A young woman accidentally left her MRT card with S$60 in value at a top-up machine at Pasir Ris Mall, but found it untouched after 20 minutes. She praised Singaporeans for their honesty, with many commenters sharing similar stories of trust and safety in the city-state.
A young woman in Singapore recently shared a heartwarming experience that reinforces the country's reputation for safety and honesty. She recounted on Reddit how she accidentally left her MRT card at a top-up machine after adding S$60 to it.
The incident occurred at around 7:20 am at Pasir Ris Mall. She walked away after the transaction, only realizing her mistake later. Rushing back to the machine, which took her some time to locate as it was her first time at that station, she was relieved to find the card still there.
'I know it was my own carelessness, but I'm grateful that no one took it. It reminded me how honest and ethical many people are in Singapore,' she wrote. The post quickly garnered responses from others who shared similar stories of trust in the city-state. One commenter noted that he had forgotten to lock his front door multiple times and even left parcels outside his home for days without any theft.
Another recalled a moment at a hawker centre where a man pointed out a S$2 note on the floor, thinking it belonged to the commenter. When no one claimed it, the man was offered to take it and accepted with surprised gratitude. A third user shared that as a college student, she left her card in a ticket machine and only realized it at the end of the day.
She rushed back to the MRT station and inquired with a passenger service officer, who informed her that someone had turned it in. Similarly, one person left his AirPods at a café and returned 90 minutes later to find them exactly where he had left them, joking that perhaps others thought he was reserving the table. The sense of security extends beyond personal items.
Last year, a foreigner named Mary tested Singapore's safety by leaving her mobile phone at a train station. In a TikTok video, she placed her phone in front of train doors at Chinatown MRT station and boarded the train, waving goodbye as the doors closed. Her experiment demonstrated that the phone remained untouched. These examples highlight the culture of honesty and respect that many Singaporeans take pride in.
The incident with the MRT card is just one of many that reinforce why locals and visitors alike feel secure in leaving belongings unattended for short periods. While the woman acknowledged her own carelessness, she was grateful to live in a society where such trust is not misplaced. The community's responses reflect a collective value that Singaporeans often cherish: the belief that doing the right thing, even when no one is watching, is a fundamental part of daily life.
This trustworthiness is not just anecdotal; it is a cornerstone of Singapore's social fabric, making it one of the safest places in the world
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