It was raining the other day and i didn't have an umbrella with me so i waited at the building entrance.

A nice lady came up and offered to share her umbrella, and I could finally cross the road without getting wet.

I have decided to pass on this act of kindness and will offer people who are stranded if i come across any of them.

It so happens i am an uni student too, so i have also decided to make this subject of sharing my project - something like a social project that promotes sharing.

I have created a simple survey, and i would appreciate it a lot if you guys could spare 3 mins to fill it in?

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WxPkEEmkOW...kJJuLM/viewform

It is interesting to find out how many people do really share their umbrellas, and the reasons as well as opinions behind such sharing.

mods, pls inform me if this is inappropriate, thanks!

EDIT: After taking into consideration some of your feedback on the length of the survey, I have made the open ended parts NOT COMPULSORY. so you can simply tick the MCQ and click NEXT if u wanna skip the open ended. Thanks!

This post has been edited by bizfirx: Dec 6 2013, 01:06 AM

its a google docs online form

what virus?

thanks to those who provided their responses

i would think that the unwillingness to share stems from an asian mindset, not just here but also in other asian countries.

while safety is a major factor, i think its more of the worry of being awkward/unsure that holds people back

think this kind of mindset may need 1-2 generations to change, if it ever does.

what's your opinion on this?

hmm

i cannot say if westerners are more likely to share, but i feel that asians generally have a more conservative mindset

although it may be unwise to extrapolate this generalization over to different cultures, it would appear that the things that asians generally say and do are more "protective" of ourselves. maybe its the environment and society that made asians more "guarded" and "skeptical" of good intentions

like what many said, crime is a big concern

what if share already kena robbed?

share rain coat even better!


of cos if both guys, then....


This post has been edited by bizfirx: Dec 5 2013, 11:05 PM

ok la, feedback on length of survey noted.

i made the open ended one all not required already, u can skip if u dun wan do that part.

do the mcq would do, tick tick

thanks!

yeah, passing on the kindness will make it spread

as more people does it, it becomes more and more normal, and less awkward

i remembered someone gave away his umbrella before to an old lady

literally gave it to her

then he went to buy another one

raining quite a lot these few days

can go out share and practise already

does anyone else have any more opinions?

received several constructive responses, thanks!

just saw this post

what if u carrying documents, laptop etc?

Anyone else have any replies?

Thanks!

Thanks man!

Haha what if the younger person was carrying a lot of stuff? Or maybe injured etc?

Woah.

But it's true la, usually before helping others, must help yourself

No point causing more trouble

Still left 11 responses to collect!

Any 11 kind souls can provide their valuable responses?

Lol, wear umbrella on the head!

I foresee many people bumping into each other..

Left with 8 more responses to collect

Pls do help if u haven't

Thanks!

Great! Left 3 more replies to go!

Thanks to all who have done it!

nice! 1 last reply needed!

thanks!