Well it was bound to happen. Maybe it’s a life on the
MRT story, but I think not. I have seen it a lot since I have been here. Train rudeness. People rush into trains and don’t really let you out. Taiwanese people that seem to walk into a carriage, take 2 steps inside and block those who want to exit. They could move into the train more, but they don’t, crowding the center. When you use English or Chinese to let them know you want to get out they move about 2 inches. You want to be nice and polite but it gets on my nerves sometimes. blah, blah.
Saturday a regular looking 30ish Taiwanese guy is in a bad spot kinda blocking the train door. People are squeezing by him at 2 stops (mostly girls) and no one says a thing to him, yeah I know it’s normal but I can see the girls are annoyed. It’s pretty crowded, they day of the election. A foreign guy is trying to exit at an angle, the Taiwanese guy acts like he is glued to that spot. He just does not seem to care. It’s a no brainer.
The foreign guy nudges 'doorman" slightly, nothing hard but you could see it and he gets pushed back with some force. Well this foreign fellow looked to be about 6’5" and 215 lbs or so. He turns around at the train door pauses 2-3 seconds then biatch slaps the Taiwanese guy with enough to knock the cobwebs out- POW! The Taiwanese guy curses I think and is invited to step out by the foreigner. Well I believe he thought better of it for a second and stayed on the train. Door closes seconds later. Everyone was looking at him. Some high school aged guys were laughing at him. Oh well. I kinda laughed too.
So would I Deuce, just don’t see it. Besides from his bag, etc. I think he -foreigner was passing through Taiwan.
Anyway I don’t think every time a Taiwanese person does something physical to you, you should just slink away because you fear the posse, it depends on the situation. A few friends have told me they were assaulted and fought back.While on a scooter my friend was hit by a car from behind at a red light and the owner got out and for some reason and struck him as he was getting up. My friend said he was ready to bounce the guy but a little kid in the car said sorry in English. The driver backed down and drove away.
Kicked ankles hurt, and for the kicker it is a lot of fun. Tripping up people who push in by standing on their heels or ‘accidentally’ swiping their feet is also a great laugh.
Yes, as a girl in Taiwan it is not easy to use harsh words or push people out of the way. I lived abroad a lot and still I am angry we have not improved our manner enough on the MRT. I wish eople would make room for others. I just came back for holiday and don’t like this either, but it has improved since I was younger.
if the original poster had tried that slapping move in nyc, there wouldn’t been a wrestling smack down.
coming from nyc, one of the most annoying things is when a male passenger sits with his legs wide open hogging up two seats in the process. most of the time, won’t even budge, even on a crowded train during rush hours.
if the original poster had tried that slapping move in NYC, there wouldn’t been a wrestling smack down.
coming from NYC, one of the most annoying things is when a male passenger sits with his legs wide open hogging up two seats in the process. most of the time, won’t even budge, even on a crowded train during rush hours.[/quote]
It wasn’t the OP who “tried” that. It was a: [quote=“Halo”]foreign fellow looked to be about 6’5" and 215 lbs or so[/quote] So, unless everyone in NYC is 6’5" and 215 lbs or so, I doubt that.
Most people, like the Taiwanese guy who got smacked, are more mouth than anything else. A good “poes klap” usually settles things unless the receiver is equally large, equally capable or borderline retarded. If the two former, I doubt he would’ve been acting like an ass hat to begin with and it wouldn’t have resulted in what came to pass, and if the latter, then it’s just going to get uglier for the ass hat anyway.
NYC aside, we all come from somewhere else where the guys are bigger, meaner and abler. Or at least, that’s the word on the flob. From what I read here, you couldn’t put a foot wrong in a western country without getting stomped, manshamed, knifed or shot. The western world is a tough place. No wonder we’re all here.
I dunno Bis, Aus is alright. I mean, the muggers there don’t even have knives, they just kind of push you and most girls go 'OMFG I’M GOING TO DIE HERE HAVE MY BAG!!"
And this is 1-on-1, btw. 3-on-1 I can sort of understand, or even 2-on-1. But you against an unarmed opponent on a really busy road? Right next to a shopping mall?
Odd stuff.
I usually find saying ‘excuse me’ works wonders on buses and things. It actually pisses me off immensely how Taiwanese people will just push past and not say ‘excuse me’, or wait behind like an anxious frog. If I’m blocking the way it’s not on purpose, just tell me!
An asshole like the one on the train is definitely doing it on purpose, but he’s only doing it because nobody called him out on it. Same with the two-seats-for-me men. Call them out on it and 9 times out of 10 they’ll move. The other times, you either make them move or cut your losses.
Being a girl, I don’t usually have to worry about people smacking me for telling them off.
