Seats In The Train

I think finding a seat in the train is mostly overated. Unfortunately I seem to be one of the few who believe that. Don't get me wrong. I believe there are people who really need the seats in the train. Unfortunately, I don't think they are the ones who end up getting them.

You'll be amazed sometimes at how fast people can be when it comes to attempting to get seats for themselves. With the speed they display, its really hard to convince me that they desperately need the seat. In fact, the ones who need then seats are probably the elderly (who are generally slower) and the pregnant ladies. So they would generally be the ones who lose out. After all, why would someone give up the seat they fought so hard and went through so much stress to obtain?

What's more irritating is that people are desperate to get seats just to last them for a couple of stops. Will it really kill just to stand for a few stops? With the shape and the general lack of exercise a typical Singaporean has, SMRT should not offer seats at all. After all, if most who are need them will not get them, we might as well all stand. To be fair, there are many kind souls who offer up their seats to the needy. But for the fact that we are praising them is a shame in itself. It should be so norm that it is not worth mentioning. Okay, enough of complaining......