This got to be the most stupid local practice. You won't see this anyway else but in this country.
Frankly, I dun think this is the way to go. For me, when I go out with friends for meals, one of us stay behind to reserve the seats. We dun use tissue papers to reserve our seats. That's too childish! Incredibly stupid and childish!
Sometimes, when I am in a wicked mood, I have been known to simply swiped the tissues packets off the table and threw them in the nearest dustbin. And when asked, I told the people who placed those packets, I dun see any names on those tissues, are they yours? Look for them in the rubbish dump!
Yeah....I am such a wicked bitch at times.
Frankly, I dun think this is the way to go. For me, when I go out with friends for meals, one of us stay behind to reserve the seats. We dun use tissue papers to reserve our seats. That's too childish! Incredibly stupid and childish!
Sometimes, when I am in a wicked mood, I have been known to simply swiped the tissues packets off the table and threw them in the nearest dustbin. And when asked, I told the people who placed those packets, I dun see any names on those tissues, are they yours? Look for them in the rubbish dump!
Yeah....I am such a wicked bitch at times.
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The New Paper
23 July 2008
Sure, eating places get crowded at lunch time. But isn't it selfish to reserve seats? This office worker says:
S'poreans, let's give this practice the chop
Mr Let Fly says
WE all know how Singaporeans often reserve tables at foodcourts, most of the time with packets of tissue paper.
Some may tolerate it.
Not Mr Steven Lee, who works in the CBD area. He wants this habit to stop, saying it reflects poorly on Singaporeans. Mr Lee, who is in his 40s, said: 'We claim to be a first-world country, yet we display such anti-social behaviour. The impression given is that of a people who care only about their own convenience.'
Mr Lee's office is near Raffles City. He has lunch at the food court there or at nearby Funan Centre and Peninsula Plaza almost every working day.
He said: 'I have even seen vacant tables with about eight to 10 seats being reserved by placing name cards. 'On many occasions, I have had to walk around food courts with my food tray in hand, unable to find a place to sit.'
NOT IN OTHER COUNTRIES
And some of his friends and colleagues from overseas have indeed commented upon this. He says he has never observed such behaviour in developed countries. 'And not even in some of the less-developed ones I have visited,' he added.
He acknowledges that people may persist in reserving seats before buying food as they only have a one-hour lunch break. The increasing population may also have strained seating 'resources' further, he admits. But this should still not serve as an excuse for people to reserve seats, he said.
Rather, he feels, a rising population is precisely why we should desist from such practices. He said: 'To suggest otherwise would justify many other selfish acts like putting your bag on the seat next to you on a crowded train to enjoy more space. 'Such practices exacerbate the problems caused by a high population density.'
What does he do to get a seat during lunch hour?
Mr Lee says he avoids crowded places, eating lunch before or after the peak period or by buying takeaway. And he does not hesitate to tell people off for reserving seats. They usually respond by insisting that 'it is not wrong as everyone else is doing it', he said.
Said Mr Lee: 'My response is always that is the exact reason why we should all stop doing it.' His advice to them: Take a moment to imagine what it would be like if every single person reserves seats before buying meals.
He suggests that signs be put up to state a 'no reservation' policy. He added: 'The notices should also state that patrons who have already bought food, or the table cleaners, are at liberty to remove any article used to reserve tables or seats.'
Mr Lee feels that public education will also help. The media should highlight such behaviour, he feels.
The New Paper
23 July 2008
Sure, eating places get crowded at lunch time. But isn't it selfish to reserve seats? This office worker says:
S'poreans, let's give this practice the chop
Mr Let Fly says
WE all know how Singaporeans often reserve tables at foodcourts, most of the time with packets of tissue paper.
Some may tolerate it.
Not Mr Steven Lee, who works in the CBD area. He wants this habit to stop, saying it reflects poorly on Singaporeans. Mr Lee, who is in his 40s, said: 'We claim to be a first-world country, yet we display such anti-social behaviour. The impression given is that of a people who care only about their own convenience.'
Mr Lee's office is near Raffles City. He has lunch at the food court there or at nearby Funan Centre and Peninsula Plaza almost every working day.
He said: 'I have even seen vacant tables with about eight to 10 seats being reserved by placing name cards. 'On many occasions, I have had to walk around food courts with my food tray in hand, unable to find a place to sit.'
NOT IN OTHER COUNTRIES
And some of his friends and colleagues from overseas have indeed commented upon this. He says he has never observed such behaviour in developed countries. 'And not even in some of the less-developed ones I have visited,' he added.
He acknowledges that people may persist in reserving seats before buying food as they only have a one-hour lunch break. The increasing population may also have strained seating 'resources' further, he admits. But this should still not serve as an excuse for people to reserve seats, he said.
Rather, he feels, a rising population is precisely why we should desist from such practices. He said: 'To suggest otherwise would justify many other selfish acts like putting your bag on the seat next to you on a crowded train to enjoy more space. 'Such practices exacerbate the problems caused by a high population density.'
What does he do to get a seat during lunch hour?
Mr Lee says he avoids crowded places, eating lunch before or after the peak period or by buying takeaway. And he does not hesitate to tell people off for reserving seats. They usually respond by insisting that 'it is not wrong as everyone else is doing it', he said.
Said Mr Lee: 'My response is always that is the exact reason why we should all stop doing it.' His advice to them: Take a moment to imagine what it would be like if every single person reserves seats before buying meals.
He suggests that signs be put up to state a 'no reservation' policy. He added: 'The notices should also state that patrons who have already bought food, or the table cleaners, are at liberty to remove any article used to reserve tables or seats.'
Mr Lee feels that public education will also help. The media should highlight such behaviour, he feels.
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