Bus commuter offers free earphones to woman allegedly playing loud video in Singapore
A Singapore bus commuter recently offered a fellow passenger a pair of free earphones after she was allegedly playing videos loudly on her handphone.
However, she declined the offer.
Bus commuter offers woman free earphones
The exchange was captured in a TikTok video posted by @joshgohmh on 16 Aug.
In the video, the Original Poster (OP) could be seen getting up from his seat on the bus. He then made his way to a female passenger seated nearby and spoke to her in Mandarin.
“Eh, I give you free earphones, you can use it, it’s free,” he said. The woman, seemingly surprised, responded: “No, no, no, no.”
@joshgohmh Good idea right?giving free headphone to loud playing Hp viewer. But she don’t want it, maybe blue tooth she wants😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅😊😊😊🙄🙄🙄🤔🤔🤔
The OP then reassured her that the earphones were new, saying, “It’s new. It is new.”
However, the female passenger continued to decline the offer, replying: “No, no, I don’t want.”
The OP headed back to his seat and proceeded to pack and keep the earphones.
“Good idea right? Giving free headphone to loud playing Hp viewer. But she don’t want it, maybe Bluetooth she wants,” he wrote candidly in the caption.
Netizens applaud OP for his approach
The interaction has since drawn attention online, with the unusual approach resonating with some netizens.
A netizen asked whether the woman lowered the volume afterwards, to which the OP replied that she actually stopped playing the video.
Source: TikTok
A TikTok user called the OP a “hero” for his actions.
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A commenter also respected the OP for doing what they have “always wanted to do”.
Source: TikTok
Another netizen admired the OP’s confidence and willingness to help others.
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Female passenger stopped playing video
Speaking to MS News, the OP, Josh Goh, 57, said the incident happened on 16 Aug at about 10am onboard bus service 131.
The part-time teacher and security officer was heading to Telok Blangah Crescent at that time.
Asked why the passenger stopped playing her video after the exchange, Mr Goh said: “She probably felt conscious because of my actions, and everybody was looking at us, or mostly at her, I think.”
He also shared that he usually carries spare earphones, which he obtained from his previous workplace, a tech company where employees could leave unwanted but usable earphones for recycling.
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Featured image adapted from @joshgohmh on TikTok & image provided by Josh Goh.
