People "Chope" Seats With Tissue Packets

People avoided this table in a kopitiam as there a tissue packet lying on it.
Picture taken on 1 September 2016, 12:13pm

With a packet of tissue or umbrella placed on a table, we signal our temporary "ownership" of a table, and wander off to order our food. Other Singaporeans who come across tables with tissue packets on it will instinctively know that the table is taken and will carry on to find another table. It's amazing how this single act allows people to read each other minds, almost like telepathy.