carpark etiquettes

Argh, I hate to update my blog with issues which are not nice. I want to present you a case to consider. You may think I'm in the wrong or you may agree with me wholeheartedly. Here it is:

First, I would like to ask a few questions:
Who do you think is right?
A- Car 1 has been waiting at the entrance of a carpark in hope of someone walking in to collect his car so that Car1 can take that lot.
B-Car2 is also waiting in the carpark but at some random spot. Hoping to take any lot nearby lot that is to be vacated.

Now, Consider this:
Someone appears and Car 1 follows him, Car 2 is not very near the 'to-be-vacated' carpark lot however Car1 and that someone passes by Car 2 and now Car 2 decides to cut Car1 and drives near the lot. Car 1 switches on his hazard lights to signal that he is waiting for the lot. Car 2 follows suit but fails to get the lot.

The occupants of Car 2 decides to confront the driver of Car 1, citing reasons such as Car 1 cutting off Car 2 from taking the lot.

By now, you should be a little confused.

And yes, I'm Car 1.

What if the driver of Car 2 is female and decides to use her gender as leverage( in fact, the most irritating thing is that her bf(presumably) was the one who tried to use this by telling me "be a gentleman". Is it really applicable in this situation? should a male driver "be a gentleman" and give way to her?

I feel that its quite a controversial issue here and it is very interesting to think about.

Especially, recently there was a guy who wrote in the newspapers that he chose a foreign bride because he felt that sg girls dun know what they want - treated as the fairer gender or treated on equal levels. Obviously, that guy was slammed by 2 female readers who wrote in to comment about his writings.

I feel that in today's context, his point may be valid to a certain extend. But not because sg girls dun know wad that they want. Rather, our society is changing and this change affects how we should respond to our daily events and even redefine social norms, acceptables and non-acceptables. For example, organ donation reimbursement was considered the a definite no-no in the yesteryears because it opens up the possibility for illicit organ trading.

wah lao eh, who cares about such a rule when you're dying, in need of a kidney, have lots of cash to spare and have quite a high position in society? see what i mean.

Now, lets go back to our main point. I guess our society is still in the period of change and new/old norms are not yet well defined. However, I feel that the rules of engagement in carparks still hold regardless of gender.

Its really obvious when someone is in contest with your elusive carpark lot and things can heat up really fast. If in doubt, do not challenge. If you're absolutely sure that you're right, then do it. However, exercise caution as necessary.

lol. goodnite