How helpful are you to a tourist?
I was crossing the busy road of Jalan Sultan Ismail (below the Raja Chulan monorail station) this afternoon going back to office at Promet and I saw two girls looked kinda lost on the opposite of the road. They were looking at a map prolly drawn by someone who dont know how to show direction let alone knowing the area in and out.
As I was crossing, I looked at them and I know they are lost… they are looking for a particular building and I got a glance on the map they are looking.
I wanted to help… but if they dont ask, I wont give a shit. Go and ask a bangla security guard. How hard is asking for direction when the map you have can’t help you much.
If you want to know a direction, ask a local. Not foreigners like banglas or indons unless they really know, then I’m happy for you.
May 31st, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Yeh true enough… I remember when I was lost at raja chulan monorail… u helped!
May 31st, 2007 at 7:03 pm
i always see them near our office too, and i always approach to offer help.
its my turn to give back what i get when i’m on the road.
plus, i get damn happy after helping them out.
May 31st, 2007 at 8:56 pm
According to my opinion, you should have helped although they didnt ask for ur help. This is about whether u have the initiative or not. Not just dont give a shit about them. Furthermore, they wont know whether those Bangla and Indons are local or not coz here in Malaysia is a multi-racial country!!!
When I went to Perth last year, I wanted to take a photo with my gf but no one helped me until an Australian guy came to me and offered his help to take a photo for me and my gf. This is what u call INITIATIVE and have a HEART to do so!!!
June 1st, 2007 at 8:18 am
Lex: That’s because you asked. Hope you went to the right place/building.
nyx: There’s once, I was walking near MAS building and this caucasian girls were lost. They asked a security for direction and the guard was shooking his head when I looked back after I walked past them. I wanted to help but too bad, they asked the security guard rather than me and I’ve walked away.