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Beijing to punish passengers who eat on subway
- yhoneycomb 7y agoGood, that way the subways will stay clean. Were you implying this was supposed to be a bad thing?
- keiferski 7y agoThe subway is in theory an extension of public space. Banning eating from public spaces feels a bit draconian, but then again, it’s China, an authoritarian nation. Not to mention the obvious fact that you could allow food but strongly enforce anti-littering laws. As messy and decrepit (especially now) the NYC metro system is, it’s actually pretty successful at transferring city culture into the transportation system. It feels like something would be lost if all the cars and stations were replaced with spotless plastic modern ones.
- stanski 7y agoThis is a little freaky. Like something out of Black Mirror.
- zhte415 7y agoNo one eats on the Beijing subway anyway. Some context for non-China subway readers: Compared to NA/EU, staffing is very high. All bags must go through x-ray scanners when entering any station. Any bottle of water is suspect and needs a sip from, a trusting nod from security (like: supermarket shopping) or to be discarded. 2-4 security staff and an x-ray machine or two are at any entrance to a ticket hall at all subway stations. I've never seen someone chomp down a hamburger or jianbing when going through an entrance. I've actually never seen someone eat on a train on daily subway commutes in Beijing, Shanghai yes but not a lot and not in rush hour. Beijing subway also has an 'attendant' (someone in uniformed black with an arm band, not police, just 'security') for every 2-3 carriages of every train going through 'downtown' (not sure Beijing has a downtown, but within the 3rd rind road). Other China subways don't have this, it's a Beijing thing.
- hairytrog 7y agoThe number and extent of laws is proportional to the populace's incivility.