Hm...Why Singaporeans see old folks dont give up seat?

last SG · 2006-09-30T21:17:17+00:00

you want to know why? because quite a number of Singaporean senior citizens are impolite. when you give up YOUR seat to them, they don't even have the courte...

Lord_Of_Hayan SG

Today while i took 174 home, it was pretty crowded, but there are still abit of space for standing. Then a senior citizen boarded the bus, and after he tapped his ez-link card, no one in the bus gave up their seats to the senior citizen.
The ppl at the front, mostly are 9-5ers were either dozing or reading the tabloid. Finally, when majority of the people alighted at following bus stops, he managed to sit down.

It really occured to me that is Singaporeans really that selfish in actually giving up their seats to the elderly? This had actually happened occasionally on other services. Your views please.

jetabt767400 SG

I was on 174, SBS236M today, Orchard to Bukit Batok. Gave a seat to a school girl with her mum. You sit opp. direction right? But my bus was pretty full too.

Lord_Of_Hayan SG

I took it almost late afternoon though, after my work. back to Bukit Gombak (BB int transfer)

missqi SG

Actually, you see ah.
Everyone pays a fare, so we are not really obligated to give our seats up.
Old age does not mean they are cannot stand for a journey, unless they are really physically weak.
I feel that if I am really tired, I won't even bother looking at my surroundings to see if there are any elderly or not....
In fact, giving up my seat will be the last thing on my mind.
Just my view. Wink

^spidee^ SG

We need the Courtesy Lion!

Rock^Star SG

Yah it pains me to see old folks having to struggle in the bus. The seats in green are actually for senior citizens but some young people can blatantly sit on them.

A lot of assholes like to act blur.

Lord_Of_Hayan SG

Hmm, agreed. But i do have some opposite views. If an elderly board the bus, i will automatically give up my seat. Even if i'm tired (Yawn).

But if the bus brake hard, the elderly will lose their balance then fall and injure themselves. I'm pretty much concerned with this.

XTransbus SG

i woudn’t mid giving a seat to an elderly though. If got lots of stuff to bring then cannot lah. Peak hour very hard to get seats…..

BrUtUs SG

afew dun represent every sg... for those who didnt give, shame on them...

Lord_Of_Hayan SG

Well then, so are we obliged to give up our seats to the elderly?

SBS2798U SG

Don't throw eggs at me for what I am going to say.

This kinda thing hor is really up to the individual. If u wanna be generous and kind, give up the seat. If you wanna be selfish, dun give lor. No one can say or do anything anyway even if u r on the green seats lor. Coz u r not doing anything against the law lor.

But seriously lor, tis is wat i tink lor. If i am a full fare paying pax, y shld i be giving up the seat to a child/student or a senior citizen whose fare i am subsidising especially for the latter at certain times of the day. Yah lor.

Lord_Of_Hayan SG

Originally posted by SBS2798U:
[b]Don't throw eggs at me for what I am going to say.[b]

I wont throw eggs. I throw frying pans. Mr. Green

Lets see what other members have to say 1st?

SBS9828X SG

definitely not students of course... but senior citizens shud be given the seats especially those green ones... I wud definitely give up my seats... If im tired, den die die dun want give up i will go to the back and find a seat. Confirm no senior citizen

sinicker SG

in the bus, i go to seats where the old folks wudnt venture.

for SDs, seats right at the back.

for DDs, seats on the upper deck.

in my daily MRT rides frm tampines to boon lay, i dun give up seat one. Shocked

sgboy2004 SG

to be fair, remove all the seats…wanna sit, sit on the floor lor… problem solved.

Lord_Of_Hayan SG

Shocked Shocked Shocked

Ah Cek SG

sg culture. difficult to change.

Kuali Baba SG

That's the problem - it isn't against the law. It's utterly pathetic if you (1) need legislation to tell you to use your conscience, and (2) calculate everything in dollars and cents. Shame on these people and the people who raised them.

If you're dealing with a boorish twat who demands to have the seat for himself/herself then by all means defy him/her.

Lord_Of_Hayan SG

We're not dealing with a boorish twat here. Its is our aging population that we are discussing about.

choww SG

I would stand rather than seating on the green seats..But uaually when i'm seated(on the red seat),i will not give up my seat cos the green seats are meant for the old folks and the one should be giving up seats is those seating on the green seats.. Laughing