Currently,somecitiesareconsideringafoodbanonsubways,whichhassparkedheateddiscussion.Somepeoplesayfoodshouldbebannedbecauseofthetrashandratstheyattract.And,garbagefromdiscardedfoodcancausetrackfires.Beyondsanitaryandmechanicalconcerns,foodcanalsofiielfistfights,aswasdiscoveredlastweekbyonepassengerwhocriticizedawomaneatingsteamedstuffedbunonthesubway.
However,someothersareopposedtotheidea.Theyarguethatpeopklikeeatinginthetraininthemorningbecausetheydon’thaveenoughtimetoeatattheirhousesorrestaurants.Sometimesthatmaybetheonlytimeormealatransitridermaybeabletoeatespeciallywhentravelinglongdistances.Besides,therearepeople,forexamplediabetics,whodorequirefoodatvarioustimestomaintainblood-sugarlevels.
Personalty,rmagainstthebanbecmiseofthehugeinconvenienceitwouldcausecommuters,andtheexpenseinvolvedinenforcingit.Still,Ibelieveweshouldhavealittlecommoncourtesy.Ithinkweallhaveresponsibilitytotrytotreatoursubwaysystemandfellowriderswithrespect,andthatextendstofoodaswell.