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It turns out that there are more than enough germs to go around in each and every subway station and subway car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously no one expected it to be clean, but my God! They found the usual stuff, like e-coli, cheese (New Yorkers eat A LOT of pizza) and meningitis.&nbsp;But they also found old microbes of anthrax and bubonic plague!&nbsp;Wait, what?!?! BUBONIC PLAGUE!!! They claim there\u2019s nothing to worry about and that riding the subway is just as safe as it\u2019s always been. I guess someone probably would have noticed by now if it was going around: \u201cCan we make that 2:00 p.m. meeting a conference call? I\u2019ve got the plague, so I\u2019m going to work from home today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, as you can imagine, New Yorkers want answers to some important questions: Like \u201cHow the &amp;#\u20ac\u201d did anthrax get on the L train?!\u201d and \u201cWhere can I buy those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.fi\/search?q=%22asian+tourists%22+%26+%22masks%22&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=M_PdVLSzLcboywPxj4CABw&amp;ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&amp;biw=1315&amp;bih=626\">surgical masks that Asian tourists<\/a> like to wear?\u201d Things like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I\u2019d like to know is, if 5.5 million people a day are on the subways, why&nbsp;the hell can&#8217;t I ever&nbsp;get a taxi when I need one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love,\nMom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.S. If you think New York\u2019s got it bad, they say that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/03\/06\/us\/06bcseats.html?pagewanted=all&amp;_r=0%20\">fabric seats on public transportation<\/a> are, if possible, even more disgusting. I seem to recall Helsinki\u2019s trams and buses having soft, fabric&#8230;. well&#8230; you know.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lissu, So, I\u2019m assuming you read about all the bacteria they found in the New York City subways. Something like 5.5 million people ride the New York City subways every single day. 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