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When MRT priority seats turn into ‘old v young’ battleground
Singaporeans supposedly respect their elders. But the entitled behaviour of some older people irritates the young.
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The MRT often features as a crucible for foment, with the “priority seat” as the focal point of the colliding forces.
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Margaret Chan
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I turned 74 in mid-December, so you can say I am old – if you are Asian.
Among the Chinese, lao, or “old”, is an honorific, as in lao shi (teacher) and lao ban (boss).
