Many taxi drivers in Singapore have no qualms helping passengers load and unload things from their cab.

Expecting anything more from taxi drivers, though, might just be a tad unreasonable.

Take for instance this lady who allegedly insisted that a taxi driver carry a heavy box up to her home, only to lecture him when he refused.

Lectured for not carrying box up to house

One taxi driver took to Facebook group Singapore Taxi Driver on Dec. 17 to rant about a passenger he recently picked up.

According to his post, this is a summary of what happened:

• At around 3pm, he said that he picked up a lady and a primary school girl from IKEA Alexandra.
• Their destination was a condominium in Bukit Batok.
• They had with them a carton box -- approximately one metre long and according to Ng, "freaking heavy".
• The driver claimed that he helped to load this "heavy box" on to his vehicle at IKEA, and also unloaded it when they arrived at their destination.
• At the condominium lobby, the lady asked if the driver could help her carry the box up to her house.
• He declined to help.
• The lady supposedly lectured him, saying that "all other taxi drivers has no problem to help [sic]". She also pointed out that she is a "woman with young kids", and could not possibly carry the heavy item.
• The driver did not budge, and eventually drove off.

"Not your job"

This incident angered the driver, who felt that the lady was trying to save on delivery charges by getting him to do "free labour" for her.

And in response to the post, several netizens have expressed empathy for the driver, saying that he is not obligated to help her carry her things.

Driver comments

The driver also commented, saying that "many taxi drivers will be glad to help to load and unload" a passenger's items from their vehicle.

However, he said that passengers should make "arrangements for shifting of heavy stuff", instead of taking advantage of the taxi driver's kindness:

This is a screenshot of the Facebook post:

Top photo screenshot from YouTube video.