Actually Acceptable in a NY Subway: Blowing Bubbles

New York Subways are hilarious. Hilarious for the fact that this is literally millions of people's mode of transportation and we all hate it. The rest of America uses their ride to work to unwind, relax, let out some steam, etc. New Yorkers use a public service and just share a space with strangers they'll never talk to and just be miserable.

On the plus side, you can get away with a lot on the NY subway- right homeless people? (sidenote- the internet doesn't make fun of homeless people enough- they can be super annoying and they can't defend themselves over the internet). In this bi-annual semi-quartley feature, we look at one thing anyone can get away with on the subway. This time: Blowing Bubbles.

Soap bubbles. It's a very innocent thing. So innocent that I've seen a little girl do this on a semi-crowded F train on a Friday night, and my initial thought was: 'how cute'. A quick scan of the rest of the train car and no one seemed to mind at all. The bubbles didn't stray pass a 2 feet from the blower, plus it was refreshing to see a happiness on the train. This would still be acceptable on a crowded subway, granted the little girl was sitting and in no danger of spilling the bubble solution, because honestly people wouldn't notice and if they did- it's soap bubbles.

An adult would still be able to get away with blowing bubbles. If I saw a grown person consciously blowing bubbles, be it for their enjoyment or to sell something or to even annoy the rest of the train, I could put up with that. People listening to music is 10 times as annoying as being touched by a bubble. Again- the blower must have a secure handle on not spilling the solution. I can't stress that enough. If that sticky water spills you crossed the threshold into irreversible asshole. Why? Because people had to move.

It would be weird to see a bunch of people blowing bubbles on a crowded subway train. Then after about 2 minutes it wouldn't be. Then after another 2 minutes, you'd be amused by other people who just got into the car's initial reactions. Then after another 2 minutes, you'd pretty much forget about it.

One final note: this is in no way affiliated with blowing bubble gum. Do not do that on the subway. It's something in your mouth that you are showing to people. Less crowded cards with a buffer of an empty seat on each side- whatever. But if I'm sitting next to someone blowing a bubble, that messes with my peripheral vision. It makes me conscience and aware of an imminent-ish danger. So if you're gonna blow a bubble- blow bubbles instead.

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