Saturday, August 18, 2018

Bad signs in Singapore

I find signage in Singapore to be generally bad. Over the past decades, I have countless occasions of being the victim of bad signage.

If I go up the escalator to look for a shop at a mall, I often had difficulty in knowing the level that I am on. It is often not shown. I have to walk to the nearly shops to see the unit number - and often it is also not displayed.

When I walk along the walkway of a MRT station to the exit, I often got lost. The signs disappeared at critical corners. I had to walk back to check if I had to take another turn.

I often find it quite difficult to look for the toilet in a mall, MRT station or public building. There is no toilet in some of these places. Some offices locked their toilet for use by the staff. Where do they expect the public to go?

I also have difficulty in looking for the information desk. It is not shown in many malls and buildings.

I have to ask the sales staff for directions. Often, they don't know.

When I visit other cities and find useful signs, I noticed immediately. The planners in other cities seem to be more aware of the needs of the public.

I observed confusing and bad signs in Singapore for decades. We have not improved.







4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do we need people that is caring or smart with high salaries??

fairplay said...

I had a hell time at Waterway Point trying to find my way to B1M where my car was parked. I spent 40 mins going up and down the escalator and lifts plus asking countless shop assistants, none of them can tell me where is B1M level. At some lifts, there is no B1M level. There are signs that point to Customer Service but its nowhere to be found.
The signage really needs improvement. This mall is good for having 7 banks in its premises or else I dare not go there again.

Anonymous said...

Just like genting casino,once go in cannot come out.lol.

Anonymous said...

Older people should stop visit such mall and building.use e commence.

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