Since moving to New York City I have been amazed with the number of people. More than the sheer number of people, I have been amazed by how many different kinds of people there are. It is fascinating to watch! If you like to people watch, then we could probably be great friends. I have discovered that the subway is the BEST place to people watch! Why do people read books, play Candy Crush, or sleep when there is such great entertainment right in front of them?! Since we can't all ride the subway together and people watch as a team, I have decided to do a series in this blog about what I see on the subway. What I see ranges from sweet to interesting, funny to bizarre, and I hope you will be as charmed and entertained by my subway rides as I am. And now for the first "Today in the Subway:"
Today in the subway a woman sat down on the N train next to me. She was wearing a puffy black coat with a hood. She was an older woman and appeared Caucasian. She pulled something out of her bag and then her glasses out of her front pocket. I glanced over to see what she was reading, because, yes, I am that nosy. It was a menu! I laminated, bi-fold, picture-filled menu! She just quietly read her menu for at least three stops. I tried to see the name of the restaurant but could not lean that far without being totally obvious. I did see some Hebrew letters on the front, and the menu seemed like a kosher deli-type establishment. I have seen people read books, magazines, newspapers, even a "Vietnamese in a Flash" manual, but never before have I seen a passenger read a menu on the train!
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