As said before, people her own their personal bubble space.
Base on my experience taking MRT, one fine day it was usual we need to fall in line and I’m on front line. Door open and of course I need to let people come out first, when its time for me to step in … I was push sideways by an old woman and she rush to empty seat and look at me so bad that it seems I make mistake .
I wanted to speak to her but I just let it be, she’s old and seems her oldness are meaningless.
This also happens to my friend while taking MRT.
Some are good people and lots are bad eggs.
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To be very honest, if she looks old enough, someone will give their seat up for her. If not, then she’s just one of those ah-yi where they will make a scene out of it and end up on Apple Daily because no one would give a seat to her.
This is kind of everywhere in the world.
Here in Taiwan, nobody holds the door open for you. In the states, it’s the norm. However, people in the states won’t go out of their way to help you, whereas Taiwanese will.
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No she doesn’t really look old - about Ah-yi .
But she/he don’t have to push people just to race on empty seat.
We usually offer our seat to old people.
Some do, some don’t. She obviously wasn’t in a gambling mood.
Please be gentle with our beloved locals. Don’t frighten them in the elevators. Put them at ease by initiating gentle conversation “how do you like this building?” and so on…
The oddballs and other freaks on the streets engaging you…just ignore or smile or if in the mood reply something back
The bored seniors on bench, the bored shop owner, the cutie pie English major flight attendant trainee program starting in the summer, the businessman escorting international clients around…
Please be gentle and friendly back to our local community. They do so much for us.
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Not sure which side of the cheek your tongue is on, but I like it.
Thats a pretty big statement…I’m pretty sure there are plenty of Americans that would go out of their way to help you.
I dont buy the helpful Taiwanese stuff at all. Where I grew up all the neighbours would loan each other stuff all the time and chat with each other.
Here people barely know each other or talk to each other unless related. They don’t even say good morning in the elevator, that kind of stuff. Well some of the older folks do but people below 50 have awful social skills.
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This is true. Every time I go to the U.S. I’m surprised at how much friendlier everyone is. But to be fair, I think @ranlee is from New Jersey.
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Yeah, I’m not saying the entire hundreds of millions of people in the states and there’s not one person that would go out of the way to help you. However, in my 20 or so years growing up there, I don’t really get that impression.
That’s a pretty big statement…I’m pretty sure there are plenty of Taiwanese that would go out of their way to help you. 
On the U.S. West Coast, at least, I find that most people are much more friendly and helpful than in Taiwan (with the exception of San Francisco…that place is toxic).
I usually have a required adjustment period to all the people at home who great me with a smile and a good morning, like they took a happy pill and where can I buy it. If someone smiles and says good morning to me in Hsinchu it becomes a topic to discuss at dinner. Very very rare, even in our building. But trying to hit me with their scooter or car is a daily experience - let me hit you with my car so we can be friends kind of friendliness.
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Well, I grew up in the most densely populated state in the country, right next to one of the biggest cities in the world that is renown for phrases like:
- Whatsa matter you?
- Hey! I’m walkin’ here!
- Fuhgeddabowdit
Most help I ever got was from the announcer telling me:
“Stand clear of the closing doors, please”
That explains it. The only unfriendly area I’ve been in the U.S. (aside from S.F.) is the urban Northeast. After that, anything’s an improvement. I have met a lot of friendly New Yorkers though, but not in New York.
What about “watch the moving tram car please”
I’ll be nice to them.
Here they smack it into your face if they can.
BTW, what’s the age to be using the ‘needy people’ seat on the MRT?
Impressive.
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A mate of mine is a bodybuilder and he does the same to the machine hoggers. First ask to move and if no response move the guy. I dunno, it could get messy and I certainly lack the minerals to do it.
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I mean like I just give him a bump with my shoulders and slowly move my weight towards the direction I’m trying to be. Unless the guy is huge, I’m heavy enough where a little bit of bump will cause enough momentum for people to realize they should probably move. I don’t actually pick someone up and move them lol
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