Yesterday, I was at StarHub Plaza Singapura to swap my Cable TV
Set Top Box for the digital one. And this was what I observed with
interest:
As usual, a long que has formed outside Starhub leading to the
Reception Counter where you take a Q-number, to be attended to by
an representative of StarHub when your number is called.
The que, was extraordinary LONG. Know why? There was this caucasian
lady, holding up the entire que, by asking the girl at the
Reception Counter all sorts of questions. The girl at the counter
was overtly polite but professional nonetheless, by answering her
queries.
But then this irritated man, holding an old set top box in que (3
persons behind the long-winded caucasian lady), with a face
suitable for WWF, stepped up to her and said; "Lady! There's a long
que behind! You're HOLDING UP the que!" He said that real loud and
angrily, then steps back into his space in que.
The caucasion lady having obviously been embarrassed, left the
counter shortly and went to the angry man (he's still fuming) and
said to him;"What I'm asking is none of your business!" The angry
man glared back at her and replied;"You can call 1633! You were
holding up the que, and that's everyone's business! Now get the
HELL out of here!" I nearly wanted to clap my hands!
You know, sometimes it's good to have bold and bullish people like
this man around. Because, some people (causcasian or otherwise) are
simply SELFISH. I mean, why can't she just take a Q-number, wait
for her number to be called, then ask all the questions she have at
her own time?
I say the man did the right thing. What do you people in here
think?
