We all know how much of a struggle it is to get on that Baruch bound train in the morning. Sleepy eyed, we put our headphones in and shut ourselves out. We try to avoid eye contact with the guy sitting across from you, don’t wanna seem weird and all. Then, a voice rapidly shouts out that due to signal problems, your Downtown 6 train has been delayed. You put your head down and sigh, feeling the awkward moment that will come when you walk into your Accounting class 20 minutes late, again. Yet, you persevere, knowing that its better to be late than miss class all together. So maybe the MTA has it out for us students, or maybe they just need some work. In the long run, they’re not too bad at what they do. Maybe compared to European nations they could be cleaner and more on time, but Germany and France don’t have to deal with millions of New Yorkers every, single, day. I guess we just need to take one for the team on occasion, and remember that the MTA is a symbol, and as “New York” as it gets.
An all too familiar image.
