Subway observations

I took the subway, or in Milan talk, "the Metro" today for the first time in months and was reminded of how there are very few things that I find more aesthetically absurd than drawn-on eyebrows. It's like a terrible accident... one of those horrible scenes that you can't bear to see, yet can't manage to tear your eyes from at the same time. Why do so many women feel the need to completely shave off their real eyebrows and draw a thin, dark line above the area where their brow stubble is peaking through? I saw 2 in the arc of 20 minutes... if we extrapolate that statistically to the entire Milan metro area population it means there are quite a few women in this city that are afflicted with the drawn-on brow syndrome. Is there some sort of psychological disorder that causes them to rip out their real brows? Is it a cultural thing that I'm unaware of? I find it odd.

Also, all of you 20-something young ladies out there, if you are going to wear leggings as pants, don't act annoyed when men, and women for that matter, stare at your ass. Leggings are meant to be worn under tunics, long sweaters, skirts or even shirt dresses. They are not meant to be worn with nothing else covering your ass. Everybody knows that even opaque leggings are not 100% opaque. We can still see your underwear, and yes, we are all looking because, let's face it, riding the subway is boring... and also the battery on my cell phone is almost dead so I can't creep facebook at the moment.