I was just having a little chat with my mum today and she was bitchin' about how annoying Singaporeans can be on public transport and how rude they could be while responding to customer service.
My mum works at the reception counter/cashier's counter, and she deals with irritable customers who have weird diseases, problems and ailments all day. She recalls cases whereby patients shout at her, "Why are you smiling when I'm shouting at you? Very funny is it?" or "Okay fine no eating or drinking in the clinic huh? FINE! *later the patient snatches her son's can of Coke away and gulps it down and returns my mum a triumphant glare*" Tsk, is that how Singaporeans behave these days?
Interesting things have happened to me on the MRT as well. I had a grumpy old man TSK-ed very loudly at me and jabbed me many a time in the arm when I was just minding my own business. Got so annoyed at him and I raised my voice a little and went "What's your problem!" thinking that he wanted to take advantage of me or something. He just TSK-ed even louder before moving off to 3 empty seats opposite him.
I had ang moh businessmen trying to snuggle up to me on the MRT by inching really close. Tried jabbing them and at the same time making space for my elbows but that didn't really work. They ended up opening their legs really big and rubbing against the sides of my legs. One bugger ended having his shin kicked because I was that pissed off and I pulled it off with a very sweet, "Oh I'm so sorry!". Such pervs.
Oh and the latest interesting incident! I forgot to mention it in my blog posts because I had so much fun that day, I really forgot when, but I was sitting on one of the MRT seats with a huge bag, my laptop opened, my floorball stick beside me and my shoebag at my feet. An old lady was standing in front of me, and this man in his 40s? sitting next to me had the cheek to tell me off about not giving up my seat for an old lady. My reply? "How to? I have so many things! Why don't you be a gentleman and give up your seat for her?" Hah.
I swear I need to check my temper one of these days.
My mum works at the reception counter/cashier's counter, and she deals with irritable customers who have weird diseases, problems and ailments all day. She recalls cases whereby patients shout at her, "Why are you smiling when I'm shouting at you? Very funny is it?" or "Okay fine no eating or drinking in the clinic huh? FINE! *later the patient snatches her son's can of Coke away and gulps it down and returns my mum a triumphant glare*" Tsk, is that how Singaporeans behave these days?
Interesting things have happened to me on the MRT as well. I had a grumpy old man TSK-ed very loudly at me and jabbed me many a time in the arm when I was just minding my own business. Got so annoyed at him and I raised my voice a little and went "What's your problem!" thinking that he wanted to take advantage of me or something. He just TSK-ed even louder before moving off to 3 empty seats opposite him.
I had ang moh businessmen trying to snuggle up to me on the MRT by inching really close. Tried jabbing them and at the same time making space for my elbows but that didn't really work. They ended up opening their legs really big and rubbing against the sides of my legs. One bugger ended having his shin kicked because I was that pissed off and I pulled it off with a very sweet, "Oh I'm so sorry!". Such pervs.
Oh and the latest interesting incident! I forgot to mention it in my blog posts because I had so much fun that day, I really forgot when, but I was sitting on one of the MRT seats with a huge bag, my laptop opened, my floorball stick beside me and my shoebag at my feet. An old lady was standing in front of me, and this man in his 40s? sitting next to me had the cheek to tell me off about not giving up my seat for an old lady. My reply? "How to? I have so many things! Why don't you be a gentleman and give up your seat for her?" Hah.
I swear I need to check my temper one of these days.