Tell me about eating in the subway

The topic of eating in the subway is not a new topic. We often see it in the subway. In fact, in my opinion, it is a public topic that involves everyone, because it happens in a public space. People who eat seem to be feeding their own stomachs, but in fact they are still affecting the feelings of others!

First, let’s analyze the reasons why “diners” in the subway (it seems that this noble word should not be given to these people) eat in the subway, so that we can analyze it more easily. Are his reasons valid?

First, hungry! If you are eating pancakes, steamed buns, crab cakes, etc., you will think that you really haven't had time to eat and you are very hungry, so you will seize the time to solve this problem on the subway on your way.

Second, greedy! He hadn't eaten snacks for a long time, so he quickly went to the supermarket to buy snacks and carried them into the subway. He found a seat and sat down. He was so greedy that he said, "No, I have to eat some." So he took out all kinds of snacks and relished them. Eat it.

Third, busy! "I'm too busy and don't have time to eat at home or work, so I'll eat something on the subway."

As for the reason why you are so "hungry", I don't think you can eat this kind of food in the subway. It won't starve you to death, nor will it make you faint from hunger. However, when you feed your belly with gusto, your eating posture and the sound of eating will affect everyone in the subway car. Even if your eating posture is elegant and silent, the pancake roll you eat is made from a box of green onions or leeks. The smell will always permeate the confined space and invade everyone's nasal cavity. It will be better on hazy days because many people wear masks. People with colds will be better off because their noses are not breathable. Do you need everyone else to wear masks just for your meal in the subway? ? How hungry are you? While you feed yourself, you disgust others. You satisfy your own appetite, but you touch the bottom line of civilization. Therefore, what you call "very hungry", I only agree that it is "hungry" that lacks spiritual food. Don't patronize your material food, but also lick your spiritual food. Otherwise, if you gain more meat, it may not be valuable.

As for the reason for being particularly "greedy", everyone has a greedy worm in their stomach. This cannot be denied, but when you are greedy, can you eat whatever you want? Foods that are particularly popular in the subway include "potato chips", "ice cream" and "melon seeds". When I talk about melon seeds, I think of "Brother Melon Seeds" last year. The scene of being beaten in public is vivid in my mind, which triggered discussions among many netizens. Most of the people gave their full support to the white-collar man who couldn't bear it anymore. They knocked melon seeds on the ground and the sound echoed throughout the carriage. We cannot pray that there will be a "hero to save the public" in every subway car, and we will take action when it is time to take action. After all, the use of force to solve the problem is not what a civilized society advocates. But when these "greedy people" eat in the subway to satisfy their own cravings, don't they imagine that you are "tempting" others in a special way? There are ignorant children in the subway, and the demonstration effect is particularly obvious when you are eating.

About "busy". The so-called "busy" actually means laziness. There is no time to eat at home, no time to eat at work (maybe the company does not allow eating in the office), the journey is too long and it is too late, etc. These reasons are actually "I am too busy". Can't you get up earlier in the morning? Since you can’t eat at home, can’t you eat outside the subway and then enter the subway? You can’t eat it outside the subway, so you can’t wrap it up and put it in your bag, then find a private space to digest it after you get out of the subway? , and some people are not working during working hours. In fact, his mentality is that he does not have a sense of civilization and does not know where to do what.

When we see someone saying that "eating in the subway" is uncivilized, these "diners" will often give you a roll of the eyes, meaning: "I like to eat or not, you are a dog with a mouse." "Mind your own business!" What's more, they shouted bad words and some even got into fights. As a result, the civilized people are bullied, and the evildoers show off their power.

I remember that at the beginning, the "Beijing Rail Transit Operation Safety Regulations (Draft)" was publicly solicited for public opinion, which proposed that passengers should be prohibited from eating and drinking on subway staircases, elevators, passages, and carriages. Violators will be fined by the city transportation department. The administrative department shall impose a warning or a fine of not less than 50 yuan but not more than 500 yuan. The clause immediately sparked heated discussion and debate. Some support it and some do not. Supporters believe that civilized travel should be promoted. Opponents believe that urban white-collar workers have tight working hours in the morning and should be more tolerant of eating breakfast on the subway. But the problem is, I'm afraid all the perfume brands in the world can't resist the aroma of a pancake in a subway car.

Every time we discuss a problem, someone will always ask the opposite question. For example, if you say that you are not allowed to defecate in a subway car, someone will ask, "What should I do if my child can't hold it in? Is he going to pee in his pants?"; if you say that eating is not allowed in a subway car, someone will immediately say , what should I do if someone has low blood sugar? He will faint if he doesn’t eat. This reflects the public psychology that everything has exceptions. Your rules cannot be so rigid, and different handling methods must be given to different people. But what are the rules? Rules are an agreement reached after compromise by the public. It is impossible to take care of everyone, but can only take care of the majority as much as possible. The promulgation of a law can bind everyone if it is passed by more than a majority of people. Therefore, as long as a majority of people believe that such behavior should be prohibited, we should pass such a rule.

Of course, the issue of eating in the subway does reflect the quality and cultivation of the people. I think the reason why the "Beijing Rail Transit Operation Safety Regulations" do not stipulate "fasting" reflects the boundaries and scope of legal and moral constraints. After all, this regulation is a "safety" regulation. There will not be a safe time for eating, and a pancake and fruit will not smoke a person or a group of people. But I think it can appear in the "Code of Civilized Behavior". Start from a young age. , starting from ourselves, in schools and units, we should encourage the development of civilized habits and put an end to uncivilized behaviors.

Our GDP is already second, but our visa-free passport ranking is still 87th. Our population ranks first in the world, but our happiness index ranks 83rd. We complain that people from other countries exclude mainlanders, and that Hong Kong people don’t like mainlanders. Even though we can confidently say: "You can't be arrogant and prejudiced," but if we look at the data in the figure below, we will find that there is indeed a big gap. Every citizen needs to start with a little bit of civilization. We want to chase happiness, we want to feel happiness!