I do this always.ozchick wrote: I had my bag of shopping on one chair, my backpack on another and myself on a third.
I do this too but to keep my backpack & other bags from being kicked around.I do this routinely like many people do because I don't wany a complete stranger sitting with me.
Yes its not right too !! but you can be a little accomodating . Just answer them with one word replies, they would understand that you are not interested in the conversation. I do this always at the fast food centres/ food courts/taxi's etc.Now before anyone says what a prized bitch I am, I know that MOST people don't want strangers at their table. And yet it's not right to be taking an entire 4 seats just for me.
Well then you should be having your food at a restaurant lah...as the food court is open for publik , any one can sit as long as the seat is empty.Reflecting on this later I decided that there were a number of reasons why I dodn't want to share. Valid reasons too.
1. The person might try to strike up a conversation since it's somehow awkward to be sitting so close without speaking- BUT I don't want to speak. I'm in my quiet space. I want /need peace.
You wont talk and you don't want the person to talk on the phone as well ...too bad lah you2. The person might start talking on the phone. That would really piss me off!
As a human being everyone does these..cant help it ..3. The person might burp, cough,sniff, fart or sneeze. Nah....not good....
I thought that if I waited until after 2.00pm then they'd all be finished their lunches and I'd have space. Do Singaporeans eat all day or what?!blue_thunder wrote:
Well then you should be having your food at a restaurant lah...as the food court is open for publik , any one can sit as long as the seat is empty.
You wont talk and you don't want the person to talk on the phone as well ...too bad lah you2. The person might start talking on the phone. That would really piss me off!
Next time if you are alone, then buzz me as I m juzt a stone throw away from plaza singapura & i would keep you away from STRANGERS !!
In the land of lah lah , locals are good at one thing ' eat all day long' . Once in a week i go either to the food court or the fast food joints to get some lunch & I see the places are buzzing with people.I thought that if I waited until after 2.00pm then they'd all be finished their lunches and I'd have space. Do Singaporeans eat all day or what?!
This but mostly with the older folks & not with the Gen X & Y .And imagine if we're both trying to talk on the phone!And SOME people are so loud when they talk on the phone that you'd think that the other party must be on the moon!
I seldom eat outside except if it a recommended place by friends & colleagues. Even the veggies sold in the food court will be shining with oil as if it was polished a while ago. I cook my own lunch and get them to office . I usually go to the food court to get some fresh juices / fruits and this too will cease by this end of this month.OK next time I'm there I'll call you and you can give me good ideas on what to eat cos I can't ever find anything that's not fattening in those places.
Sure , I wont talk or use my phone. I will keep staring at you . Its the most annoying thing ever which I usually get to see everyday.And we can sit together yeah?! But you better not talk to me!!Or use your phone. or................
When you decide to have lunch in a food mall ~ you forfeit the right to privacy. If you want a table for four all to yourself then eat in a posher restaurant with table service, or at home.ozchick wrote:At the food mall today at Plaza Singapura, I was seated at a 'table for 4' on my own. There was no other option.
I had my bag of shopping on one chair, my backpack on another and myself on a third. I do this routinely like many people do because I don't wany a complete stranger sitting with me. I noticed a man approach a young boy who was sitting at a similar table nearby, The man asked him if anyone else was sitting there and the boy explained that his mum was coming back. So the man moved off and I'm thinking"PLEASE don't come over here. I just want to be alone"....He went elsewhere thankfully and sat with someone else.
Now before anyone says what a prized bitch I am, I know that MOST people don't want strangers at their table. And yet it's not right to be taking an entire 4 seats just for me.
Reflecting on this later I decided that there were a number of reasons why I dodn't want to share. Valid reasons too.
1. The person might try to strike up a conversation since it's somehow awkward to be sitting so close without speaking- BUT I don't want to speak. I'm in my quiet space. I want /need peace.
2. The person might start talking on the phone. That would really piss me off!
3. The person might burp, cough,sniff, fart or sneeze. Nah....not good....
Can't think of any other reasons - but there must be lots!
Well its as selfish as the locals who hog the tables for hours by ordering one drink / choping tables with tissues / parking space with plastic chairs and the list goes on.aargon wrote:couldnt agree with you more Road.
Table for 4, taken by one person who doesnt want to share. How selfish is that?
If they did, they wouldn't be needing to run courtesy campaigns for 30 years. It's had little effect even after all this time, which leads me to believe it's a genetic defect and probably a side effect of LKY genetic engineering schemes of 40 years ago. They are mathematically astute but courtesy just does not compute!aargon wrote:oh god, sounds like singaporeans dont know much about common manners and courtesy....
so when in rome, do as the romans? aye yah
Not to mention the awful advertisements on the MRT ..not sure who came up with the idea/models & their costumes.sundaymorningstaple wrote:If they did, they wouldn't be needing to run courtesy campaigns for 30 years. It's had little effect even after all this time, which leads me to believe it's a genetic defect and probably a side effect of LKY genetic engineering schemes of 40 years ago. They are mathematically astute but courtesy just does not compute!aargon wrote:oh god, sounds like singaporeans dont know much about common manners and courtesy....
so when in rome, do as the romans? aye yah
If you asking for opinions on whether you behavious is acceptable or not my opinion would be if they aint no seats left, which you freely admit, then yes your being rude.ozchick wrote: 1. The person might try to strike up a conversation since it's somehow awkward to be sitting so close without speaking- BUT I don't want to speak. I'm in my quiet space. I want /need peace.
2. The person might start talking on the phone. That would really piss me off!
3. The person might burp, cough,sniff, fart or sneeze. Nah....not good....
Can't think of any other reasons - but there must be lots!
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