Smoking on the subway is generally considered a subway etiquette faux pas, whether you're lighting up a fat jay, manspreading while vaping, or getting real comfortable on the floor. Even dead sharks can't get away with it in 2018! We regret to inform you that the rumors are true: the teens are at it again, and this time, they're using hookahs.

Shoutout to these teens who gave so few fucks that they were smoking a hookah on a train in the middle of the day in midtown.



They had to put up with many dissaproving looks from adults, but still they persisted. pic.twitter.com/MT8shBOfLJ — Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) June 19, 2018

Mother Jones editorial director Ben Dreyfuss got aboard a downtown B train this afternoon and was greeted with the distinct aroma of hookah: "It was just sort of funny because when I got on the train it was clear someone was smoking which is pretty common and not worth a tweet but then this large group of teens moved a bit and revealed the hookah," he told Gothamist. "People are all worried about teens Juuling in the bushes and then lol these teens were just smoking a massive hookah in the center of a crowded subway train haha."

He added that no one really seemed upset—he didn't notice anyone moving from the car— though there were some older people shaking their heads. He specifically took a photo obscuring the kids' faces because he didn't want them getting in trouble.

"These teens were smoking before i got on 81st and after I got off at 34th," he wrote on Twitter. "All the adults were very upset but too afraid of incurring their wrath to complain beyond subtle head shaking. I did not complain bc I am young enough to still crave teens' approval."

We've seen plenty of adults wandering around the city lugging portable hookahs in the summertime before, but it's rare to spot one being lit on the subway. Or maybe we're just riding the wrong trains, because apparently there's been a lot of hookah use on the subway in recent days. Could there be a gang of rogue teenagers roving the mass transit system with multiple hookahs trying to start a cookout?

Currently on the D train:

- Multiple lit hookahs

- Lawn chairs

- Dembow at Dyckman levels



Summer in NYC. — Icebox O'Shea (@MishEducation) June 19, 2018

Nahhhhhhhh These kids are smoking hookah on the train. Like 2 big ass hookahs on the train. I’m dying. I thought I’ve seen it all. — Beyonśam. (@_JulieeMango) June 19, 2018

it’s so hot that a bunch of kids are having a big group hang on an air conditioned train. complete with folding chairs, amp and AN ACTUAL FUCKING HOOKAH. this rules — berkowitch 🧜🏼‍♀️ (@brkwtz) June 18, 2018

These people on the A train just fired up the hookah it's boutta be a live beach day 😎 — Turbo (@cursedturbo) June 18, 2018

D uptown cart 2650 theres 20+ kids with radio playing and singing along to vulgar music. I just want an ordinary train ride. Bruh there even smoking a HOOKAH!!! @NYCTSubway — kelvin (@MTAinWork) June 19, 2018

I’m sorry, WHY is this group of teenagers SMOKING HOOKAH on this subway?!? — Emily Brennan (@Em_Bren3) June 19, 2018

And here's a flashback to almost exactly a year ago, let's see what was going on then...