Sometimes I do not know whether to be proud or embarassed at my own country peers. Is there anything wrong with waiting outside the train doors for outgoing passengers to get out first before coming in? Is there a prize for the first one to squeeze into an already crowded train compartment? Due to fools rushing in, no one can get out, making the compartment even more packed.
What is the purpose in that? Wouldn't it make more sense to allow passengers to get out, so incoming passengers would have more space to come in? Besides, when the middle of the compartment is so empty, everyone chose to squeeze around the doorway area, making it even more difficult for passengers to go in and out. Have people no common sense to go into the more empty area? Or are they just so self-centred that they want their own convenience like being near the door, yet cause others to be inconvenienced without battling an eyelid?
The same goes for buses. Everyone just squeezed around the middle of the bus where the exit door is, leaving the front and back rather empty. It is such an inconvenient place to be at as commuters coming up the bus will not be able to move beyond, and commuters wanting to alight have to squeeze through the claustrophobic crowd of people before alighting. And some people even have the cheek to stare daggers at you when you asked to be excused so as to alight. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!
What about escalators? There seems to be an unspoken rule that people riding escalators will keep to the left if they want to move quckly, and keep to the right if they prefer to just cruise around slowly. (Or is it the other way? Whatever, as long as one side there are people moving, and the other side people are stationary.)
However, it gets downright irritating (especially if you are running a little late for work or rushing for an appointment) when the moving side you are on, someone just chooses to stand there and cruise up the escalator, when there is a big empty space in front of the person. There are people at every side, yet the person in front of you just refused to move.
You cannot squeeze through everyone since the escalator has limited space for movement too. If people want to follow the flow of the escalator and not move, then please go to the stationary side. Do not block others who really need to move off in a rush. Sometimes an "excuse me" does not suffice too as people either choose to ignore or again stare daggers at you.
Even on the streets, when people bump into you accidentally, no one ever bothers apologising. Are "sorry" and "excuse me" such dirty words? No one will ever apologise voluntarily. Yet the type of language that comes out of people's mouths (read : F-something, Hokkien vulgarities, S-something) like everyday's common vocabulary means nothing to them. Has society become such that no one is taught to be courteous and considerate anymore? Or is it just this country where no one has qualms about only thinking for themselves?
No wonder foreigners think we are an uncouth, low-class lot. I have witnessed on some of the tours I went to how some Singaporeans can behave overseas, and it really puts me to shame. They are giving the country and people a very bad name. I can be liable to be stoned to death for this entry, but this is something I really hope people can wake up and reflect on. Sometimes your behaviour and actions speak a lot about you. Ultimately, it is your choice whether to give the world a good or bad impression of yourself and the place you come from.
What is the purpose in that? Wouldn't it make more sense to allow passengers to get out, so incoming passengers would have more space to come in? Besides, when the middle of the compartment is so empty, everyone chose to squeeze around the doorway area, making it even more difficult for passengers to go in and out. Have people no common sense to go into the more empty area? Or are they just so self-centred that they want their own convenience like being near the door, yet cause others to be inconvenienced without battling an eyelid?
The same goes for buses. Everyone just squeezed around the middle of the bus where the exit door is, leaving the front and back rather empty. It is such an inconvenient place to be at as commuters coming up the bus will not be able to move beyond, and commuters wanting to alight have to squeeze through the claustrophobic crowd of people before alighting. And some people even have the cheek to stare daggers at you when you asked to be excused so as to alight. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!
What about escalators? There seems to be an unspoken rule that people riding escalators will keep to the left if they want to move quckly, and keep to the right if they prefer to just cruise around slowly. (Or is it the other way? Whatever, as long as one side there are people moving, and the other side people are stationary.)
However, it gets downright irritating (especially if you are running a little late for work or rushing for an appointment) when the moving side you are on, someone just chooses to stand there and cruise up the escalator, when there is a big empty space in front of the person. There are people at every side, yet the person in front of you just refused to move.
You cannot squeeze through everyone since the escalator has limited space for movement too. If people want to follow the flow of the escalator and not move, then please go to the stationary side. Do not block others who really need to move off in a rush. Sometimes an "excuse me" does not suffice too as people either choose to ignore or again stare daggers at you.
Even on the streets, when people bump into you accidentally, no one ever bothers apologising. Are "sorry" and "excuse me" such dirty words? No one will ever apologise voluntarily. Yet the type of language that comes out of people's mouths (read : F-something, Hokkien vulgarities, S-something) like everyday's common vocabulary means nothing to them. Has society become such that no one is taught to be courteous and considerate anymore? Or is it just this country where no one has qualms about only thinking for themselves?
No wonder foreigners think we are an uncouth, low-class lot. I have witnessed on some of the tours I went to how some Singaporeans can behave overseas, and it really puts me to shame. They are giving the country and people a very bad name. I can be liable to be stoned to death for this entry, but this is something I really hope people can wake up and reflect on. Sometimes your behaviour and actions speak a lot about you. Ultimately, it is your choice whether to give the world a good or bad impression of yourself and the place you come from.
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Escalator...
Hehehe.. reminds me of my time in Japan.
"Everything goes" during rush hour, but somehow, on the escalator, everyone still lines up to the right (so that those who wants to go faster can move on the left).
At least those who want to go faster are still able to on the left. Here, people can just block up both sides of the escalator, so those who want to go faster cannot move until the one above (or below) moves. I find it downright inconsiderate and irritating, especially to those who are in a rush. Really wish people can just use one side to line up and the other side to move up (or down), then at least others won't be blocked.
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