Top 5 Annoyance in the MRT

Everyday, hundreds of thousands and maybe even a million commuters travel on the MRT. Where the masses of people mingle, there are bound to be annoying encounters that are hard to swallow.

Here are my personal takes from observations over the past 9 years of MRT rides.

1. Oblivious people reading newspaper, playing PSPs, listening to music or happily chatting away with each other. Totally ignorant of the poor group of people who are squeezing like sardines near the MRT cabin doorway.

2. Inconsiderate people whom lean their entire back against the vertical handrails - sometimes even when there are already hands holding on it! Please remember that these are HAND-rails and not BODY-rails!

3. People whom have little (or possibly even no sense) of social responsibility. Examples: (a) Coughing openly and sometimes even specks of saliva flying across, instead of covering up their mouth. (b) Digging their nose and blatantly just wiping the residue (or mucus) on the glass panels.

4. Uncooperative people whom refuse to give up their seats to needy people. Instead they pretend to be asleep, talk on their handphone... basically just doing anything and trying to "act busy" or "act blur".

5. P.D.A aka Public Display of Affection. Some actions and behaviour are meant to be kept at home and need not be shown off in public. It is rather distasteful to see couples locking-tongues and playing tickle-game in a cabin consisting of especially kids. Maybe SMRT should consider putting the G-rating (just like movies) on every train cabin as a reminder!

Honestly, I feel that the solution to all this is ........

C.O.M.M.O.N S.E.N.S.E!

Don't you think so?

[Disclaimer: This post is an expression of personal views and has no intentions of personal attacks on anyone in particular. Any commonalities are purely coincidence.]