People Watching: In Transit

When you're in big cities with lots of people, then you have lots of chances to see big things. Or at least the little things people wish you had missed.

Tram moments:



-A man trying to blow his nose the way I've seen skiers do it many times before: press against one nostril and blow hard to get rid of everything you want out of your nose. It didn't go so well for this man, and instead of get all the unnecessary mucus out of his nose and blown away onto the ground, he wound up with a long string of snot hanging out of his nose, swinging around. I'm sure he would have gotten away with it fine if he hadn't been doing it next to a tram stop where a semi-full tram was just pulling up.

-A woman with a kleenex or napkin (maybe toilet paper?) trying to find the best way to wipe her pretty-dog's butt. At least she was cleaning up after it.

Na metro:



-I was riding the up escalator, packed with people, and she was riding the down escalator alone. I was listening to my iPod but could still hear her burp echo through through the escalator transit tunnel. She continued on like nothing had happened.

-A young couple making out on the escalator down to the metro. There was no shame as his hand crept down her back to rhythmically squeeze her butt. They had it timed perfectly so that they came up for air just as it was time to get off the escalator.

Walking home:

-A man peeing into the bushes. He may have been giving me evil stares for gawking, but he was the one peeing in public.