The theme here is "squalor"

I remember when me and The Boy started dating and I first went to his apartment. He shared this apartment with 3 other guys. He instructed me to not touch anything in the kitchen for fear I'd manage to be infected by the millions of bacteria he guessed were lurking on the countertop. I heeded his advice and left unscathed. I remember asking if the theme of the apartment was squalor because, well, it looked like a bunch of dudes lived there. Good times.

This isn't exactly related, but the neighborhood I live in is somewhat filthy. And by "somewhat", I mean completely. I take the subway to work every day. When I came home on Monday night I was utterly amazed at the amount of trash casually dancing in the staircase, more still hanging out on the street. Seriously, two steps were hazardous due to the lovely folks who couldn't quite understand the purpose of the trashcan. Which was literally 4 feet away.

The other night I saw a guy walking down Broad Street with fries in his hands. He decides he's finished and hurls them into the air. Again, the trash can was a foot away. What the hell?

There is something seriously wrong if you can't be bothered to clean up after yourself. Are these people missing the spinal flexibility that allows you to turn at the waist and deposit trash in the can? Or do people truly not mind living in filth?

And speaking of riding the subway. You can encounter things like this. How's that for a pass perk?: