For some reason, there’s a prohibition on eating or drinking on or near anything to do with public transit, in many transit systems around the globe. I don’t understand why this stricture exists. Why not prohibit eating or drinking on public streets as well?
“For some reason, there’s a prohibition on eating or drinking on or near anything to do with public transit, in many transit systems around the globe. I don’t understand why this stricture exists.”
For what it’s worth (zero!), I like the rule. I used to commute into NYC and on the ride home, often somebody near me would be eating something smelly such as Indian food or something loud and crunchy like a loaf of bread. (Yes, they sell loaves of bread in Grand Central which some people eat on the train home. There is a brilliant eating habit.) Anyway, I would prefer a quiet, non-smelly ride home without crumbs on the seats and food liter on the floor. (Drinking is allowed, which I am all for!)
Could be hangover from 911 fearing toxin WMD in sandwich spread via dropped
residue and tracked everywhere by other passengers’ feet. Lucky he wasn’t
shot the way cops are antsy. He’s lucky they didn’t plant anything illegal in his
bag. Being a minority is in his favor as some favored entity will come to his
defense. If he was white, he would be expendable. He probably voted for the
Communists who enabled this stupid law to exist. Elections have consequences
and his votes came back to haunt him.
Give it time...