I could not believe my eyes as this scene unfold in front of me. I had heard and read about the ugly side of Singaporeans when they took public transport but this was really unbelievable!
I was on the NorthEast line heading towards Chinatown station to switch to the EastWest line when this happened. A father with his 2 children decided to occupy the whole row of seats on the train so that they could lay down and have a quick nap. The father was sitting in the center while his 2 children lay across the seats. How convenient. I got this photo from Stomp. The child was seated this way.
It’s way too ridiculous. Though it was not the peak hours yet but there were other passengers who paid the same fare and was standing in front of them! Even though the children were sleepy, it was wrong for them to do that. The children might not understand this but surely the father knew better.
An elderly passenger board the train after a few stops and stood by the side, waiting for the father to wake the children. This never happened. The father simply ignored his existence and pretend to make an “important” call to his business partner. This was totally unforgivable. What kind of teaching was he passing on to his 2 children?
I decided to give up my seat to this poor man while staring at the goons. I deeply regretted not snapping his photo and send it to stomp. After all, there was a section dedicated to this ugly commuters in Singapore. This might be happening on the train everyday as no one even raised an eyebrow to reprimand the father’s action.
There were many inconsiderate commuters in Singapore. Take the picture on the right for example. Would you approached the lady and request her to remove the bags from the seats?
Most Singaporeans would just mind their own business in this case. And this commuters just got away with their inconsiderate deeds. I didn’t notice this at all while travelling on the MRT in Bangkok.
In fact, the Thais gave up their seats to those that needed it more. Why wasn’t this happening in Singapore? Was it because the teachers never touch on moral education or the values taught by the parents were all wrong?
We even have to run campaigns to educate commuters to stand on the left while using the escalator. To further insult ourselves, yellow lines and boxes were drawn to educated the commuters where to stand while waiting for the trains.
When will we ever behave like a first class citizen?
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Yes there are many of such people.
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