Well, was onboard the MRT just last week when it occurred to me that the public transport system does indeed have a rather complicated etiquette...with lots of gray areas.
Senario #1 (Real-life situation with teaser)
Setting:
I boarded the MRT at Boon Lay MRT Station but only managed to get a sit at Jurong East MRT.
There were 3 empty seats vacated by occupants who alighted at Jurong East MRT station. Standing nearest to the centre seat, I naturally laid stake to it, especially when I caught sight of marauding aunties and banglas charging through the breached MRT sliding doors.
My bum had just found a nice place to rest when this young lady sat to my left. Apparently, she had a friend so I thought I'd move to allow them to seat together...But a bangla sat on my right. Apparently, he too was with a friend of his.
Now then, as the modern day knight in green on the far eastern side of the world (albeit a little south)...an act of Chivalry would mean either giving up my seat to the ladies or the banglas, both having equal right as paying passengers to the seat....
What would you do?
My answer will be revealed in tommorrow's article (Not the next article for today!)
Senario #2
Seen this sign before?
It depicts an old man, a pregnant lady and a parent with a child. Just below the sign is yet another label just above the seat with the words: "Priority Seat"
Now if there was a 100-year old man, a lady whom you suspect is 8-months pregnant with triplets and a 2 year old mentally disabled toddler with his parent all standing in front of you, whom would you give up your seat to?
Lets just say the entire train is full of 110-year old elderly folks, ladies pregnant just waiting to give birth to quadruplets and serverely disabled toddlers and you are the only hale and young person around.
Apparently there isn't a table of precedence to inform people who gets priority over the other "priority individuals" yeah?
Senario #1 (Real-life situation with teaser)
Setting:
I boarded the MRT at Boon Lay MRT Station but only managed to get a sit at Jurong East MRT.
There were 3 empty seats vacated by occupants who alighted at Jurong East MRT station. Standing nearest to the centre seat, I naturally laid stake to it, especially when I caught sight of marauding aunties and banglas charging through the breached MRT sliding doors.
My bum had just found a nice place to rest when this young lady sat to my left. Apparently, she had a friend so I thought I'd move to allow them to seat together...But a bangla sat on my right. Apparently, he too was with a friend of his.
Now then, as the modern day knight in green on the far eastern side of the world (albeit a little south)...an act of Chivalry would mean either giving up my seat to the ladies or the banglas, both having equal right as paying passengers to the seat....
What would you do?
My answer will be revealed in tommorrow's article (Not the next article for today!)
Senario #2
Seen this sign before?
It depicts an old man, a pregnant lady and a parent with a child. Just below the sign is yet another label just above the seat with the words: "Priority Seat"
Now if there was a 100-year old man, a lady whom you suspect is 8-months pregnant with triplets and a 2 year old mentally disabled toddler with his parent all standing in front of you, whom would you give up your seat to?
Lets just say the entire train is full of 110-year old elderly folks, ladies pregnant just waiting to give birth to quadruplets and serverely disabled toddlers and you are the only hale and young person around.
Apparently there isn't a table of precedence to inform people who gets priority over the other "priority individuals" yeah?
1 comment:
good point. it's not very often you see that many needy people anyway. besides, there are priority seats on every corner. The needy have the right to ask to sit there. And that doesn't mean they're only allowed to sit at those places. Look around you and see if anyone's willing to give up their seat. This is Singapore. Don't expect even a tad amount of "kindness"
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