"The time I spend on the train, going to and from work, has become my time for reflection and contemplation. Apart from the odd mobile-phone conversation and the sound of the wheels on the track, it is a very quiet journey. I'm well used to that now: the lack of acknowledgement. I've learned commuter etiquette: shuffle up, keep feet tucked in, avoid eye-contact. All in all, ideal conditions in which to simply sit and think and, along with nearly everyone else, mind my own business. "Buses can be even worse than this. "I mean how far should I be squeezed up against the wall? If you push me any further I'll go though ..."
Travel The writer of The Guardian's A life inside has for some reason decided to write on of my old Commuter Tales columns. Oh the nostalgia:
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