Commuters put luggage on ground regardless of empty seats in MRT, impresses Chinese nationwide, Life-style Information

Where does your bag go if you sit down on public transport?

In Singapore, most choose to maintain their luggage sandwiched between their legs on the ground or on their laps.

However, it appears that evidently the widespread behavior most Singaporeans do not suppose twice about has pleasantly shocked a Chinese nationwide residing right here.

In a video posted to Xiaohongshu, the girl — who resides in Singapore — shared that she observed this element whereas taking the MRT just lately.

“Even when there were plenty of empty seats nearby, people still kept their backpacks by their feet. The seats remained unoccupied, yet no one used them for their bags,” she wrote.

“The best kind of consideration doesn’t come from being watched or told what to do. It comes from simply thinking about the strangers around you.”

Some foreigners who got here throughout the submit agreed along with her, stating that one of many causes they really feel snug residing in Singapore is due to its “rules and order”.

Some others added that unstated guidelines corresponding to these make issues much less hectic, as persons are conscious of what’s anticipated of them.

Singaporeans additionally shared their views on the subject underneath the video, expressing combined reactions.

One remark learn: “That’s just how it is here, everyone follows the rules.”

“Sometimes I’m used to standing even when there are many empty seats, unless I’m very tired or I’m going to a place that’s quite far away,” one other netizen wrote.

An individual who disagreed with the girl’s views commented: “How many days have you been here? There are so many people cutting in line, not queuing, kids standing on the seats, talking loudly, and people taking up seats with their backpacks.”

Some feedback additionally identified that persons are typically well-behaved on public transport as they threat being filmed and bashed on-line in the event that they do one thing fallacious.

Meanwhile, one commenter gave a extra sensible view: “If there aren’t many people, I will put my backpack next to me. If it gets crowded, I will put the bag behind me.”

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bhavya.rawat@asiaone.com