trending: Malaysia netizens take to Twitter to roast Singapore with 'non-offensive' jokes following Jocelyn Chia saga
Many Singaporean and Malaysian netizens have also criticised the comedian for her"distasteful" jokes, while others took the opportunity to debut some of their own gags instead.
"Living in Singapore is so expensive, not everyone can afford to be funny," read his initial tweet, which has received 1.1 million views, 5,100 retweets and 830 comments. One joke referred to smoking prohibition in Singapore:"Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia and it's still bigger than Singapore.
One Twitter user responded:"If you Google 'best restaurant near me' in Singapore, Google Maps will bring you to Johor."
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