This video is a good illustration of the point I was making, especially the rebuttals.
Just from this short stretch of the road which is supposed to be one of the high end business districts, you can see the absolute difference from the ASEAN BD's you posted.
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Sidewalk taken over by some sort of hut
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Sidewalk taken over by some shops
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Sidewalk taken over by some sort of shelter, people walking down the road itself
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Sidewalk taken over by more shops. People having to walk on the road to pass by.
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Sidewalk taken over by illegal construction
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Sidewalk taken over by illegal construction. Dirty surfaces.
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More illegal constructions taken over sidewalk.
These are things that to 99% of our people just seem normal and nothing to call out. But let's see.
@Haldilal tweeted news of this place being redeveloped, and the illustrations looked good. So fingers crossed.