Ever wondered what is it about the elderly that makes them so immune to all the etiquettes of the world in general? Today while I was waiting for 166 at Clementi Interchange, I saw an old auntie just walk up to the front of the queue, shoo everyone in her way, and make her way to the end of the queue.
So there I was, thinking to myself, "Wait a minute, isn't she in the wrong? Why does she make everyone seem like they are standing on the wrong side of the queue?" It was then that I realised how the world works. So the older you get, the more you are able to get away with anything! No wonder you do not see reports on the elderly being arrested for armed robbery. And this is not just a single isolated case. Many a times, be it boarding the bus, or MRT, or any other kind of free/public transport, you will observe the elderly squeezing to the front of the queues. Some may argue that we as the younger generation should give way to the elderly in the first place. But
