will you give up your seat
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Imagine our elderly parents taking public transport - I'm sure we'd hope that others will give up their seats to them, right?
I usually give up seats to the very old and pregnant ladies, but if the man looks not so old and looks kinda strong, I won't, coz I scared I insult him.
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Originally posted by CryoLind:i ever saw a heavily pregnant woman stand all d way from Outram to Boon lay..those ppl are either sleepin, reading newspaper, busy playing games on handphone, or sms..nobody sees her!
n it was before d rush hour bout 4pm plus...not packed at all.. 
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i believe some people got encounter this situationOriginally posted by babymac13:Hey playboy,
U just feel uncomfortable attracting attention from the public or afraid the person wont accept the seat you offer, i suppose. Don't worry, I believe some of us initially are like that. Just step out from your fear inside, offer your seat for the first time to the one who need the seat more than; subsequently, you wont have any problem for second or third .... etc -
i see before like thatOriginally posted by CryoLind:i ever saw a heavily pregnant woman stand all d way from Outram to Boon lay..those ppl are either sleepin, reading newspaper, busy playing games on handphone, or sms..nobody sees her! n it was before d rush hour bout 4pm plus...not packed at all..
but thanks to this good aunty..she go tap a youngster...(who is playing on his hp) to let his seat to the pregnat lady.. n he did give..phew
n im quite sure that aunty dont know this pregnant lady..
very good
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Originally posted by SGpork:i see before like that
but thanks to this good aunty..she go tap a youngster...(who is playing on his hp) to let his seat to the pregnat lady.. n he did give..phew
n im quite sure that aunty dont know this pregnant lady..
very good 
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Well, in my perception, we should not only give up seats to elderly, pregnent women, small kids or parents carrying a toddler in their arms, but also to conventient of people who need that seat more than us especially at the front seats.
For example, a middle aged woman may carrying bags of groceries from the market, we should also be considerate to give up the seat for her, instead of her moving all the way back for a free seat. -
Same. But then... there was this once, I wanted to let up my seat for a middle-aged woman hor... Then kinda awkward. What if she takes offence? One of my teachers tried to let his seat or a pregnant woman. When he did though, the woman stared at him and shouted at him. Turns out the woman wasn't really pregnant, just that she had a big belly....Originally posted by playboy_1985:in public transport?
when its crowded, and i saw an elderly i want to stand up and give my seat to her/him. but duno why will feel paiseh or what leh. scare others will kpkb say so crowded still move here move there?
any1 experience b4? like when u want to give up your seat but feel pressurized like tt? -
lol.. yar la singaporean sometimes got this type of attitude.. want to be gracious society also not easy.. unlike the west.Originally posted by hyperactivechatterbox:Same. But then... there was this once, I wanted to let up my seat for a middle-aged woman hor... Then kinda awkward. What if she takes offence? One of my teachers tried to let his seat or a pregnant woman. When he did though, the woman stared at him and shouted at him. Turns out the woman wasn't really pregnant, just that she had a big belly.... -
how abt if u wana give up seat for some1, den u stand up and pat on tt person's shoulder and told them to sit. but they reject u. u hv already stand up. would u sit down again or juz stand all the way to ur stop ??
sometimes is hard to know whether tt person is really pregnant. ? . ? -
i won't even giv up my toilet seatOriginally posted by playboy_1985:in public transport?
when its crowded, and i saw an elderly i want to stand up and give my seat to her/him. but duno why will feel paiseh or what leh. scare others will kpkb say so crowded still move here move there?
any1 experience b4? like when u want to give up your seat but feel pressurized like tt? 
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usually is give those old ple , those kind stand abit wan to fall that kind ..
sometimes i dont know if i give correct or not , like today i give to 1 old man (actually not those vvvv old 1 , quite stable 1 and speak angmoh)
for those parent w kids 1 , i dont really give my seats for them , (i think ok la?) my 'target' is those old ple canot stand steadily 1 , auntie also no .
but , sometimes like abit paiseh ? sometimes when i give then kena stares by other passengers as if i wanna act like that -
yup i wld jus give up my seat..
dun really care bout wat others think manz..
if he/she not happy, then dun take public transport lor..keke -
i havent had the opportunity to give up my seat to the elderly, the pregnant or the mother with children. i don't encounter them in my MRT rides leh. i want to ask you guys what you would do in these scenarios.
1. u see someone who needs the seat more than you do. you stand up and call the person to have ur seat. but the person says he/she is alighting at the next stop. you're now standing up. others are staring at you. what do you do?
2. your grp of friends and yourself(say 5 ppl) boarded the train at one of the terminating stops(so all of you are seated). towards town, someone who needs it more than you do boards the train. you are seated in the middle of ur grp of friends. do you give up your seat?
3. the train pulls into the station. train doors open and you see inconsiderate, kiasu, desperate old folks who obviously did not allow alighting passengers to alight first rush into the train to find seats. do you give up your seat to them? -
I will give my seat to her/him, i dun care about what others said. i thought they will understand.Originally posted by playboy_1985:in public transport?
when its crowded, and i saw an elderly i want to stand up and give my seat to her/him. but duno why will feel paiseh or what leh. scare others will kpkb say so crowded still move here move there?
any1 experience b4? like when u want to give up your seat but feel pressurized like tt?
