Why bother fixing your hair at home when you can just brush it while riding the subway? Why eat your tuna fish sandwich at home when you can just unwrap it in the movie theater?
Why schedule your gynecologist appointment at home when you can list the symptoms of your UTI while standing in line at Chop't?
It's no secret that there are certain things that should be done in secret–or at least in the privacy of your own home–that many New Yorkers fail to identify. True, most people go about doing their own thing and ignoring others, as we are taught to do, but that makes it no less disgusting when you are settling into a 3-hour movie with the smell of fish in your immediate vicinity*.
It's definitely funny (and provides great material for my blog), but it's pretty inconsiderate to other people. Here are my suggestions:
Ran out of time to fix your hair? Stop in a Starbucks bathroom (JK, they'll never give you the key), so use a store window to brush your hair to perfection.
Craving a tuna fish sandwich? EAT IT AT HOME.
Need a snack for the movie? Bring a non-smelly sandwich, OR be a normal person and
Desperately need that gyno appointment? At least wait until you're standing outside of Chop't so the average passerby has a decreased chance of hearing the entirety of your symptoms.
*However, I will share with you a fantastic travel tip I always use. Booked a ticket on a bus or train? Want the double seats all to yourself to stretch out?
Pack a tuna fish sandwich. Sure, it's rude and everyone will think you're a horrible human being, but I guarantee no one will sit down next to you. Enjoy the ride.
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