The “hey, hello” demonstrates a degree of self-responsibility that the other one obviously lacks. The trusty “hey, hello” is at least an intervention of sorts, a verbal call to arms for anyone looking to step in. Of course, the male voice must be commended for doing something.
How are you?” Struggling with social responsibility I was desperate for the person to turn, with fingernails still gripping the sides of the MRT doors, and say, “Oh, hello. The scene was so dramatic that Singaporeans - with no thought for their personal safety – bravely hit the record button on their phones.Īnd then, as the person actually began to part the doors, a male voice issued that uniquely Singaporean warning.Īnd I laughed out loud, not at the seriousness of the situation, obviously, but at the wonderful daftness of that phrase. In a viral video, a person was caught on camera attempting to prise open the doors of an MRT train.
This week, the fabulous phrase was used to glorious effect during an inglorious incident.