I was in the ladies' subway station washroom when I suddenly heard the hand dryer. This is one of the express dryers that is supposed to dry your hands quickly, but is so notoriously loud that its noise scares children and gives them nightmares.
Anyways, no big deal, right? Except that the dryer noise kept on going, and when it stopped, it would start AGAIN! In addition to this, I heard a woman scolding the dryer user, "You're going to break the machine! You can't do that!" But the dryer kept on going.
I automatically assumed the scolder was a mother and that the scoldee was her naughty child, gleefully playing with the dryer. But when I got out of the stall, I was surprised to see ANOTHER WOMAN using the dryer to dry a pair of men's shoes!
Now, these were not her own shoes. I would understand if she was barefoot or only wearing socks, but this wasn't the case. She did, however step aside to let me dry my hands, but once I was done, she went back to drying those shoes.
The other woman kept scolding her and told her that security was coming and that she can't do that (use a public machine to dry shoes)!
Why can't she just dry those shoes at home, I wonder? I hope she isn't being abused at home, which could explain why she has to dry those shoes here.
Anyways, no big deal, right? Except that the dryer noise kept on going, and when it stopped, it would start AGAIN! In addition to this, I heard a woman scolding the dryer user, "You're going to break the machine! You can't do that!" But the dryer kept on going.
I automatically assumed the scolder was a mother and that the scoldee was her naughty child, gleefully playing with the dryer. But when I got out of the stall, I was surprised to see ANOTHER WOMAN using the dryer to dry a pair of men's shoes!
Now, these were not her own shoes. I would understand if she was barefoot or only wearing socks, but this wasn't the case. She did, however step aside to let me dry my hands, but once I was done, she went back to drying those shoes.
The other woman kept scolding her and told her that security was coming and that she can't do that (use a public machine to dry shoes)!
Why can't she just dry those shoes at home, I wonder? I hope she isn't being abused at home, which could explain why she has to dry those shoes here.
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