TLDR: Local Singapore resident complains about a woman unsafely sewing on a city train, hilarity ensues in the comments section.
I thought that this letter was very funny, is Singapore really so safe that the locals complain about such trivial matters? I spent twelve hours there once on a lay over and did a tour of the city and it was remarkably clean by SE Asian standards, I guess all of those strict regulations also affect the people's mentality there, I can't imagine a Filipino or a Thai complaining about something like this! http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letter...w-on-train
Some of the most up voted comments:
"I saw a guy swaying to music once. And I thought this was very dangerous. The trains lurch sometimes and if he sways in the direction of the lurch he could be propelled forward into another commuter who would then be rammed into one of the poles, breaking his neck, or back, or even cracking his skull. If he misses the pole, he might find himself propelled out the window, causing other commuters to fall out the window with him."
"I saw a man wearing a tie with a clip that was not secured to his shirt. I worry that if the train jerks and lurches, as trains normally do, the tie may be flung left or right of that inconsiderate man. As you can imagine the swing of a tie pivoted to the neck of the man happens to be the perfect angle for the unsecured tie pin to stab the eyes of commuters sitting next to him. By the way, when I depart a train, I wonder if I should step out with my left or right foot."
"Recently, i came across a schoolgirl laughing with an open mouth in the train. And i thought this was very dangerous. The train lurch sometimes and if she is laughing at a commuter in the direction of the lurch, she could be propelled towards the commuter and sink her teeth into his neck, this may cause extreme bleeding and waste all that blood, which unless if she is from twilight, that would be fine, but nevertheless that might cause bloody mess and inconvenience to the other commuters. By the way, is there a button where i can eject people out the train if it is always too full?"
I thought that this letter was very funny, is Singapore really so safe that the locals complain about such trivial matters? I spent twelve hours there once on a lay over and did a tour of the city and it was remarkably clean by SE Asian standards, I guess all of those strict regulations also affect the people's mentality there, I can't imagine a Filipino or a Thai complaining about something like this! http://www.straitstimes.com/forum/letter...w-on-train
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Recently, I came across a young woman working on a piece of cross-stitch embroidery inside an SMRT train. She sat forward with a gap between her and the back of her seat, perhaps to facilitate the flow of her needlework movements. The embroidery floss running through the needle was about 45cm long. I suggested to the woman that it could be dangerous to sew inside the confines of a moving MRT train. She replied that she had been sewing while riding in MRT trains for a long time and returned to her task. There were commuters seated on both sides of her.
While the train was relatively empty during the off-peak hour, sewing is not a safe activity to pursue inside a train that is travelling. At times, MRT trains lurch when moving or halting. If the woman is pulling the needle in an upward movement and is caught unexpectedly by a sudden staggering of the train, an involuntary jerk of the hand holding the needle may cause the needle to jab at a fellow commuter sitting or standing close by.
There will be very serious consequences if the needle impales an eye or other body part of a nearby commuter who could not move away in time. How can the injured commuter seek recourse?If the SMRT's regulations do not permit sewing inside MRT trains in operation, what is the appropriate action that a concerned fellow commuter can take in such a situation? By the way, what circumstances warrant an activation of the emergency communication button?
Some of the most up voted comments:
"I saw a guy swaying to music once. And I thought this was very dangerous. The trains lurch sometimes and if he sways in the direction of the lurch he could be propelled forward into another commuter who would then be rammed into one of the poles, breaking his neck, or back, or even cracking his skull. If he misses the pole, he might find himself propelled out the window, causing other commuters to fall out the window with him."
"I saw a man wearing a tie with a clip that was not secured to his shirt. I worry that if the train jerks and lurches, as trains normally do, the tie may be flung left or right of that inconsiderate man. As you can imagine the swing of a tie pivoted to the neck of the man happens to be the perfect angle for the unsecured tie pin to stab the eyes of commuters sitting next to him. By the way, when I depart a train, I wonder if I should step out with my left or right foot."
"Recently, i came across a schoolgirl laughing with an open mouth in the train. And i thought this was very dangerous. The train lurch sometimes and if she is laughing at a commuter in the direction of the lurch, she could be propelled towards the commuter and sink her teeth into his neck, this may cause extreme bleeding and waste all that blood, which unless if she is from twilight, that would be fine, but nevertheless that might cause bloody mess and inconvenience to the other commuters. By the way, is there a button where i can eject people out the train if it is always too full?"