Sunday, November 1st, 2009...4:25 am
MRT Etiquette in Taipei
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no matter how crowded the train is, the coloured reserved seats are usually unoccupied
in the train stations, there are signs educating the public on cell phone etiquette
and,
to sit on the seats (when one feels unwell) meant for the elderly, disabled, pregnant etc, one should get a sticker from the control station. By default a normal passenger is not supposed to sit on these designated seats,unlike here.
Instead of getting up (or not at all for those who need it more) it should not be sat on at all! I think it is a great idea. It is so progressive and gracious a society where the young purposefully ignore the old/disabled/pregnant in dire need to rest while commuting.
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November 4th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Yes, I so concur with you. Theirs is a lot more gracious than our society. However, sometimes, I suspect, much of the regression in social etiquette here is due to the ‘foreign’ influx from India and China. Sigh … Singapore has failed in its public campaigns.
November 6th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Despite having the PHUA CHU KANG stickers hovering over the seats, despite distinctly coloured seats and signs reading RESERVED SEATS, the abled and the young choose to plunk their butts onto these seats, even when the needy are grabbing the poles nearby. I think a nationwide guerilla campaign is in order!
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