These days, the topic of "curtains are hung on the lower bunks of the train, and young people don't let the old people sit" has been at a high point of public opinion.
The reason is that not long ago, when an elderly person was taking the train, he had no place to sit because he bought a middle and upper bunk.
At this time, it was found that the young man in the lower bunk covered the bed with a curtain, so that the old man had "no place to stand"!
Seeing this situation, the old man was very angry and took a video and posted it on the Internet for everyone to comment.
As a result, the topic successfully detonated in the comment section......
Just when everyone was arguing, the mainstream media quoted an expert's opinion, which once again added fuel to the fire.
Let the topic burn more and more......
Chen Yinjiang, deputy secretary-general of the Consumer Rights Protection Law Research Association of the China Law Society, said——
Considering the actual situation of the elderly, if the young people do buy the lower berth, they are also encouraged to switch places with the elderly and provide them with some help and convenience.
It was this sentence "Encourage young people and old people who buy lower bunks to change places", which stabbed the hornet's nest!
Originally, many people had heated up debates about whether the lower berth on the train could be provided for others to sit on and hang curtains.
Judging from the general trend, the majority of people support the practice that those who buy the lower berth have the right to hang curtains......
After all, tickets on the train are expensive, and the lower berth is more expensive than the middle and upper bunks, and those who spend more money to buy the lower berth have no reason to harm their rights to the welfare of others.
At this time, someone took out Expert Chen's words "out of context" to fan the flames, successfully triggering a traffic boom!
That's right, I'm talking "out of context"!
Because this expert Chen Yinjiang didn't just say this half sentence, he still has a whole paragraph of theoretical output, why don't you listen to it calmly?
It turned out that when Expert Chen expressed his views on the controversy caused by the "hanging curtains on the lower bunk", the full text was expressed like this-
Since it is the consumer who spends money to buy the lower berth, and the price of the lower berth itself is higher than the price of the middle and upper berths. As long as he does not affect the normal rest and normal use of others, he has the right to make some reasonable use in the position and space he purchased, including hanging a curtain, putting a piece of clothing, etc., all within a reasonable range.
This passage shows that experts look at the problem from the perspective of consumer rights protection and support the move of laying curtains under the door.
(Those netizens who shout and shout to kill experts, can you calm down?)
The expert then went on to say the second paragraph -
The railway authorities need to take into account the actual needs of consumers of different ages, and to design a more user-friendly and comfortable riding environment. Young people's demand for personalized and private spaces should also be respected.
At the same time, we should also take into account the actual situation of the elderly, if the young people are indeed in the lower bunk, they are also encouraged to go to the elderly to change places, provide them with some help and convenience, we respect each other, understand each other, and jointly create a good riding environment.
This passage is an expert advocating good social customs and habits of respecting the elderly and loving the young.
While respecting the "private space needs" of young people, young people who buy lower berths are encouraged to switch places.
The words of experts are all prerequisites and scenarios......
Regrettably, some unscrupulous media have taken "quotes out of context" without authorization, only intercepted the incomplete opinions of experts, and spread them in a round-the-end manner......
And some netizens didn't carefully observe and screen, so they blindly began to spray indiscriminately!
This is not what a harmonious society should be......
Write at the end
In fact, regarding the problem of the elderly taking the train to buy tickets, the relevant departments have already paid attention to it and began to think of countermeasures!
In January 2024, the Ministry of Transport, the State Railway Administration and other six departments jointly issued the Notice on Further Strengthening Barrier-free Travel Services for the Elderly:
It is clearly required to optimize and improve the ticketing functions such as the 12306 website and mobile phone client, and promote the realization of automatic identification and priority arrangements for the elderly to choose the lower berth.
I hope that every kind and simple old man can be treated well;
At the same time, it is also hoped that the basic rights of young people will be protected and that they will not always be kidnapped by morality......