To our Malaysian and Singaporean friends, is this acceptable? Is it ok to take offering when fruits are expensive in the market?
A woman claiming to be from Sichuan, China, who works as a bus driver in Singapore, was recently accused of filming herself picking up fruits left as roadside offerings. She said “this doesn’t count as stealing.”
During the seventh lunar month, many in Singapore leave food by the roadside for wandering spirits.
Taking it while incense is still burning is considered disrespectful.
When you live in someone else’s country, do their taboos still apply to you?