Comments on: Metro: Some Thoughts On Eating and Drinking

By: washwords

washwords — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:52:43 +0000

ha ha ha. as you know I lovvvveee to snark, analyze and generally theorize on the many, many ways the Metro can be a kinder, gentler place.

Among the sins waaaaaay worse than eating on the metro are:

* constructing modern art out of newspapers. “I call this one ‘Angry Sea at Midnight’!”

*TALKING (aka YELLING) into your cell phone or to the person next to you.

*the agkljadglkjagljkf point frickin bags these girls like to jam right into my nose.

*taking up more than one seat in rush hour and not getting it. We see you.

*Yelling at/lecturing people for eating or drinking on the train. lordie.

That said, eating/drinking IS against Washwords’ Personal Code of Metro Conduct That All Should Abide by if: you are a chomper (chomp chomp chompity), you are eating something gross, the food/drink in question is alcohol and you are 1) a teenage girl (LIKE OMIGOD and then like JON SAID THE FUNNIEST THING AND I WAS LIKE, wait, what’s that? what? ) or 2) a frat boy.

I think that sums it all up clearly. There should really be no more confusion.
You’re welcome.

By: Big Smith

Big Smith — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:58:05 +0000

Go back to NY then. No food on the METRO.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:34:25 +0000

I remember you talking about how the signs convinced you

I think that the idea of saying “no food or drink” being silly is precisely my point-if you can bring food on the metro, then there is always going to be the possibility to make a mess, even if you aren’t eating it. So since you can’t outlaw that, you shouldn’t outlaw eating/drinking-just making a big mess/littering should be fine-worthy.

Further-there is a metro cleaning staff. They clean the trains and the platforms fairly regularly. Couple that with the idea that there are already rats and stuff running around and the idea of eating and drinking a little leading to either a messy train system (that is already cleaned) or attracting vermin (that is already there) seems equally silly to me.

I think the supposed benefits of these laws are not nearly as weighty as the privilege to eat on the train, and that the scope of disaster without them is drastically overstated.

But I totally respect your right not to eat on the train

By: Anice

Anice — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:43:30 +0000

Too funny that you wrote about this, as it’s something to which I’ve given much thought as well. As you may know, I employ some moral relativism especially when it comes to externally imposed rules and laws (refer to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development – I just like to think I’m more evolved.) I used to eat on metro because I thought it was a stupid rule. however, the signs with the rats actually convinced me of the usefulness of the rule because sometimes, even at my most careful, I do drop crumbs. So, now I, in general, follow the rule.

Also, can you imagine if they said no food or drink on the train at all? how rediculous. how would they check? what about people who rely on the train for transportation to groceries. You’re so silly.