Commuter disgusted by train passenger in international school uniform with feet on grab pole
An MRT commuter was disgusted to see a passenger propping her feet up against a grab pole on the train.
Stomper Anonymous shared photos of the incident that took place on the North-East Line on March 24.
The passenger, who was wearing the uniform of an international school, was seated with her legs outstretched and her Adidas-covered feet resting on the vertical metal pole.
The Stomper recounted: “I got on the train at Little India and she remained at this position until she alighted at Woodleigh MRT station.”
Anonymous felt disgusted by the act as people use their hands to hold onto the grab pole, which raises hygiene concerns.
“It is also very rude and disrespectful to others. She did not even bother to put her feet down to make space when people were walking past her,” added the Stomper.
“Just because they may be children of expats in Singapore, it doesn’t mean that they are entitled to behave how they like. Would they like it if we did this exact thing in their country?”
Asked if someone could have asked the passenger to put down her feet, the Stomper said the passenger “might not have taken that suggestion lightly”.
She elaborated: “I am sure she got many stares from others and the elderly people sitting around her. Even I had to do a double take to ensure it was what I was seeing.”
The passenger’s behaviour is reminiscent of that of a woman nicknamed “queen of the bus” for repeatedly propping her feet high on a grab pole or window frame on buses. Tan Wee Teng was arrested for public nuisance in 2023 and given a three-year conditional warning in 2024, but still continues to be spotted with her inappropriately elevated legs on public transport.
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