New York Minute 118 - Unsanitary

In addition to the many unpleasant things that we encounter on the subway - crowds, panhandlers, dirt, the smell, slow or interrupted service, puddles and slippery surfaces in bad weather, loud music (it's back!), creeps, and dangerous people - two other things give me a bad feeling with I see them on the trains even though they aren't nasty things at all.

The first is people in dressed in their hospital uniforms. My question is, can't they change into these clothes when they get to work? Given that infections cause death and injury to tens of thousands of hospital patients each year, do you really wanted to be treated by someone who was just sitting on a bench where some down and out addict spent the night? It just doesn't seem sanitary.

The second thing that bothers me is seeing a cart of prepared food on the subway, usually being shepherded around by an Asian or Mexican/Central American guy who looks like he slept in the kitchen where the food was prepared. If you're going to cater an event or a luncheon, why not order from a restaurant that's within walking distance? Is it really worth ordering lunch from Chinatown if it has to be delivered via a fifty-block subway ride? 

I see both of these things frequently. I saw them this morning, and I'm sorry, but I just lost my appetite. I wouldn't want to get food poisoning and have to be admitted to an unsanitary hospital.

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