Today, commuters were confronted with a nasty quarrel between two passengers which nearly erupted into fisticuffs and a brawl that nearly rolled-over into the mean streets of Los Angeles.
The ride was fairly uneventful, according to witnesses, until a twenty-something Latino gal reached up ceremoniously, unpinned her hair (at which point the whole "enchilada" fell below her shoulders in one fell swoop sending split ends this way 'n that), and began brushing the strands back vigorously into the faces of the passengers in the row of seats behind her.
Well, you can imagine how Mr. Manners reacted!
Depending on the hygiene of the woman, of course, it was unthinkable for the classless gal to subject all the passengers on a crowded bus to this kind of thoughtless “grooming” habit on the morning commute to work (or wherever she was schlepping to).
I expect quite a bit of head lice (nit and eggs, too) were suddenly scattered at least fifteen feet in every direction on the bus (judging by the length and breadth of the strong self-indulgent strokes she engaged in with a cheap oversize brush).
When one gent leaned over and pointed out that her rude behavior was upsetting the other passengers (and violating their space on the bus in the process) she fumed in broken English.
“People need shut up. I do what I want. You say nothing.”
At this juncture, she got up in a huff and stormed off the bus.
Sheesh!
The verdict is not in yet (as far as I am concerned) as to whether a gal making-up her face on a carrier is strictly taboo, too.
While a ballsy woman may not be “interfering” with another passenger’s space when she is sculpting her "look" by way of a dash of rouge on the cheeks and a dollop of ruby-red lipstick to the lips, I personally find the practice a bit tacky and vain.
Bottom line?
Mr. Manners urges that you do your grooming at home, gals!
Or, in the restroom at the office, before you slide behind your desk and clock in to work.
As Lady GaGa would say:
It's all in the details!
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