You can find everything there. Between the guy who sells his half-expired perfumes and sprinkles the women of a whole wagon in the hope of selling his junk, the young people who improvise some hip-hop movements, the drug addict family man who hopes to grab some money or the nutty that warns, eyes bulging, that the end of the world is approaching and that it is better to be at peace with Jesus, there is always something happening in the New York subways. Even when nothing is happening.
Le boom des «emotional pets»
The diversity of people is fascinating. The hairstyles, the attitudes, the looks, too. No, really: the regulars may well rail against delays, long journeys or work that shakes up the lines during the weekends, spending hours in subways almost became a hobby for me. This concentrate of life (s) is ideal for finding inspiration. Moreover, the subways are not only filled with nice crazy people, lost or passive commuters, headphones in their ears and a big cup of coffee in their hands. They are also full of particularly creative people. And the most imaginative are not always those we think. They are often dog owners.
Turkey, opossum or spider
In the United States, animals are king. We often border on the irrational: the boom in emotional pets leads to abuse. On the pretext that your animal is of immense psychological support, you can take it quite easily with you on the plane, and moreover for free. Summon shrinkage, deep sadness, and presto, your favorite pig, the one supposed to appease you, flies away with you. When it’s not a turkey, opossum, or spider – none of these examples are fictional.
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Harnesses on the stomach
But back to our New York subways. To prevent them from turning into Noah’s ark, the rules have been tightened. Since 2017, animals, except those with a noble mission such as police dogs, are prohibited. Unless they fit in a cage or a bag. And this is where the inventiveness of New Yorkers is genius: they take this little phrase literally. The size of the dog hiding bags is not specified, they do not hesitate to carry their four-legged friends in backpacks or on their stomachs, like babies. The other day, a big French bulldog, his tongue hanging out, even seemed to find it rather funny to be, in his harness, pressed against his boss.
On social networks, funny photos are circulating. The prize for mischief goes to this man, with a large blue Ikea bag on his shoulder, in which he managed to put on his… huge husky. If the brand new Dog museum which has just opened in Manhattan is in need of original exhibitions, beyond the retrospective of Hollywood dogs and presidential dogs, he will certainly be able to find inspiration in the subways. We told you: there is really everything there.
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