What're you doing when taking a bus, train or other vehicles?

If you think about being 'foreign' where your language isn't the primary language, reading is a preferred activity. I know it would be with me. When I was in school, my teachers taught us that when faced with a 10-minute interval or more that can be filled when being a passenger or in a train or bus, reading is useful a good brain activity...stimulating the brain.

On my bus ride to and from work, I might read my newspaper or a book, or surf the web on my smart phone. I also read books in trains and planes. I don't see what is strange about this. In my country we get free newspapers put in the buses for the passengers to read.

Maybe it helps if everyone puts in where they are from....

I am from the US - Boston area. I read on the subway and other modes of transportation - unless of course I am driving. I see many others using their mobile phones, watching videos, playing games, etc. And often times talking to others.

I used to always use an actual book, until my family gave me a nook (tablet reader) for my birthday - now I read books, but in electronic format. If it is very crowded, I might not take it out. And have on occassion spoken with other passengers even those I do not know.

But I love to read - not everyone in the US/Boston area does - so I guess you do whatever you like.

I often read when using public transit. Sometimes I knit instead. Occasionally I pull out the camera if I'm travelling through an unfamiliar neighbourhood. Sometimes I'll play a game on my smartphone but that gets boring verra verra fast.

An elder in his 50s?
OMG!
I must be walking dead!

But if I'm on a public conveyance, it's Sudoku first, then NYT crossword.

Sorry to bother you. In China we use elder to show respect...

I'm American. I generally don't get on a bus or train without something to read or a pad and pencil to write on. I read or write for a while, then spend time staring out the window, digesting what I've read or written. On those rare occasions that I don't have reading or writing materials, I meditate.

No problem
I'm 73
I was beginning to worry

Neo and I are the same age. Here's to you, Neo.

Me, if I don't have something at hand to read, I can feel bereft. Not if I am just going to the grocery store, but if I am on a trip, I want a book. I also am keen on looking out at the land or sky. Looking at places. How those places work, what is happening there.

So, it depends on what I am seeing; if sort of all the same and I am used to it, I need a book. If new to me, I'll be glued to the window.









sol

People reading books on a bus or train in 2015? I use light rail and rail in Seattle and I rarely see people and books.

I like to look out the window while sipping a cold beverage. Increasingly I look at my hand held computer device instead (aka phone).

Going in and about the city I usually look at what is happening, watch people and just relax and am content.
On longer trips by train or plane I always have a book to read, I like to look out the window, often get in contact with people and take it easy and just relax.

I also read a lot when on public transport. However I get easily sick that's why I mainly read in the underground and not on the bus. I often also just listen to music and just stare out of the window.