Entitled woman demands man give up his seat on the MRT; she is neither disabled nor pregnant
Photo: FB screengrab/singaporeincidentsThe man said no, after first asking the woman if she is pregnant and has any disabilities. “Am I wrong??” he asked.
August 28, 2022
By Anna Maria Romero
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Everyone wants to have a seat when riding on public transport, especially on long rides home. But this isn’t always possible as trains can get quite full. And while younger passengers are expected to give up their seats out of politeness to older ones, this is not a hard and fast rule.
One MRT rider posted a video where they said that a middle-aged woman approached them and “demanded rudely” for their seat.
They said no, after first asking the woman if she is pregnant and has any disabilities.
“Am I wrong??” they asked.
“She was so freaking rude.”
If she had just asked nicely, he added, he would have said yes.
The video was captioned with, “Not reserved for seniors/disabilities seat but aunties demand to have the seat.”
Commenting on the post, one woman told the poster that this problem is not new, and that an aunty told her to give up her seat when she herself was pregnant.
“I always joke to my dad and tell him so many self entitled people that want the reserve seat or mrt seat that they can run to seat when the door open. They cannot stand very long. BUT, they can certainly stand for LONG HOURS whether rain shine at Singapore Pools,” she added.
Some told the poster they were not wrong to have refused the aunty.
Others, however, said the poster could have just given up their seat.
But a few commenters advised the poster what they could do next time.
