Civilization and social responsibility

Living in a civilized society (I assumed I am),

I seriously think that we need to take good care of our own belongings to avoid causing troubles to the others, a classic example that I can think of range from the bystander effect to road use manners and vehicle maintenance. 

Some people just don't take care of their cars' road safety and drove their cars out without considering what troubles they might caused to the other road users. I don't care if it is financial issues or whatever other issues because it doesn't give them an excuse to cause trouble to the other road users! 

Please maintain your car's performance so that it doesn't broke down halfway causing a long traffic.

Especially those drivers who like to drive at a speed that's too slow following a fast lane. They are causing other road users time waste! I am not saying that you cannot drive slowly, but please drive at the correct lane according to your car's speed!

If we could think for the others, it would really make the world a better place to live in. 

Another incident that leads me to write this post was my visit to the cinema the other day. 

As we all know (I assumed), there are different warnings /age appropriate sign labelled to the films such as P13/P18.

The main purpose of the sign was to warn people/movie goers some contents in some films are inappropriate for viewers under the age of 13/15/18 years old. 

But what I saw the other day was a film labelled as P13, in TGV Kepong,

I have young children sitting next to and in front of me, 

I have children making noise wanting to eat popcorn and arguing about their seats. 

They were everywhere. 

Perhaps those parents/caregivers were not aware that the film was actually a P13 category. 

It was not the first time I encountered these types of situations since it happens almost every time I went for a movie. 

I can't blamed the workers there for not checking the age of the viewers when selling the tickets and at the entrance because everyone are busy and parents can buy the tickets for their children, right? 

*rollingeyes* 

But, parents? 

Aren't parents' responsibilities to educate their children? 

Although it seems that the society is changing and we are not really sure whose responsibility is that to educate children anymore.

*itissoobvioustomethatparentshavetheprimaryresponsibilitythough* 

But, if you parents chose to bring along your young kids (younger than the age limit), please be sure that they will not behave in a way that disturbs other movie goers.

I cannot control what and how you want to teach/educate your young children, but if you can't control them, it shows that you have poor social responsibility awareness because it disturbed the others in the same cinema. 

Yeah, of course I understand that there are young couples who would like to spend sometime together and re-experience your good old times and due to whatever life circumstances and unforeseen circumstances, no one else could help you to take care of your young children and children and you have to bring them along, 

but please do not use it as an excuse to put your burden onto the others.

Please remember that we live in a "civilized" society,

we should be responsible of our own conduct, please...

For those who do not silent their phones, I really have no words for them because they can't even follow a simple instruction with the ads showed right before the film starts. 

Perhaps they lived in their own fantasy world where people are super accommodating and can't hear their ringtones.