Be a Kind ppl. -
i experience all these scenarios before. kudos for coming up with themOriginally posted by sinicker:i havent had the opportunity to give up my seat to the elderly, the pregnant or the mother with children. i don't encounter them in my MRT rides leh. i want to ask you guys what you would do in these scenarios.
1. u see someone who needs the seat more than you do. you stand up and call the person to have ur seat. but the person says he/she is alighting at the next stop. you're now standing up. others are staring at you. what do you do?
2. your grp of friends and yourself(say 5 ppl) boarded the train at one of the terminating stops(so all of you are seated). towards town, someone who needs it more than you do boards the train. you are seated in the middle of ur grp of friends. do you give up your seat?
3. the train pulls into the station. train doors open and you see inconsiderate, kiasu, desperate old folks who obviously did not allow alighting passengers to alight first rush into the train to find seats. do you give up your seat to them?
i realise i only give up my seats when i'm travelling alone. like one guy above said, scare people thought we wana show off by acting kind -
now let's take it a step further.
let's say you're standing on a crowded bus and this old lady boards and stands next to a mamak foreign labor who's seated and aware of her but refuse to lift his asshole from seat.
will you make him give up seat? -
drop a $10 note on the floor. should settle the problem..Originally posted by boy in blues:now let's take it a step further.
let's say you're standing on a crowded bus and this old lady boards and stands next to a mamak foreign labor who's seated and aware of her but refuse to lift his asshole from seat.
will you make him give up seat?
BUT scare whole bus stands up nia... or WORSE
the old lady also rush for the money -
nv ask ple give up his/her seat b4 ..Originally posted by boy in blues:now let's take it a step further.
let's say you're standing on a crowded bus and this old lady boards and stands next to a mamak foreign labor who's seated and aware of her but refuse to lift his asshole from seat.
will you make him give up seat?
what if that person ask u to give urs up instead ?
like "you want to give u give lar ...." -
You did a good deed. Well done, don't worry about what other peopl thinkOriginally posted by playboy_1985:in public transport?
when its crowded, and i saw an elderly i want to stand up and give my seat to her/him. but duno why will feel paiseh or what leh. scare others will kpkb say so crowded still move here move there?
any1 experience b4? like when u want to give up your seat but feel pressurized like tt? -
1. Sit down lor, if others have not chope the seat already (maybe coz I'm female, so can be thick-skin and sit back down)Originally posted by sinicker:i havent had the opportunity to give up my seat to the elderly, the pregnant or the mother with children. i don't encounter them in my MRT rides leh. i want to ask you guys what you would do in these scenarios.
2. Yes, giving up seat is up to me, doesn't not matter if my friends are there. I may even ask them to give up their seats.
3. No, not to kiasu young ppl, unless they are old and frail or pregnant. -
+1 for you.Originally posted by babymac13:Well, in my perception, we should not only give up seats to elderly, pregnent women, small kids or parents carrying a toddler in their arms, but also to conventient of people who need that seat more than us especially at the front seats.
For example, a middle aged woman may carrying bags of groceries from the market, we should also be considerate to give up the seat for her, instead of her moving all the way back for a free seat. -
sometimes i try to be nice,and end up the person smile at me and say..eh i'm not that old..or i'm not pregnant..
make me paiseh.. -
is it that singaporeans are not as thick-skinned as the westerns abit abit will paiseh thats why this seems like a stumbline block?
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Hmm, in my teacher's case, the woman went another carraige and he went another carraige... Too bad for my teacher...Originally posted by NoTimeToWaitAr:how abt if u wana give up seat for some1, den u stand up and pat on tt person's shoulder and told them to sit. but they reject u. u hv already stand up. would u sit down again or juz stand all the way to ur stop ??
sometimes is hard to know whether tt person is really pregnant. ? . ? -
Hmmm.... 1. I will grab a book or something to cover my face, or if I don't have anything, I'll just ignore all the stares...Originally posted by sinicker:i havent had the opportunity to give up my seat to the elderly, the pregnant or the mother with children. i don't encounter them in my MRT rides leh. i want to ask you guys what you would do in these scenarios.
1. u see someone who needs the seat more than you do. you stand up and call the person to have ur seat. but the person says he/she is alighting at the next stop. you're now standing up. others are staring at you. what do you do?
2. your grp of friends and yourself(say 5 ppl) boarded the train at one of the terminating stops(so all of you are seated). towards town, someone who needs it more than you do boards the train. you are seated in the middle of ur grp of friends. do you give up your seat?
3. the train pulls into the station. train doors open and you see inconsiderate, kiasu, desperate old folks who obviously did not allow alighting passengers to alight first rush into the train to find seats. do you give up your seat to them?
2. Mmmm, I had a situation like that once, just that at least more than 10 friends. So paiseh leh. I didn't have the courage to ask that person to sit down, so Igot up, and walked to my friend on the pretense of talking to her, and that person sat down.
3. See first lah. Depends on how "fallable" that old person is.