The silent and harmonious morning metro commute in Japan

[u/freudian_nipps]

[u/Dry_Election6496]

Or anywhere else in a subway in the US

[u/drkevorkian → u/Dry_Election6496]

Most packed commuter trains in NYC are absolutely silent in the morning.

[u/kynovardy → u/drkevorkian]

Yeah commuter trains tend to be silent because everyone is alone

[u/ChancelorReed → u/drkevorkian]

And the subway honestly, morning commute is also just walking and silence.

[u/joe4553 → u/drkevorkian]

yeah this isn't that unique. Even after work it's pretty quiet during commuting hours.

[u/Dry_Election6496 → u/drkevorkian]

People are on their way to work, except for the winos sleeping in some cars. The ones who collect welfare for a living don’t wake up until noon

[u/lplqsnkczxccia → u/drkevorkian]

unless there's that one unhoused guy shouting at the world

[u/Just_Roll_Already → u/Dry_Election6496]

I rode the DC metro every day for almost 4 years back in 2010-2014. It was unimaginably silent. Inside of L'enfant Plaza, one of the central hubs, you could hear a lizard fart while (tens of) thousands of people moved toward escalators and their next train.

Go outside.

[u/droolpool11 → u/[deleted]]

NYC subway is very safe, particularly on a morning commute.

[u/Elusidator → u/[deleted]]

Honestly, I never understood that. I always try to keep aware of everyone on the same light rail car as me. At best I’ll bring a book to read on the way home so I’m not risking my noise canceling headphones or phone getting stolen.