Word: subways
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...never realized how truly diverse American society is until now. I walk down crowded streets, and ride in crowded subway trains, and without fail, I am the only non-Japanese person to be seen. People are usually too polite to stare, but I realize how different I must look...
...hour and a half commute to work each way is definitely draining, but quite an interesting experience nonetheless. There is absolutely no comparison to the Japanese subway experience, especially during rush hour. Bodies are packed into the train literally like sardines. There are even hired attendants who stand on the platforms and push people in, waving a white flag once all dangling body parts are cleared from the doors...
Heard of the Subway "Sandwich Artist...
Perhaps the people at the MTA have a sick sense of humor, but they're probably just incompetent and out of touch. After all, MTA executives don't have to ride the subway--chauffeured cars transport them to work and back. Thus, MTA fails to institute simpler and more cost effective ways of improving the subways, like adding more trains during rush hour, fixing broken air conditioning systems and keeping stations and trains cleaner...
...trying to prepare its passengers for this reduction in subway safety with large posters in subway cars that announce that the cryptic "OPTO" will soon be featured on some subway lines. The acronym OPTO is spelled in huge letters; underneath, in smaller characters, the poster informs passengers that OPTO actually stands for One Person Train Operation. Does the MTA really believe that people are so gullible that the use of an acronym written in foot high letters will convince them that this policy is desirable? What's next, posters trumpeting EDAT to prepare travelers for Extra Derailments At Night...