And the Ultimate Nail-Salon Faux Pas Is

by Alexandra Owens


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We've all been in a nail salon when someone disturbs our serenity by jabbering too loudly on a cellphone or bogarting Essie Mademoiselle. But I encountered a faux pas the other day that made me feel more confusion than annoyance. A man came over to the pedicure station, stuck his feet in the tub, then right as the aesthetician set to work, he pulled out a Chipotle burrito bowl and went to town. (I know, the look that's probably on your face was my reaction, too.)


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The truly terrifying part was that from eavesdropping, I realized that this dinner/pedi combo was a regular occurrence. Why the smell of acetone makes him work up an appetite, I'm not exactly sure. Don't get me wrong: Chipotle and pedicures are both on my top-ten list of favorite things, although I now realize they were not made to go together. But even if they were, I think that eating--and remember, barbacoa can be pretty potent--in an environment that's supposed to be hygienic is more than a little gross. Right?

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