Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Hogwash

AzRaeL SG

ah Gracious society so tired at the end of each day.
hey what's that in the reflection.

is he really sleeping?

nah..he's pretending to sleep so that he doesn't have to give up the seat marked with the yellow sticker to her

oldbreadstinks SG

kinda sad isn't it? Rolling Eyes

MooKu SG

Reminds me of several episodes on crowded buses where commuters sit on the outside of seats, leaving the seat inside empty, despite people standing around the commuter. Rolling Eyes

j6sus SG

Aiya that guy is just another stressed and overworked cog in the system. Maybe he's not even s'porean, now that we know 1 in 4 people in s'pore is a foreigner. Maybe can try to spot who are the foreigners in the pictures? Razz

boy in blues SG

give him benefit of the doubt. he was sleeping all the way until exactly at his stop, where you suddenly woke just in time to alight. Mr. Green

<sk> SG

I did say, the media should take more pictures like these and post it on New Paper!

First, the ratings will go up! Especially, if they interview the guy and all the hot gossip.

Second, it will embarass these ignorant selfish people who either pretend to sleep or sleep in a supposedly handicapped seat! Its much like parking in a handicapped lot, there should be a fine imposed!

Lingos SG

Yeah it is disgusting.
My grandma fell from the steps of the bus.
Instead of helping her, some arSes in school uniforms were laughing at her.
Jesus.. future leaders of singapore?

foga SG

shhh... they could just be the elites that the PAP government is raising.

ShutterBug SG

Judging from the second photo, the selfish and inconsiderate commuter looks to me like a China national. Personally, I've seen and known China nationals to be selfish, loud, and ill-mannered. But of course, the more educated ones are bettered mannered.

Perhaps this sleeping act is also some foreign talent? Especially if he really is a China national.

Then again, sadly, such scenes are common when we commute during peak hours - people couldn't care less for one another after a day of toil at the office.

Lets look it this way; if people are generally discontented, short of money, have no job, or is just getting by with the knowledge that he can lose his job anytime soon, I don't think COURTESY or GRACIOUSNESS is something a brooding lot will have occupying their minds and hearts.

Whaddaya thinks?

MooKu SG

I hope you aren't making a dig at China nationals by linking inconsiderate behavior to them. Neutral In fact I've seen China nationals who are alot more polite and kind than a few locals...

I think if one lives a life of uncertainty in the workplace, putting that "courtesy" and "graciousness" can make one's own life and the lives of others alot better. They're primary elements of life! Work is secondary. Neutral Having problems isn't an excuse to have things your way and behave in an insensitive manner... Confused It's like, everyone has their own problems, and if just ONE person puts aside his/her problem for a moment and gives his seat up to a needy commuter for instance, it could in fact make that needy commuter feel alot better and do the same in future. Smile

Taufiq SG

oh please.. ur saying like ur perfect Rolling Eyes

MooKu SG

Rolling Eyes

MooKu SG

Hmmm. Maybe I am.

After all, I was from the Good side.

Razz

socrates SG

Linking the person sleeping at the end seat to chinese nationals and digging at them is unfair.

Looking in another perspective, why is it only that person should give the seat to the old granny ? There are many other seats available and been seated by young singaporean too. If courtesy and gracefulness is mentioned, I guess we singaporean aren't any better.

oldbreadstinks SG

going by percentage ,i've seen more polite chinese nationals than singaporeans

ShutterBug SG

I do agree, that there are nice Singaporeans in our midst, and there are nice China nationals and foreigners in our midst too. But if I take a mental step back and look at the whole picture, I see more ungracious locals than people of other nationals.

I believe this is because of the decades of being first and number one in almost everything. While competition is good, it can cultivate selfish behaviours such as being first to board or alight, trying to get somewhere first/earlier as motorists, having secured a seat on the MRT so one should keep it, and the list goes on.

Can't you see? It's the very structure of living in Singapore that has gotten most people "ugly". Being better, being faster, being more impressive, being higher in status, having come from a better school, blah blah blah...

How about the givernment starting a campagne for Being Nicer than Others?

I either drive, or take the taxi sometimes. But when I have to ride the bus of MRT, I'd make sure it is short commute, and do not bother to sit down at all. Because if it is crowded, I'd be looking out for old folks boarding, and then making sure the old lady or man sees me, so that I can wave them over to take my seat. Why? Because one time, I got up to give my seat to an old lady, a guy nearby just conveniently sits down. So I had the unenviable task of ordering that person off the seat so the old lady can seat down. Of course, after that I had to ride the rest of the way with poisonous glances from the man I confronted in front of so many other passengers.

What can I say? What more need I say? China nationals, that's quite another story altogether....

For later....