Thursday, February 19, 2015

ABOUT THE MTA ETIQUETTE CAMPAIGN By Yvonne


  •     Just the other day, on the No. 6 downtown line a banker type didn’t budge from the door.
  •     A woman had a value box of 12 packs of Doritos, she ate one bag while talking to her friend with his backpack on.
  •     Man spread seems to be spreading. 



I have a theory about the MTA etiquette campaign running  on subway cars. It’s not working. I think it’s not working because the figures in the campaign don’t look human. They look like  technicolor versions of The Blue Man Group.  I wonder if real people were used if the campaign would resonate better with real people.  The lady who was enjoying her Doritos probably thought the sign was directed at a red male stick figure. So, she just munched on.

What do you think?


Monday, February 2, 2015

IGNORANCE IS BLISS, BUT NOT THIS BLISS By Yvonne

 
This gorgeous baby girl is the daughter of my wonderful niece, Mia.

Her name is Bliss. She's bright, smiles easily and is adored by her family and likewise.  She is hard of hearing in one ear, that’s why she wears a hearing aid.

“Is she wearing Bluetooth?” a man recently asked my niece.  Mia much more gracious than I would be under the circumstance politely answered, “No.” 

“While it was one of dumbest questions, it really tickled me, ” she said. “He was visibly embarrassed, it was an awkward elevator ride after that.” Some have even asked how did they discover she was deaf at such a young age. Mia explains to them that Bliss isn’t deaf; she’s hard of hearing. She feels that answering these questions gives people who really don’t mean any harm, information. I applaud her sensitivity and patience.

I know that children can say the darndest things, but adults sure can ask the stupidest questions. What do you think?