Just seems the way it is today Paul. Young people have no respect or consideration for older folk, as long as they are comfortable and continue their addiction to Smartphones... In my younger day, travelling on public transport, particularly on trams in Brisbane, my Mother only had to tell me once to get off my ass and let an older person sit, and I continued along with that action without any further prompting whenever I travelled on Public Transport. I'm sure you would have been the same along with a lot of other members of this Forum.
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Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
We were always told that as kids any adult had preference to a seat. The picture as another symptom of the lack of morals/respect of the younger generation - Plain Disgusting.
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This photo only shows an older lady standing near the doors of a suburban train with some younger people seated listening to their electronic devices. It doesn't show if there were any other vacant seats in the carriage, it also doesn't prove that the younger people hadn't already offered her a seat. You never know she may have preferred standing close to an exit as she was only going a short distance and didn't want to have to struggle to get off before the train resumed it's journey. I don't use public transport that often nowadays so I have no idea if the younger generation still offer their seats to women or the elderly but like you guys when I was young we did it without question.
I use to travel into the CBD everyday until I retired recently. I can tell you it was a red letter day if any one offered me a seat. I like to think its because I look young for my age, but in reality, most other passengers look the other way. Its also annoying when they leave their bags and things on the empty seat next to them so you cant sit down.
Wish a was a 6ft guy instead of being a 5ft nothing female.
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Julie
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At one stage, my daughter was working in Sydney. She had a fall and broke her ankle. She had to get on a bus in Mossman Rd bound for the city. Despite the fact that she was on crutches, and had her foot in a big cast, NOT ONE PERSON - old or young - offered her their seat. This went on for about 4 weeks until the cast came off. Imagine trying to stand on crutches whist a bus lurches around.
Recently, I was in Melbourne and had to go to a specialist a bit out of the CBD. My sister and I caught the train into town, and then a tram. We were astonished that as soon as we boarded the tram, two people immediately stood up and offered us their seats. I was later told that this is the law in Melbourne trams - there are seats specifically reserved for older people (like me), and when there are no oldies, the seats are up for grabs. It was a courtesy offered to us that neither my sister no I had ever received before. There are some advantages to getting old....
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Got on a tram many years ago in Melbourne. A very large chap (180-200kg) took up two seats right inside the door adjacent to the driver. He also took up the two seats opposite him with a boom box and a backpack. The boom box was very loud playing 3AW talk back. A little frail old lady got on and asked big chap if he could move his back pack so she could sit down. This chap then let fly at the top of his voice with all the obscenities known to mankind. Buried in the obscenities he said something about could she see he was disabled etc. etc. The little old lady was immediately offered a seat further up the tram but that sort of defeated her purpose for a seat close to the door.
I was then guessing that the driver knew of this chap as he'd probably have got the same mouthful if he'd mentioned the full volume boom-box and taking up 4 seats. The chap was so foul mouth and aggressive that no one was willing to have a go at him. Probably on day release from somewhere where - it's his right not to be institutionalised - forget about his effect on others.
Last week, going to Kangaroo Island on the sea-link ferry, arrived about an hour too early. two young men also going over there as workers, smartly got up and gave us the seat they were sitting on. Numerous times we have traveled on the trains in Perth, and have had the younger set offer their seats to us. It is not all bad out there.
My pleasant surprise was In Disneyland. I was waiting in the queue by myself behind a group of late teens when another group of teens came in behind me. Both groups knew each other and asked me if I'd like to move to the front of the queue rather than being stuck in between them.
At least a few got some exercise jumping to conclusions before finding out the facts.
At the same time, the fall off in public manners and care for others as a general rule is now a couple of generations old. I did see three school kids helping a disabled person onto the train the other day so they are not all bad. As I got off the train I did say to the kids that their actions had been seen and that I hoped their parents would be very proud of them. Big grins all round.
Iza
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