On the lack of social etiquette among the young and people of today, or, Why the hell people nowadays are so freaking inconsiderate????? (Part 1)

Okay, so you were in the MRT, about to get off at City Hall. The door opened, and you try to step out, only to find that you could not, as you are trying (and failing) to swim upstream against a raging, fast flowing river of people, each and everyone of them desperate to get on board the train. You push, and you squeeze and you push again, but to no avail. Quietly the door closes, and you are still trapped on board the already over-crowded train…only that it’s not as over-crowded as you think. Twisting your head to the left (the only part of your body that you can still move without touching someone in someplace you would rather not touch) you notice that there is a strange lack of people towards the middle of the train. You try telling people to move into the center of the car, but your voice is drowned out by the hordes of teenagers chatting on the latest Razr phone as if they were the only ones on the train. Raffles Place. You try to get out, but the influx of people pushes you back into the train again. Rolling your eyes (now the only part of your body that you can move – and just barely that), you sign.

Day 2: So now you’ve learnt your lesson, and you’ve stopped taking the MRT during rush hours, and instead opted for the next best option – the local bus service. As you board the bus, you spot an empty seat, and took it. A quick scan of the area reveals a group of teenagers sitting near the back, and people occupying the outer seats of the two-sitter sits(I so need to get a thesaurus). Upon closer inspection, you notice that they have placed their bags on the inner sits, thus preventing other people from sitting there. Closing your eyes, you try to take a nap – only to be interrupted by a loud “Kao bae ah!” streaming from the back. Jerking awake, you turn to see what happened, and see the gang of teenagers fooling around, sprouting curse words at each other as if it was the most ordinary thing in the world. Cries of * beep *ing, * beep-a-beep-a-beep *, * beep-a-ding* fills the air. Suddenly, one of the young punks turns and look in your direction, and yells “Look what look, never see before ah?” You shake your head and try to get back to sleep, but now the gang has turn its sights on you. Like coyotes surrounding a lion, they started to curse you, your parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandfathers, grandmothers, grand-uncles, grand-aunts, etc etc etc…You try to keep your cool, but their childish taunts are slowing inching its way under your skin. The bus reaches the next stop. You get off.

To be continued…