Have you ever thought of how it feels like to be a sardine, cramped up in an airtight container?
Well…you do not have to be a member of the Herring Family, Clupeidea, to understand how it feels when packed in an oil-filled can. It only costs two dollars ($2.00) to get a taste of it.
Get up early, join the morning rush, buy yourself a Metrocard, and hop on the subway. You will most likely than not, get a first hand look on a commuter rush as it unfolds.
Take for instance, the E train, notorious for its packed cars and body jams. Get to the tail end of the train around 8:30 in the morning and witness the repeated humiliation of people trying to squeeze themselves in to make it on time for work.
As if it is not embarrassing enough to be caught on the closing doors as you force your way through the unbelievably congested car, the packed space makes it even more insufferable as people remain immobilized from station to station, waiting for an airspace to make a body turn. The ride may take a minute, but it feels forever when you are next to someone who releases unsavory air wherever it comes out. Get the picture?
