A man chewing gum. I mean it was like watching a cow chew grass - the most horrendous sight ever might I add. Not only in what it looked like, but also in what it sounded like. Like when someone chews with their mouth open. Ugh, who wants to see that? Not me. It's almost like he woke up, rolled out of bed, got dressed, forgot to brush his teeth, got on the subway, popped in a piece of gum and proceeded to chew his morning breath away. I had never seen anything quite like it. The intensity with which this man chewed his gum would have had my jaw muscles in pain within seconds. This guys was at it for fifteen, maybe twenty minutes.
And it's not like I wanted to watch, but I just couldn't help it. I mean did he really think that it was ok to behave like that or was he just so oblivious to the entire situation that he just didn't care? Either way, I was not exactly thrilled to be sitting across from him, listening to that smacking sound his gum was making. And to top it all off, all the saliva that was being produced as a result of the gum was now gathering itself at the side of his mouth, forming a frothy looking gunk that I was hoping he would wipe off with his sleeve. Of course that didn't happen, so I simply had to look away and try to block out the sound until it was time for me to get off.
So there you have Lesson #19. Simply put, keep your mouth closed while chewing gum or you might resemble an animal to those around you.
