Chope-ing (reserving) seats using tissue paper

[hquek]

Devil’s advocate here. I like the custom of tissue choping for the following reasons:


1. when I’m by myself, there is none to help me chope seats. Then how? buy food and precariously balance it while looking anxiously for seat?

2. when I’m in a group of persons, assuming that everyone wants to eat different things. If one person stay behind to chope the seat. that fella will have to get up and look for food and queue AFTER someone else come back. Meaning there is longer leadtime for the table to be free.

But I think there should be a certain ‘code of conduct’. Meaning, one pack of belonging for 1 chair - then pp will know if the other is taken/free.

What I hate hate are those pp who will happily plonk their bags onto unused chairs in a crowded place. Hey, if that bag is balanceable, please just hang it somewhere off the owner. There are reports about bag snatchers in SG afterall…a bit not safe hor.

[daisyt]

Its a common practise, me and colleagues also do that, but we use umbrellas. No choice, to save time. During lunch time, its difficult to find seats + the queue is long and we only have 1 hr. If happen someone is eating the same food, that person would sit down to chop place.


But during weekends, when out for dinner with family, someone would sit down to chop while the others buy our food.

[mummyjoyce]

This is a super unqiue way in Singapore. No one should stop this

[tankee]

so what is the practise? one pack of tissue = whole table or just 1 seat? :?

[daisyt]

mummyjoyce:

This is a super unqiue way in Singapore. No one should stop this

Uniquely Singapore

[jedamum]

smurf:

agreed with ks2me. but hor, they weren't even with kids leh. whereas I was with DS2. and I was holding him while holding a tray with food.

when i go out with ds2 alone, i try to avoid the lunch crowd/period. and if really need to eat there, i will buy take away portions and then look for a seat. it is easier to handle take away packaging than a tray, and also in case eat halfway kid need to go toilet, i can also pack and go.

[tankee]

wow ! good advise on using takeway packs.


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[Funz]

jedamum:

smurf:

agreed with ks2me. but hor, they weren't even with kids leh. whereas I was with DS2. and I was holding him while holding a tray with food.

when i go out with ds2 alone, i try to avoid the lunch crowd/period. and if really need to eat there, i will buy take away portions and then look for a seat. it is easier to handle take away packaging than a tray, and also in case eat halfway kid need to go toilet, i can also pack and go.

Yah me too. If I am lunching alone, I will also tend to buy takeaways or just grab a sandwich.

Was trying to recall whether the tissue thing was as prevalent when I was still in the corporate world. Don't think so leh. Or maybe cos lunch is usually on the go or I tend to eat outside of the peak hours so not so crowded.

[tutormum]

Funz:

Yah me too. If I am lunching alone, I will also tend to buy takeaways or just grab a sandwich.


Was trying to recall whether the tissue thing was as prevalent when I was still in the corporate world. Don't think so leh. Or maybe cos lunch is usually on the go or I tend to eat outside of the peak hours so not so crowded.

It was very prevalent in Shenton Way and I think the practice started from there. My colleagues will put 1 packet of tissure on 1 seat per person. Got no choice as lunch time was only 1 hour and the place was crowded from 1130am to 2pm. I would avoid eating at these places when I was not working.

[hquek]

Pre-shenton way days, it was usually tissue left on table and pp will leave the table alone. In Shenton Way, I learnt that seats are booked per chair basis. Think this is a pretty good method also.


Quite interesting lah, to see such ‘cultural differences in SG’.

But yes, if eating the same food, someone will troop back to jaga instead of tissue.