Comments on: Subway learnings http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/ Random Musings. Imaginary readers. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: In full agreement with Bush and Cheney at Almost As Good As Chocolate http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/comment-page-1/#comment-829 In full agreement with Bush and Cheney at Almost As Good As Chocolate Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:11:46 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/#comment-829 [...] Once I moved to NYC, Purell has become my constant companion. I love using the subway and use it to get around town all the time. However, I hate touching the subway bars — I mean can you blame me? At the very least over a thousand people have touched the same bar just that day. Of that thousand, I bet you that a good chunk of them are sick and a whole bunch of them haven’t washed their hands in a while! So, on occasion, if I can, I hook my arm around the bar instead so only my clothes are touching the bar. But in rush hour sometimes you absolutely have to hang onto a top bar. In those situations, Purell to the rescue. G, a friend from California who visited, is just as careful and we had hilarious subway episodes, clinging onto the bars with the crooks of our arms! [...] [...] Once I moved to NYC, Purell has become my constant companion. I love using the subway and use it to get around town all the time. However, I hate touching the subway bars — I mean can you blame me? At the very least over a thousand people have touched the same bar just that day. Of that thousand, I bet you that a good chunk of them are sick and a whole bunch of them haven’t washed their hands in a while! So, on occasion, if I can, I hook my arm around the bar instead so only my clothes are touching the bar. But in rush hour sometimes you absolutely have to hang onto a top bar. In those situations, Purell to the rescue. G, a friend from California who visited, is just as careful and we had hilarious subway episodes, clinging onto the bars with the crooks of our arms! [...]

]]> By: Chudmoney http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Chudmoney Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:40:09 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/#comment-234 Having lived in New York (ok New Jersey) for years, your comment on making eye contact in the subway made me laugh. That's rule #1 in NYC... don't make eye contact, and if you do, surely don't engage the person. Being in California now, I sometimes miss that separation. Californians love to chat up perfect strangers, which can be a little difficult to get used to. Having lived in New York (ok New Jersey) for years, your comment on making eye contact in the subway made me laugh. That’s rule #1 in NYC… don’t make eye contact, and if you do, surely don’t engage the person.

Being in California now, I sometimes miss that separation. Californians love to chat up perfect strangers, which can be a little difficult to get used to.

]]> By: Shripriya http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Shripriya Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:09:27 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/#comment-193 Ha ha. I do the same thing. That's why I love winter -- gloves!! Ha ha. I do the same thing. That’s why I love winter — gloves!!

]]> By: George http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/comment-page-1/#comment-192 George Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:08:16 +0000 http://shripriya.com/blog/2006/10/15/nyc-subway/#comment-192 I also learned something from my recent trip to NYC when I rode the subway for the first time. You can hook your arm around the pole instead of using your hand to minimize the contamination :P I also learned something from my recent trip to NYC when I rode the subway for the first time. You can hook your arm around the pole instead of using your hand to minimize the contamination :P

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