Top 10 Disgusting Pictures of People Eating on the Subway (and Bonus “Fight Over Food” Video)

Soon, you could get slapped with a $250 fine for eating on the subway–or rat-feeding, as critics call it: “I’ve seen people open up plates of french fries and chicken and have a grand old meal — and then discard their stuff on the track,” said Sen. Bill Perkins (D-Manhattan), who just proposed an anti-eating bill. “The question becomes, ‘How can we minimize the feasts that rats are experiencing?’ By trying to control human behaviors.”

In anticipation and/or dread of the coming legislation, we present the Top 10 Disgusting Pictures of People Eating Food on the Subway (OK, not all of them are technically disgusting, unless you count the annoyance of someone eating next to you while you’re trying to quietly enjoy your ride). Click the pictures to go to the originals. BONUS VIDEO: A woman gets called out for breaking the rules, and her response is to start a fight over it (scroll down).

1. Subway Sorbet

“Where else but the G train can you find a woman bundled up and eating sorbet straight from the container at 10:20 on a Friday morning?”

2. Subway Watermelon

“One on left dropped onto the floor, but is being eaten. I suppose that even the 5 second rule applies to the subway.” More about the story on this site.

3. Bunch of Savages

“For some reason everyone in this town feels the need to eat everywhere, at all times. Hot dogs while walking, hot wings on subways, salads in public parks, a soup in the elevator, etc. The other day Erik saw someone eating a tv dinner on the subway, a TV DINNER!”

“I get it, New Yorkers like to think they’re always on the go . . . but can’t they eat when they get where they’re going? Also, for a city that likes to consider itself to be the “Restaurant Capital of the World,” can’t these people find an actual restaurant to eat in?”

4. Eating Fritos on the Train by bondidwhat

5. Subway Berries by MeggieMay01

6. Eating on the subway, or the subway as your living room, part seventeen by svanes

7. Banana Eating Frog on Subway by amyksterling

8. Don’t eat on the subway by Johngullo

9. Eating lunch on the subway by Kathleenh889:

10. Eating pizza on the subway, near Bed Stuy, by ultraclay!:

BONUS VIDEO: A woman gets called out for breaking the rules, and her response is to start a fight over it: