2020-04-01 Reader\'s Digest AUNZ

Traintravelcanbe

strange:it’sa hotbedof

personalitytypesyou

gettorub shoulders

with on a daily basis.

BYVanya Lochan

ILLUSTRATION: GETTY IMAGES

ART OF LIVING

ICS

The People You Meet on the Train

I

f you’relikeme,whoselifemoves

alongthewheelsofatrainor

metro-line,youwouldknowthe

reasonwhyI’mtellingyouthis.

Travellingbytrainiseasyonthe

pocket,usuallysavesyouthetrouble

ofbeingstuckintraffic,andifyou

area people-watcher(orevenifyou

aren’t),youareboundtorunintoall

kindsofpersonalitytypes.

Whileit’susuallythe seat-of-

fering-good-SamaritanI hopeto

encounter,theco-travellersI prefer

nottomeetI’vecuratedintoalist

after 1280 daysand 1500 hoursof

travellingtoworkbyrail.

Readthisandspotthemonyour

nextride,dearcommuter,andmake

a mundane trip a lot more funby

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