Two Steps? Too Much Work!

Several times of late I've observed strange behaviour from some Hong Kongers when they approach a row of turnstiles in MTR stations.

Instead of spreading out, everyone funnels through a single gate, which is odd because generally speaking Hong Kongers are impatient and in a rush to get where they're going; they jog up and down escalators, sprint across platforms, and squeeze aboard trains when the doors are closing.

So why queue at turnstiles when they don't have to?

Before you dash off an e-mail pointing out that active gates might be limited and that I can't see which ones are lit, not only have I've witnessed logjams on my side of the turnstiles when all the gates were active, I've inspected the opposite side after observing a scrum and confirmed all those gates were lit as well.

And while I understand that typical human behaviour dictates taking the path of least resistance, if you imagine the scene as described, you'll come to the same conclusion I did.

Standing in line for 10 seconds instead of taking a couple of steps over to an unoccupied turnstile smacks of incredible laziness.

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