Big names in SG trendjack FB post claiming MBS to be in Tennessee

Big names in Singapore have trendjacked a recent Facebook post featuring an image of Marina Bay Sands and captioned "Downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee". Inspired by the post which is currently gaining traction online, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth decided to join in on the fun by posting a close up picture of kueh lapis with the caption: "Grand Canyon, Arizona. What a beaut." The post had 45 reactions and nine shares at the time of writing.

https://www.facebook.com/413150835409724/posts/4353922077999227/?d=n

The Singapore Civil Defence Force also jumped in, posting a picture of its fire truck with the caption: "Ladder 17 responding to a 911 call at Downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA."

As a bonus, SCDF commented on its own post with a picture of its personnel introducing the pumper firefighting machine, addressing her as Britney Spears. The post had 1.9k reactions, 65 comments and 530 shares at the time of writing.

https://www.facebook.com/SCDFpage/photos/a.10151687588450583/10157614351395583

Here's a look at the other big names that have also jumped on this trend.

Carousell Singapore

Ever needed to negotiate with a seller or buyer on Carousell? You'll know it's probably as intense as US trade negotiations.

https://www.facebook.com/carousell.sg/photos/pcb.4000453763341893/4000453040008632/

Changi Airport Group

Get your binoculars ready because you just might see a pterodactyl fly by inside Jurassic World at Jewel Changi Airport.

https://www.facebook.com/changiairport/photos/a.119476558597/10159742830013598/

Gardens By the Bay

Forget about Tennessee. Get ready to be transported to Pandora, the world of Avatar, when you pop by Gardens By the Bay!

https://www.facebook.com/gardensbythebay/posts/4426132120753687

LASALLE College of the Arts

Did you know LASALLE College of the Arts is actually the dystopian world of Westworld?

https://www.facebook.com/lasalle.sg/photos/a.274083403689/10160081359133690

Ministry of National Development

Are you being hit with wanderlust? Head over to the Canal of Amsterdam in Singapore to quell those desires.

https://www.facebook.com/MNDsingapore/photos/a.267436009951129/4691518474209505/

PUB Singapore

Looks like Singapore has its own Area 51 too, thanks to PUB.

https://www.facebook.com/PUBsg/posts/4004944116262906

Wild Rice

Can you believe it? Broadway, New York is actually in Singapore and it goes by the name of Wild Rice.

https://www.facebook.com/wildricesg/photos/a.597895083607898/4266224433441593

The original Facebook post made by the netizen in the US had 14k reactions, 16k comments and 14k shares at the time of writing. Many netizens took it in their stride and many made witty comments too. One posted a picture of sambal and labelled it strawberry jam while another posted a picture of Amos Yee and captioned it as "Timothee Chalamet", the American actor. Another posted a picture of a HDB flats and commented "Beautiful city of New York!" and one shared a picture of the cast of Under One Roof titled "FRIENDS".

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