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As gym users know, public gym exercise machines are for all of us to use. If there are 2 person wanting to use the only one machine there, they can share with each other by queuing up and not just sit on the machine set after set and monopolize it.
I was at Seng Kang gym just now, I tried to use the only low pulley cable row machine in that gym. I know what is gym etiquette, so every set I did, I will stand up, so that others can use. So i finished my second set with 4 more sets to go, this Caucasian foreigner (wearing sleeveless new balance shirt) came and monopolize the whole machine even though he was aware that I'm using the machine also. I stood a bit close behind him for a while because I want him to be aware that I'm queuing up behind him. He confronted me by saying " are you standing there for a reason or you just wanna annoy me ? ". So I replied " just want to share this machine" then he say " stand away from me, one more set". So I did move away for a while as it's his last set and I don't really want to make him angry as he is a huge guy (around 190cm) and I am a 163cm guy.
After a while, after I finished my fifth set with 1 more set to go, the Caucasian's Singaporean girlfriend came (wearing orange) and monopolize the machine. So I asked politely, can we share this machine ? She replied same as his Caucasian boyfriend " one more set ". After that she went away and discuss with his boyfriend about me as I can heard them talking. I feel that they are ganging up to test me. I felt bullied.
http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=119628
I was at Seng Kang gym just now, I tried to use the only low pulley cable row machine in that gym. I know what is gym etiquette, so every set I did, I will stand up, so that others can use. So i finished my second set with 4 more sets to go, this Caucasian foreigner (wearing sleeveless new balance shirt) came and monopolize the whole machine even though he was aware that I'm using the machine also. I stood a bit close behind him for a while because I want him to be aware that I'm queuing up behind him. He confronted me by saying " are you standing there for a reason or you just wanna annoy me ? ". So I replied " just want to share this machine" then he say " stand away from me, one more set". So I did move away for a while as it's his last set and I don't really want to make him angry as he is a huge guy (around 190cm) and I am a 163cm guy.
After a while, after I finished my fifth set with 1 more set to go, the Caucasian's Singaporean girlfriend came (wearing orange) and monopolize the machine. So I asked politely, can we share this machine ? She replied same as his Caucasian boyfriend " one more set ". After that she went away and discuss with his boyfriend about me as I can heard them talking. I feel that they are ganging up to test me. I felt bullied.
http://talkback.stomp.com.sg/forums/showthread.php?t=119628