Let say you are walking along a narrow stretch of road... then
at most it can only allow 2 person to walk side by side... You are
rushing for time... then you came across this person walking damn
slowly in the middle of the path... worst still this asshole is
yaking away happily.. YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK YAK... keep talking
none stop and not caring about the people behind them.
I always encounter these type of people and most of them are
inconsiderately slow. If they are old people, I understand. But
they are youngsters around the age of 20++. If you want to walk
slow, walk by the side la.. why walk dead smack right in the centre
or pathway. Block everyones' path.
Most of them I encounter are usually girls. Usually those chao
ah lian, wanna act cute, walk so slow. If they are with the
bf, even worst block the whole damn thing cannot even squeeze
through. Some even sms while walking which makes it even
slower.
I know can say excuse me.. but sometimes, you tried to be nice
and say excuse me, will actually pisses you off when you hear that
joker mumbling something to her/himself (like 赶去投胎). This is damn
basket..
So have you guys encountered any such incidents (which i think
definitely yes!!) come share your experiences.
This is unfortunately one of the antics of quite a number of
Singaporeans. In english, we said that these people are uncaring
and self-centered, in singlish we call them bor-chap.
Blocking the pathway isn't really that bad, as there are no laws
preventing people from walking slowly in the middle of the path,
but when it comes to escalators and trains, it just get even
worse.
People are strongly advised to move to the center of the train
and keep on the left side of the escalator unless they are
over-taking, but these advices often go unheeded. Just like Fi-fi
said, there will be plentiful of door gods blocking the sliding
doors, and thus preventing people from boarding the train faster.
There will also be couples standing on both sides of the escalator,
hence preventing people from moving upwards or downwards ( though
usually the former is the case ).
In short, many Singaporeans are not as gracious or as kind as
they think themselves are. This prevailing selfish attitude shows a
lot about where the moral compass of Singaporeans will point
towards in the next few decades or so.