Singapore ― Another Covidiot?
A months-old video of a man arguing with a bus driver for not wearing a mask has acquired a new lease of life on social media and is zipping around the Internet once more.
The video, re-posted on TikTok page @onlysingaporefans on Wednesday (Oct 13), shows a bus driver raising his voice at two men.
The driver, who himself ironically has his mask pulled down to his chin, can be heard saying: “The journey is very far. From just now I’m very gentle to you. I never sound you (sic)”.
“From just now I’ve been watching you from the mirrors, and you’re not putting on your mask for very long”, the driver says.
To that, one of the men, who appear to wear a bandanna on his head, replies calmly: “It’s my life”. He claims he would have complied if the bus driver had told him nicely, adding that when the driver spoke to him earlier on, his tone was not right.
Abandoning the argument, the bus driver adjusts his own mask so that it is properly in place and returns to the wheel.
The 37-second-long clip ends with the bus driver closing the doors, presumably to continue on his route.
The video was initially posted on July 21 on Facebook with the caption, “Never wear mask in public transport still want to argue with bus captain ‘It’s my life’… what sort of selfish CB reasoning is this?”
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Once outside their homes, people who do not wear a mask or do not wear a mask properly can be prosecuted under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020. Offenders can be fined up to $10,000 and/or jailed for up to six months. /TISG