A post on coconuts led to an exchange of views between local actress Joanne Peh and two netizens on social media.
Peh, who is married to actor Qi Yuwu and has two children with him, recently posted several photos of their family vacation in Thailand.
Last Friday, she shared a photo of herself drinking coconut water at a stall, as she wrote in Chinese: “I feel that coconuts are too expensive in Singapore and am reluctant to drink coconut water. I felt the same when I was in Phuket for a few days, until I saw this sign on Phi Phi Island and recalled it was the local product. I decided to get a big one right away.”
A netizen reacted to the post by commenting: “A coconut costs $2.50 in Singapore. Surely you will not be ‘reluctant’ to get one?”
Peh, 39, replied: “Where can I buy the $2.50 one? A small one in the supermarket costs more than $3 and it is gone after a few sips. This one was so big and sweet that I felt drunk after drinking it.”