I was at a crowded Subway yesterday. As I was standing in line, a large group of Asians got up and left, leaving their table in a revolting shamble. Since the people behind the counter were hardly lounging about, the odds of the table getting cleaned any time soon seemed unlikely….and sure enough, by the time I got there, I had to remove the refuse myself. Hardly a mission, but then again I certainly didn’t sterilize the table to the point that a new customer wouldn’t be offended.

Interestingly, the table in question was quote large, so at the other end, several more Asians sat down….amid the filth…and proceded to sit there…eating among the filth. It just seemed very interesting to me, the passivity on display. Believe me, I know a lot of Americans wouldn’t clean up someone elses mess, but I doubt many would passively sit in someone elses squalor.

Oh yeah, the Germna family at the table next to ours…when they did leave…..spotless…as was mine