Bus watch: Netizen calls out elderly lady taking up an extra seat with her bags

SINGAPORE: An online user recently made a complaint public after seeing a bus passenger taking up an empty seat with bags. A handful of netizens took to the comments section of the post to call out the passenger for being inconsiderate.

“Today August 8, 2023 at 6.31pm in Bus 136, so inconsiderate of other passengers,” the post read, attaching a photo of a bus seat occupied by two bags.”

Netizens who caught wind of the post were quick to share their thoughts on the matter, many joining the post author in calling the actions “inconsiderate.”

“There old generations are so inconsiderate,” said one.

Another shared, “Why huh…nowadays people are like that. I (see this almost) every day.”

Still, a third talked about how similar incidents take place in hawker centres. “Similar cases can also be seen in Hawker centre,” the netizen wrote, “Especially during lunch times when you can also notice quite of office workers reserve their seats by placing tissues on the tables.”

“Clearly, they don’t want to let others to sit there,” said one, while another shared what he would do if he was on the same bus. “I (would) just ignore and ask her to remove her stuff,” he said.

This is not the first time Singaporeans have made bus passenger complaints public. Back in May, a Reddit user asked why MRT/bus passengers don’t put their bags on the floor to make things easier for other commuters.

There have also been many incidents of passengers propping their feet up on empty seats. for instance, one online user took to social media back in July to share a photo of two passengers who had their feet propped up on the empty seats in front of them. The post elicited many exasperated comments from Singaporeans who caught wind of the post. /TISG