Wednesday, May 21, 2008

hello thank you

Everyday, I struggle to get out of the MRT at my stop going home. To approach the door, I have to alternately say "hello" and "excuse me" or even combinations (Excuse me, excuse me, hello, excuse me, hello, hello) and when I finally get off, I say thank you to those who actually went off to make way.

I never get a reply--neither do I expect one, but I say it anyway.

Sometimes it is answered by a grunt, a tsk sound or stamping feet.

I don't mind, really.

Today was different.

Today, someone replied you're welcome!

The world is changing.

2 comments:

  1. Your getting off the MRT saying hello reminds me of the Beatles song Hello Goodbye

    You say yes, I say no
    You say stop and I say go, go, go
    Oh, no
    You say goodbye and I say hello
    Hello, hello
    I don't know why you say goodbye
    I say hello
    Hello, hello
    I don't know why you say goodbye
    I say hello

    What a different song it would have been had you wrote it.

    You say yes, I say no
    You say stop and I say go, go, go
    Oh, no
    You say grunt and I say hello
    Hello, hello
    I don't know why you say tsk sound
    I say hello
    Hello, hello
    I don't know why you grunt
    I say hello

    Not as good as the Beatles version, huh.

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  2. I actually really laughed out loud on this one!

    I must say, that while Beatle-songs are classics, the new version is for me, a work of a true artist ;)

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