‘Bunch of selfish grown-ups’ — Group dining out criticized for using table to place their bags on, saying it’s inconsiderate to others

After a group of adults was filmed dining out and taking up a table just for their bags was shared on social media, many have called out their actions, saying it is inconsiderate to others.

An online user shared a video in an online Facebook group, Singapore Incidents, on Wednesday (Nov 2). The 16-second clip featured a group of adults dining and talking at a hawker centre. After panning across them sitting around a table, the video then focused on another table where the group of adults allegedly placed their bags.

The video had a message embedded in it: “Inconsiderate group of people, as they used the table for all their bags.” The disseminated clip was also captioned, “Bunch of selfish grown-ups.”

In response to this clip, which has garnered almost four thousand views on Facebook, some netizens called out the action. One mentioned their sanitation concerns over putting bags on a surface where people eat, saying, “That’s disgusting, as bags cannot be put on tables and beds…other people will use it for eating”.

Others commented, highlighting the mindset of certain generations of Singaporeans. “The new generations just have the responsibility to educate by leading the next generation to do things better,” wrote one. “It is very common,” said another.

“Nowadays, a lot of their mentality and upbringing have problems. That’s why now, new generations are also practicing the same (things) as them…selfish and inconsiderate.”