blocked other customers trying to get to the products.

The woman wrote:

"When they have finally walked away, there's no break left? Where the f**k is your social awareness walao, you're in another country, are you not embarrassed?"

The woman added that the "hoarding behaviour" showed their "lack of social awareness".

She asked:

"Is it really 'boosting other country's economy' or is it greed and self entitlement?"

Her comment received over 1,100 likes, but she has since made her account private.

Mixed reactions

While her hot take drew mixed reactions, many online commenters disagreed with her sentiment.

One of them pointed out that the bakery owner could be happy with how quickly everything got sold out as there was no limit on the number of items that a customer could buy.

Another criticised the woman for assuming that the group was hoarding the bread, pointing out that the bread and pastries are perishables and they could be buying them for other people.

However, one commenter chimed in and claimed that mineral water at Giant Southern City gets bought in bulk every weekend as well, and the parking is always full, alleging that Singaporeans are responsible.

"Why is everything so expensive where you are? Even buying water requires traveling overseas,” the commenter added.

One person, who identified as Singaporean, agreed that Singaporeans hoard and cannot understand why they do so.

The commenter wrote: "Unless you’re buying hundreds of items, how much can you save? Bread doesn’t last long anyway."

"I’m starting to feel embarrassed holding my SG passport when I’m overseas. Don’t get me wrong, I love my country and I’m proud to be Singaporean.”

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