5 Types of Obnoxious People You See Everyday
And how to not let them ruin your day
I was at the subway station this morning, going through one of my favorite parts of my whole day.
I was dropping my nearly four-year-old son off at school along with my wife before we both headed to our respective offices.
It is a delightful thing to see a little kid explore and learn small new things every day. Subways or the metro rail in Hong Kong has a smart card like most others, and you tap the thing at entry and exit for the little gate to open and let you through.
Under three years old, your travel is free, and so my son is only starting to learn to tap the card on his own.
There are four parallel exits, and each passenger is allowed to use any of them. This morning, as we were about to exit the station, my son was trying to figure it out as usual — and taking a second or two longer than an adult.
An old local man was queuing up behind us (when the exit right next to us was vacant). He impatiently fidgeted for a second or two before angrily stepping to the next exit (mind you, this exit is absolutely adjacent, so all you need to do is take one side-step — not a long walk) and banging his card hard on the sensor in frustration.
