'British people shouldn't live in Singapore': Tiktoker describes screaming during encounter with night jogger
A TikToker shared her experience as a U.K. woman in Singapore, explaining an encounter with a night jogger she mistook for a mugger through fits of laughter.
TikTok user @ilibabyyyy, a 22-year-old woman who moved from the U.K. to Singapore, was fighting tears of laughter in a recent video she uploaded to her account on Tuesday. Titled “British people shouldn’t live in Singapore !!,” ilibabyyyy shares how she screamed instinctively when she saw a man approaching her late at night.
@ilibabyyyy 92% british bred. singaporeans u should still visit the uk, maybe not ldn or midlands. #fyp #sgtiktok #uktiktok #singapore #britinsingapore #travelabroad #movingabroad #liveabroad #solotravel #asian #newlife ♬ original sound - ili
“I’m in Singapore right now — 11 o’clock at night — and I’m just walking home,” she begins. “All of a sudden, I see this man’s shadow next to me and I scream, like, so loud in his ear, and he didn’t even bat an eyelid,” she details while trying not to laugh.
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“I’m so used to the thought of: oh my god. It’s 11 o’clock at night. If I see a shadow someone is mugging me,” ilibabyyyy explains. Breaking down into a giggle, she says, “I’m just so used to, like, fight mode. I’m not even fighting. I flew. I screamed.”
Although the man “didn’t even bat an eyelid,” ilibabyyyy made sure to apologize to the jogger for her sudden reaction.
TikTok commenters jokingly empathized with the jogger.
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“I think he ended up being more scared than you were 😂,” one user wrote.
“I’m pretty sure he’s traumatised now bestie 😭,” another commented.
Users from Singapore shared that humans are not the subject people should fear.
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“As a woman who grew up in Singapore, I’m only afraid of ghosts and spirits when I’m out late,” a comment explained.
“nahh babe. its even worse if you see a shadow but there’s no one there,” another user said.
However, other commenters expressed understanding after experiencing both the U.K. and Singapore.
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“Me as a Londoner who just moved back to Singapore aft 12 years and still have the fight mode on 24/7 💀💀💀,” a user sympathized.
Ilibabyyyy’s entertaining story quickly went viral, accumulating 381,000 views, 45,000 likes and 472 comments as of this writing.
Featured Image via @ilibabyyyy
