Dirty Eating Habits on Public Transport
Eating and drinking on public transport should be a total no-no ... it's whiffy, unsightly, gooey and fantastically dirty unncessary ...None of these grub munchers are really desperately hungry, they just feel like eating something ... no way is it essential to do it in confined, crowded spaces like buses or tubes ...
They've just got to organise their time better (get up early enough to eat before leaving the house) and plan their day more effectively; and even if a meal has been missed because of their incompetence or poor time-management ... well, just wait (it's not difficult, really) until the journey's finished...
What no-one seems to have pointed out here is that while on buses eating and drinking can be a bit annoying, on the tube left-over food attracts vermin, which is an actual health hazard. Most tube stations seem to have at least a few mice (some smell strongly of them), and I suspect that the only reason we don't see rats is that they are rather more shy.
What about cracking open a Christmas Hamper?
However there are special occasions when food and drink can be consumed. For example take a weary Christmas shopper returning with the spoils of festive retail merriment. In a moment of reflection the shopper could crak open one of their gifts - christmas hampers would be ideal - and share the luxury and joy of the presentBottom line - ban cooked or smelly food from public transport or at least show some consideration for those around you. Fine people who leave their litter on buses or trains or give courts the power to make them serve some kind of unpaid community service clearing the mess left by wrappers and spilt sticky drinks on public transport.
