Taking photos

hiromice · Post by **hiromice** » Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:40 am

If I ask a singaporean on the street to take a picture of me ( using my camera), will they help me with it?

I have been to another country in Asia, where they were not willing to help or simply ignored you/walked away. ( That could be the langague issues but I was not totally sure if that was a culture thing either...)

Thanks,

xtasy010 · Post by **xtasy010** » Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:03 am

They'll help

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:25 pm

Usually more than willing.

xtasy010 · Post by **xtasy010** » Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:53 pm

In fact after taking the picture they'll ask you to see if you are satisfied with the outcome, if not they'll give it another go.

road.not.taken · Post by **road.not.taken** » Wed, 08 Jul 2009 7:10 pm

...and don't be surprised if a bunch of strangers jump into the picture with you

AngMoKio · Post by **AngMoKio** » Wed, 08 Jul 2009 9:41 pm

No kidding...

While getting on the MRT there was a couple with a young baby. They wanted us to take their picture - so we did. And then they wanted to take OUR picture with their baby. And then again with different poses. And then again with their whole family.

A very Singaporean experience.

durain · Post by **durain** » Wed, 08 Jul 2009 9:42 pm

...and do the 2 fingers peace sign!

nexusrm · Post by **nexusrm** » Thu, 09 Jul 2009 4:45 pm

hiromice wrote:If I ask a singaporean on the street to take a picture of me ( using my camera), will they help me with it?

I have been to another country in Asia, where they were not willing to help or simply ignored you/walked away. ( That could be the langague issues but I was not totally sure if that was a culture thing either...)

Thanks,

Yes, we are more than happy to do it for you. But "batteries not included"

QRM · Post by **QRM** » Thu, 09 Jul 2009 5:57 pm

If you tried that in the UK they will run off with the camera, just read in the international papers UK has become the number one crime spot in Europe.

nexusrm · Post by **nexusrm** » Thu, 09 Jul 2009 6:21 pm

Well I guess there will be bad apples in any basket, so running away with your stuff, can happen in any country.

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