Personal Hygiene

There are some days when I am just plain grossed out by what I see on trains, buses, walking around town, or even sitting in my office.

Today one of my fellow straphangers decided it was in good taste to clip his nails on the train. Yep.

Not a day goes by where I don't see someone pick their nose or their ears. And yes, I have seen adults, adults mind you not children (ok, not just children) then proceed to put their finger in their mouth. I once sat next to a guy who after picking his nose rolled his booger around in his fingers. I decided to free up my seat and move far away from him.

And then the thing that really grosses me out the most--probably because it is the most common--spitting. I seriously have to watch where I step or I'd be stepping in people's phlegm every tenth step! Also, all kinds of noises apparently are necessary to spit. So, this one day, I'm in my office finishing up lunch, and a guy is spitting/throwing up in the trash can outside my office. It was disgusting! I lost my appetite. And had a hard time not throwing up myself. (Unfortunately it was the day I decided to eat Taco Bell too!)

So here's a little advice to public spitters, nose pickers, ear wax eaters and public nail clippers: STOP! YOU ARE NOT INVISIBLE! I CAN SEE YOU AND SO CAN EVERYONE ELSE! PLEASE DO THESE THINGS IN PRIVATE!

Thank you very much. (Read this in Andy Kaufman voice of Latka.)