Not All Rules Are Spoken

 

For the longest time, I observed that across cultures and countries, we tend to be so rules-based, so rules-centric.  BUT please DON'T get me wrong.  RULES are one of the key essentials that really makes Singapore stand out [until now] as one of the most admired places to live.  From chewing gum to gasoline/fuels gauge to smoking, Singapore has implemented its RULES perfectly BUT NOT ALL RULES ARE SPOKEN, dude☝☝☝

I've been into different circumstances across unique settings BUT often, the retort I would hear is:  ARE THERE RULES YET?  C'mon dude, do we have to wait for RULES to be laid out and announced at that?  In a much frustrating setting, even after RULES are laid out and announced, some would be skimming through the RULES announcement and look for that provision detailing penalties for breaching RULES❌❌❌

If I'll admit that I'm aghast with those 'noises', it's because in real life, besides those RULES that are laid out, there is a fair share of RULES that will remain unannounced, unlaid out.  And those unwritten RULES does NOT and will NOT absolve and shield us from breaching such RULES.  Penalties to breach unwritten RULES?  WHY do we need penalties💥💥💥

BTW, nothing earth-shaking with these unwritten OR unannounced RULES:

LIKE if you're at someone's house and the host will say they are tired, it's time to leave

LIKE never cut someone off until they're done talking

LIKE never stay in a call if you're in the company of others [unless it's an outlier like an emergency?]

Our takeaway:  WRITTEN or UNWRITTEN RULES, RULES are RULES and it no RULE gets devalued to the extent that it is least important to observe and comply with.  To put things bluntly, it's long overdue for us to recast things, to put things in the right perspective.  Let's break the jinx of RULES, WRITTEN or UNWRITTEN, getting either wantonly ignored or breached, sometimes with nary the slightest regret.  NOT ALL RULES ARE SPOKEN, dude😡😡😡