I heard about this comment where someone said that teenagers aren't giving up their seats in the MRT trains and questioning society.

Firstly, if you take the MRT in the early mornings and at 6pm in the evenings when many teenagers(who are still studying in secondary schools) are on their way home, they do not get any seats because many elderly folk and some working class adults take up these seats.

Secondly, students are in school longer than most adults work 9-5. Including CCAs and supplementary classes, most students stay in school as late as 7pm. I myself as a drama elective student stay in school till 7pm on Mondays and I still have to rush to Woodlands for tuition at 8pm with a heavy load of books and muscle aches from vigorous activities during my drama class. My tution teacher knows that i have to rush but I do understand that because I take up group tuition, it is difficult to move the class to a different time for the benefit of just one student, he has to consider the other students in the group who have made special arrangements to attend tuition. Yet, I do not get a seat in the MRT. Most people think that since I'm young I'm strong enough to stand for half an hour in an MRT train where everyone has to make space for commuters boarding the MRT train. It's like being in a can of sardines. But when you have homework up to your knees, a bag that weighs more than 10% of your weight with no space to put it on the floor, a back problem due to that and having to sleep at 12pm and getting up at 5.30 to repeat this whole cycle, you wonder why they don't put up signs for you to offer you seats to students as well.

Why do you say that teenagers don't give up their seats when most adults pretend to sleep on the MRT trains because theyre tired from work when some women wear heels and carry tiny handbands and the men only have briefcases in their hands? Students have heavy backpacks and late nights to deal with. Don't you think that students deserve these seats more than the working class adults? I dont hear anyone expecting much from our 'working class heroes' but when it comes to education, students are pushed to work harder, to score better, to get straight As. I think being a student is more stressful than working.

You could argue this by saying that adults are tired from working to earn their monthly salaries, to pay the bills and necessities but you should know that if you had less to pay for, the more money you would have to save. You don't have to buy a new handphone, one that can send SMSes and receive calls is good enough. You don't need that new car. What's wrong with the one you have now? (i would understand if you have a big family of 5 children but if you wanted to show off, let me tell you no one would care) You really honestly don't need a credit card unless you go overseas a lot and going to the money changer would be much of a hassle for you. If you say your electricity bill is really high, research ways on how to reduce it. If you find your water bill high, go implement water saving devices in your house that will greatly reduce water wastage.

So why do you go right up and say such a thing when you may not have rationalised the situation? Next time think it through before you say something because you may not have considered the point of view of someone involved in the situation/problem.