why are singaporeans so rude when boarding and alighting the MRT?

Answer 1

most of the time they are not..but if you are taking the mrt during peak periods like between 8-10 in the morning, there'd definitely be squeezing and pushing cos people are rushing to get to work on time or home for dinner..i dont think this applies to singapore only, it's pretty much a universal thing..if you thing singaporeans are rude when taking the train, you havent seen anything..when you board a train in shanghai during peak period, you'd be lucky to alight at all..

Answer 2

I'm sure its not the majority that shove you off when you board and alight from the trains. I think it depends on the period you take the mrt.
Peak period (e.g. working hours, 7+ to 9+ am in morning, 5+ to 7+pm in evening on weekdays, and weekends), the working professionals might try to tug and shove a little, reason being singapore is a fast pace city, people are trying to get into the trains ahead of others, another reasons is, well, its not known for singapore work-superiors to be particularly understanding about lateness. Off period periods, yah, like what the other yahoo adviser say, most likely to be the older generation. Not exactly sure if i should say this, but the government's policy of getting singaporeans to fence for themselves or encourging people to be self-reliant, (e.g. no social benefits for the unemployed etc etc), i believe it has created the sense of "take care of myself first" behavior in some people.

Answer 3

Lifestyle, I guess?
Stress from work? Who knows?
Funny though, because I used to think that S'poreans were some of the friendliest in Asia... but boy have times changed, lol!
It used to be they'd wait for passengers to alight BEFORE stepping in now it's like more like a rugby match where the oncoming passengers just barge into the MRT train *rolls eyes*

Answer 4

R U SINGAPOREAN??? Anyway, Singaporeans are known as the 'kiasu' people, which means afraid of losing. They must be the first AND get the BEST out of everything. New York people are surveyed as the most polite people.

Answer 5

I have lived in Singapore 6 months now... I'm American and they were born and raised to always be first and never fail and will shove whoever they can to make sure they get on that MRT. When I first moved here, I thought they were the nicest people in the world but the longer I live here the more I miss my very polite New Yorkers

Answer 6

i find that SOME singaporeans are extremely rude and selfish when it comes to public transport but, as emphasised, not all of them are like that.

to the unfortunate minority: why are you rushing? if you cant find a seat, thats tough, but it clearly doesnt mean that you have to push and barge right in, not giving way to the alighting passengers! it's really sad that some act this way without a single thought for those around them. gives us all a bad rep.

Answer 7

Singaporeans are not always rude, rude because of the hectic lifestyle, kiasuism, it seems time is never enough. That's why some people say Singaporeans can't smile because of sleep deprivation.

Answer 8

well, i guess it just applies to the older generation of singaporeans. they're just so afraid that the doors of the train would close before they even open. kinda irritating though i'm a local myself. the younger generation just cannot be bothered to fight with the bunch and feels that its so ugly to be doing so.

Answer 9

When I was there last year they were all very pleasant. And noone was chewing gum! Guess they want to avoid the ol' cane.

Answer 10

well some of them are rude but majority are pleasant. u should know that malaysian are much more worse