To keep our surroundings clean, the authorities often remind us to discard our trash responsibly. This rule should apply wherever we go, out of respect to the places we visit and just as a general hygiene measure.
Unfortunately, the driver of a Singapore-registered Mercedes Benz seemed to have trouble putting this into practice as he was spotted littering in an open-air carpark in Malaysia.
TikTok user @kelvin.channel posted a 51-second clip showing the driver’s actions, which invited many unhappy comments from netizens.
On Wednesday (1 Jun), TikTok user @kelvin.channel posted a video of a driver in a Singapore-registered Mercedes-Benz apparently littering in an open-air carpark in Malaysia.
At the start of the clip, the driver can be seen placing his hand out of the window to throw litter on the ground.
Source: @kelvin.channel on TikTok
As the camera zooms in, a small pile of rubbish lying right beside the car becomes more visible.
Source: @kelvin.channel on TikTok
Halfway through the clip, the driver stuck his hand out the window again to throw more litter on the ground.
Source: @kelvin.channel on TikTok
A caption by @kelvin.channel said in Chinese, “How can such people litter in Malaysia when they don’t do it in Singapore?”
In the clip, the woman recording the video also lamented, “The driver knows they can’t litter in Singapore, so they come to Malaysia to litter.”
Apparently, the driver continued to litter even after her friend had told him off, as heard in the clip.
Right after the clip was posted, netizens took to the comments section to express their displeasure.
Assuming that the driver was a Singaporean, some described his actions as “a disgrace”.
Source: @kelvin.channel on TikTok
One netizen even suggested that the women witnessing the act should have confronted the driver and insist that he clear his own rubbish.
Source: @kelvin.channel on TikTok
Meanwhile, others pointed out that we shouldn’t be too quick to assume that the driver was Singaporean and accuse him of bringing shame to the country.
Source: @kelvin.channel on TikTok
However, the driver’s country of origin aside, it’s clear that many felt his actions were unacceptable.
It costs nothing to hold on to your trash until you find a proper place to dispose it. Such small acts will eventually go a long way in protecting our environment and keeping it clean.
After all, nobody likes to see piles of trash lying around.
We hope that the driver will learn from this incident and avoid littering mindlessly again.
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Featured image adapted from @kelvin.channel on TikTok
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