Distance is Subjective

A conversation I had in Singapore:Me: Excuse me, how do I get to Raffles City from here?Man: Raffles City arh? Waaaaah... quite far leh.Me: Er, ok. Which direction is it; left or right?Man: Aiyoh, I think you better take a taxi or bus lah.Me: (getting annoyed) Left or right?Man: Ok lah, you go that way, but it's 15 minutes walk leh... very far.Me: Thanks, bye.Only in Singapore is a 15 minute walk