Monday 12 March 2012

Attitudes of the MRT commuters
       Spore has the distinction of excelling in many areas, from best airport, most busy seaport, strong government, clean country to having a very reliable and efficient infrastructures.  Except for the humid weather, we are almost 'perfect'?  Far from it - the peoples' basic human courtesies is so very shocking.
       We have become a people that is so focussed on oneself and instant gratifications that I find so many Sporeans self-centred, selfish and rude.  Classics examples of these can be seen daily on the MRT trains.  We have:-
> commuters  who will  just stand at the entrance and refuse to move to the centre, hence preventing more people from boarding;
> commuters, young and able-bodied ones who do not give up their seats to the old and the frail standing around them in the train;
> commuters who will just occupy the seats reserved for the less-abled, and who will pretend to sleep so as not to notice others more in need around them.  Miraculously, such commuters know when to wake up to disembark;
> commuters who only focussed on their phone (and other accessories) even when boarding and in the process obstruct others behind from getting into the train.
      In addition, we have the litter bugs who seemed to be everywhere, the kiasu hoarders in the food courts, the ungratefuls who are always not satisfied with what the government has done, the rude and arrogant who have no qualms about  'running down' other countries and their people and the 'show-offs' who flaunt their possessions.
      The behaviours of many Sporeans are very atrocious.  I wonder when and whether we will ever become a more gracious in our everday life. As a people, we will evolve.  But whether we will be more gracious or less will depend very much on all of us, you and me.  Lets each do our part......

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