A little kindness goes a L o n g way...
Despite it being a thursday afternoon, the trains were packed and I was caught in the madness of Singaporeanish pushing and shoving just to get onto the train. Strange thing is, these people never seem to get it. If people from inside the train can't come out, those waiting to board can wait long long before they can board. Sinxxxxxans...
And thoughout the train ride, I gave up my seat 3 times, twice to 2 old man and once to an old lady. Not that I'm in the running to become the "Singapore's most courteous person 2007", I did it so many times in one train ride only because I was the only person (apart from this girl who was embarrassed enough on my 3rd attempt to give it up to another old man. I'm glad someone knows I've only got one bottom...) on the train who even does so.
Back in Eqypt, a 3rd world country, it is almost a reflex reaction for men to give up their seats to ladies, and younger folks to the older/weaker folks. I think Singaporeans ought to be ashamed of themselves.
Anyway, following up on the comments posted regarding the previous entry, here's how to differentiate the HS brothers....
Alrighty, cheers to all the kindness left in this country.
7 comments:
cheers to you! I do that too. I guess it's in our gene :-)
Funny thing in Chicago is that people usually prefer standing. But they somehow like to gather around the doors. Chicagoans are one of heaviest (fat) in the States. So it just need two of them standing by one of the doors and that door is basically blocked.
Strangely nobody complains. I guess that makes it fundamentally different from Singaporeans :P
frankly speaking, i can't differenciate sheng and song myself..
Oh, now I know why Jet picked Chicago to live in.
long time didn't see Jet, has he become one of those Chicagoans?
if you're implying that I'm as fat, then No! I'm not a Chicagoan!
Perhaps we should add jumbo to jet's name.
Haha, I would like to see a Chicagoan or two blocking the train door. That'll be really amusing... Anyway, nah I'm sure he's not that fat yet. He can still cycles and plays basketball!!
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