I know it’s only human to want to have your seat, but in a carriage with at least 20 people seating, you mean to tell me that every single one of them had had a bad day?

And worse of all, I hate it when these people in need, take for granted that you absolutely HAVE to give up a seat for them. WTF! There had been multiple occasions where I gave up a seat for someone, who didn’t thank, give a little smile, nod, made eye contact or even blink at me. In their zombie-like trance, where the message “You must give your seat to those who need it more” sinks into their subconscious, telling them over and over again that they do need it more, they would simply move to the seat without so much as a hoot.

It’s a give-and-take thing. I don’t mind giving up, but all I ask for is a little nod or smile in gratitude. Graciousness isn’t a one-way street. People will definitely be more willing to be kind to someone who accepts it gracefully. But again, won’t this simply become 2nd nature if we think of others before self? Do we really need another “Smile at those who are kind to you” campaign? C’mon..

anyway it’s us. what do you expect? we laugh at others’ expense. we laugh at sad movies. we laugh ’cause we don’t know how else to tackle the problem. so shame we do! then we laugh. then we complain. then we queue. no wait. do we queue first then complain? or complain then queue? then we take a pic and post it up somewhere and we laugh. okok maybe we don’t laugh first. but we pretend that half of us are self-righteous that WE would give up our seats. bah.

then we queue.