Good Morning ~ Is it so hard to say when the lift door opens?

[Claire]

Good morning to All.

This morning, I woke up at 6am, put on my Nike tights and running top, Asics running shoes, and went for a run. I returned to his apartment block at 7am. Waited for the lift. Lift door opened and a Caucasian stepped out. He said "Good Morning". I returned his morning greetings.

When I am on my travels, whether in my overseas office or hotels, I find that the westerners tend to be more "generous" with their morning greetings when the lift door opens (as compared to the Chinese, Indians, Japanese, Koreans, Middle Easterns and others).

Often, when going down for breakfast at hotel lobby, and if the lift door happens to open on the lower floors, I will greet whoever that comes in "Good morning" too. It is just natural for me to do so.

I simply do not understand why Asians enters the lift, just keep quiet and pretend no one is inside. The worst scenario is when I greeted and a Singaporean couple holidaying in Tokyo, they pretended that I am transparent! So much for whatever courtesy campaigns, gracious behaviours, etc etc.

I don't stay in a HDB flat, so I do not know what is the culture of morning greetings here in Singapore HDB flats ~ especially when we have 40 to 50 storey block of flats, and the lift door is bound to open on the lower floors.

Nonetheless, I guess it is an "errie" silence when someone steps into the lift ~ given the experiences I have encountered with Singaporeans.

Is it that difficult to say "Good morning" for Singaporeans?

Does it cost an arm or a leg to be friendly and polite irrespective of what social class he or she is?

 

[chootchiew]

In sg only pap supporter say good morning when lift door opens.
Opportunities will say this :oIo:

 

[Claire]

In sg only pap supporter say good morning when lift door opens.
Opportunities will say this :oIo:

Good morning Choot, why do you let political affinities determine how one should behave?

There is a fundamental flaw in your logic.

 

[chootchiew]

Good morning Choot, why do you let political affinities determine how one should behave?

There is a fundamental flaw in your logic.

In my district pap won 80% due to all this lift hee hee Haa Haa gd morning supporter. They walk pass my unit with head stationery and leg still walking u say leh.

 

[Claire]

In my district pap won 80% due to all this lift hee hee Haa Haa gd morning supporter. They walk pass my unit with head stationery and leg still walking u say leh.

Choot, if a simple and cost free "Good Morning" can win votes to the range of 80%, as you have alleged, perhaps all opposition supporters should do like wise.

Politics aside, it is just a simple and pleasant "Good Morning" greeting. No one is asking you to yak and yak with all the "hee hee haa haa". I don't. I treasure my privacy.

Talking too much to neighbours or colleagues in office after a simple "Good morning" greeting blur the privacy line and I do not partake in such idle chats. It only encourages unhealthy gossips in the neighborhood or office.

 

[tictactoe]

Good morning Choot, why do you let political affinities determine how one should behave?

There is a fundamental flaw in your logic.

Good morning Tracy, I am polite no?

 

[Claire]

Good morning Tracy, I am polite no?

Good Morning Tic.

Thanks. You are.

 

[tictactoe]

Good Morning Tic.

Thanks. You are.

Anyway sinkies are not likely to change their anti social habits for the next 1000 years so the best thing to do is to completely avoid sinkies until well into the next milennium. For example if you are in the elevator and it stops and sinkies come in, then its better to just quickly vacate the cabin and walk either up or down the rest of the way. If you need further advice and information regarding this matter then just PM the ultimate sinkie avoider in this forum. It is not too difficult to identify who he is.

 

[sinkiesnotdumb]

Anyway sinkies are not likely to change their anti social habits for the next 1000 years so the best thing to do is to completely avoid sinkies until well into the next milennium. For example if you are in the elevator and it stops and sinkies come in, then its better to just quickly vacate the cabin and walk either up or down the rest of the way. If you need further advice and information regarding this matter then just PM the ultimate sinkie avoider in this forum. It is not too difficult to identify who he is.

You insinuating who? Spit it out la. Anyway magic stones have many, just google.

 

[KNNBHCB]

When the lift door opens, I see FT ... I said KNNBCCB.

What so difficult to say KNNBCCB.

 

[SongBoh]

When the lift door opens, I see FT ... I said KNNBCCB.

What so difficult to say KNNBCCB.

Say oredi you song boh?

I damn song when I say it de. LOL.

 

[JohnTan]

Sinkies were more polite decades ago, including greeting each other when they pass. As time passes, and more people moved into HDB flats with smaller families. When I stayed in HDB years ago, I noticed that most people don't know their neighbours, let alone greet them. They all want to be left alone. It's a growing local trend.

 

[Sideswipe]

Sinkies were more polite decades ago, including greeting each other when they pass. As time passes, and more people moved into HDB flats with smaller families. When I stayed in HDB years ago, I noticed that most people don't know their neighbours, let alone greet them. They all want to be left alone. It's a growing local trend.

you are right for once. most people don't know their neighbours and don't want to know them either.

 

[kopiunc1e]

Singaporean like to greet "jiak pah buay" I'll refuse to answer back why I need to tell them I makan already or not. So strange.

Anyway Claire complain so much can fuck off to angmoh country and be happy there why suffer here?

 

[po2wq]

... The worst scenario is when I greeted and a Singaporean couple holidaying in Tokyo, they pretended that I am transparent! ...

dey thot u wanted 2 borrow moni from dem ...

 

[SarahPeiLing]

This morning, I woke up at 6am, put on my Nike tights and running top, Asics running shoes, and went for a run. I returned to his apartment block at 7am. Waited for the lift. Lift door opened and a Caucasian stepped out. He said "Good Morning". I returned his morning greetings.

When I am on my travels, whether in my overseas office or hotels, I find that the westerners tend to be more "generous" with their morning greetings when the lift door opens (as compared to the Chinese, Indians, Japanese, Koreans, Middle Easterns and others).

Good morning Claire. Singaporeans do not mean to be rude, we are just slaves to social habit formed through decades of laziness. I agree that a greeting is a good thing as it lifts the mood and makes people feel at ease. Everyone should practice good greeting habits. From now on, I have decided to greet forummers too one my first couple of postings for that day. Have a great day, Claire!

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Is threadstarter a sensitive new age GUY?!

What the fuck is good about the morning? Did u offer to give your faggot blowjob to those strangers?

 

[KNNBNCB]

When the lift door opens, I see FT ... I said KNNBCCB.

What so difficult to say KNNBCCB.

Hi fellow CB, do you know where is the rest of our members? They appear to have disappeared.

 

[mojito]

Once upon a time when I was a mere cog in the well oiled corporate machinery, I used to greet all my bosses and their bosses. Now, there is no need to. Simple as that. :o

 

[songsongjurong]

localised behaviour restricted to hdb slums