I was on a bus ‘21′ ride home, and as usual it was commuter-packed. The most comfortable way of boarding it would be to wait for everyone else to do so, and that was what I did. I have to count my blessed stars, home is just 4 bus stops away from my work place.

Prior to alighting, I thought of moving nearer to the exit for fear of getting caught in between the human jam and eventually miss my stop. But before I could actually make a move, a couple of nudges struck my arm and body. When I turned behind, this lady was trying to barge her way out of the jam.

What happened to the all so simple yet effective “excuse me”?

Was she trying to deliver a statement as such?

“Listen up you wimps, I am going to alight at the next stop, you better move aside or I shall barge you out of the way.”

Despite her conscious efforts, I refused to let her have her way. I don’t see why I should be bullied into making way for her as though she is an almighty queen. A simple “excuse me” would in fact prompt me to apologize and quickly move out of the way.

Her actions eventually got me irritated that I quite frustratingly told a friend who was alighting at the same stop as me to try and get a move on. And he soon understood why.

What happened to courtesy and politeness?

It has never failed to get people making way for me, so why can’t she do the same?