October 26, 2004
Train habits
I live pretty far from my work in Meguro. On a busy day it takes at least 1h and 15 minutes from door to door. These trips are perfect for observing people. I enjoy to guess their age and occupation, admire their clothes and hairdos, watch them sleep, read, put on their make-up or play with their cell phones.
Trains are good meeting spots as well. It doesn’t feel strange to start talking to the person next to you. You could mention the weather, a possible delay or ask where to get off. Sometimes this introduction brings a long conversation with exchanged business cards as a result.
But there are days when you’re just too tired to do else but sleep the whole way through.
