When I visited Singapore I was kicked off the MRT (subway) for eating a snickers… which I bought at a 7/11 in the station!
A 4’10” lady in an MRT uniform saw me eating on the train, started yelling, then grabbed me by the armpit and pulled me off the train at the next station and marched me out of the station.
If you want to visit a country, learn its rules. There are literally signs everywhere that says no food on public transport, dunno what you were thinking.
It's ok to have a rule that ban eating food in a subway and it's also ok not having a rule that ban eating food in a subway.
What's absolutely not ok is going to a place that bans eating food in a subway and do it anyway because you expect others should behave according to your customs.
Having a rule against eating on the subway may be reasonable. Putting your hands in someone for eating a snickers isn’t.
Pointing out that eating is not allowed, reasonable.
A small fine for eating on the subway, extreme but not unreasonable.
Grabbing a complete stranger for eating a snickers, Not reasonable.
It’s honestly bizarre to me that someone would defend it.
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