Praise for effortlessly ‘hanging’ Chinese triplets on the high-speed train with dad

BEIJING: A video of a father in China traveling on a high-speed train with triplets who were “hung” on their seats and quietly waiting to be fed, without tears or fuss, has gone viral on social media.

The triplets from Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin province, who are just eight months old, recently experienced their first ride on the high-speed train.

A popular online video shows the three babies comfortably ‘hanging’ in baby carriers attached to train seats.

The baby trio happily sucks on their pacifiers as they patiently wait for their father to feed them one after the other.

Occasionally they chew their fingers or exchange glances. The baby closest to the window even falls asleep peacefully.

“We were on a high-speed train from Changchun to Jilin, and it was time for their daily solid food, so I hung them on the seats to make eating easier,” the father, whose name was not made public, said in a report . of China Jilin Net.

Many netizens playfully referred to their arrangement as buying “hanging tickets,” marveling at the father’s clever solution.

Experienced parents explained that the ‘baby carriers’ typically used to transport babies can be hung on train seats, not only freeing their hands but also helping to keep the babies still.

Noisy children on high-speed trains have long been a problem for many passengers in China.

Cases of parents failing to control their disruptive children often spark heated debates on social media on the mainland.

In August, a female passenger from the southern province of Guangdong had to bounce a child around in the business class compartment for more than two hours while the child’s mother played with her phone.

When the passenger asked for a seat change, the mother said, “You are all adults, but my child is only two. What do you expect me to do? Don’t you have children?”

The mother even criticized other passengers for berating her child.

Although the law in China clearly states that passengers are not allowed to disturb others with loud noises and that those who “disrupt the order of public transport” can be punished.

In practice, disruptive children and their parents often experience no legal consequences.

The well-behaved triplets and their attentive father received an outpouring of praise on social media.

One person said: “These babies are so well behaved. No crying, no fuss.”

“This dad is amazing. A really great dad!” said another.

Others called for more tolerance on public transport, saying: “It is not normal for such young babies not to cry or fuss. Crying is what normal babies do. I hope that society can be more understanding of babies and young children.” – South China Morning Post