A Singaporean family of six on holiday in Vietnam had paid extra to book the lower bunks of a sleeper train cabin — only to find two elderly passengers already occupying them.
However, when they stood their ground and asked the elderly pair to move, netizens slammed them as rude and entitled.
A TikTok clip of the incident, posted by Low Xiaoqi under the handle @missyqiqi on Jan 5, has since garnered more than 102,200 views, 767 reactions and 43 comments.
The minute-long clip shows the elderly passengers having unpacked their belongings, with the man sitting on one lower bunk and the woman resting barefoot on the other.
The incident took place on Dec 17, 2025, when Ms Low’s family was traveling on a sleeper train from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang. “I was confused and shocked because I thought I had the wrong cabin,” the 42-year-old told Stomp.
In the video, she tries to explain to the elderly man that they had booked the lower bunks for their family. But he continually gestures toward the upper bunks, while the language barrier makes communication difficult.
