Do strangers talk on your transit? (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 days ago by FedPosterman5000@hexbear.net to c/urbanism@hexbear.net

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I’m wondering if it’s a Midwest thing, and depends on the cohort, but I’ve noticed that people will spontaneously meet and chat about all sorts of things (from inane to WILD trauma dumps). Anyways just my amateur anthropology lol I typically hear transit reflected as an experience where everyone keeps to themselves

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[-] regul@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago

On the West Coast, not usually. Most people who talk on transit to someone who is not their companion are dealing with something.

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Lol when I first moved to SF from another country I made the mistake of letting a woman on the bus know her shoelace was untied. She gave me the dirtiest look and ignored me

Out the corner of my eye a few minutes later I noticed her bending down to tie her shoe