‘Constructed completely different’: Spanish vacationer praises Singapore’s effectivity after clearing immigration in 5 minutes, Life-style Information

While Singaporeans may be accustomed to clearing immigration speedily at Changi Airport, it appears that evidently that is one thing one vacationer discovered spectacular.

In a video posted on TikTok on Aug 16, the Spanish nationwide who goes by Percius mentioned that Singapore is likely one of the most effective international locations he has seen in his life and that it was “built different”.

The holder of a Spanish passport defined that immigration took up hours of his time in international locations similar to China and South Korea, whereas it took simply 5 minutes in Singapore.

“Sure, I had a pre-arrival visa and everything, but this country is so efficient,” he added.

Percius additionally shared that he was impressed at how the MRT system was fast, non-delayed and clear.

He additionally highlighted the top quality of service he acquired in Singapore.

“Europe…just start taking notes,” he mentioned, including that it’s “more than 20 years behind”.

The 47-second video has garnered over 170,000 views thus far, with netizens each agreeing and disagreeing with Percius’ sentiments.

One netizen joked: “5 minutes?! That’s too long — totally unacceptable! As a Singaporean, 10 seconds MAXIMUM is the threshold.”

“So now you can understand why our neighbours dislike us, because when we travel, we’re quite impatient. Have to constantly remind myself and my travel partners to take it easy,” learn one other remark.

Another netizen wrote: “Singapore is great for tourists. Us locals living here have very big challenges.”

AsiaOne has reached out to Percius for extra info.

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bhavya.rawat@asiaone.com