A colleague told me how she was journeying one day and a lady on the train was calmly painting her nails. She (said colleague) starts coughing, lady pays no attention. She increases the intensity of her cough hoping for some consideration, no luck. She then decides to speak up asking her to stop as it is aggravating her asthma. Lady says, I’m almost done just a few more nails. My colleague is in shock! She says, “can’t you see it is affecting me and others here?”, looking at other passengers hoping that they will contribute. Nobody bats an eyelid. Lady continues to paint.

The moral of the story? If you try to start a fight underground, you are on your own!

Happy Monday!