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by PixelForg 485 days ago
I don't know about others but I stare at my screen to avoid eye contact with strangers. It's not like I don't want to, it's that a part of me thinks that it is rude to be looking at others if you don't know them. Don't know from where it got instilled into my mind.
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London is famous for the lack of any interaction on public transport. Before phones, the most organized people would read books or newspapers they'd purchased. Less organized people would read the free newspaper, look idly at the advertising, or stare out of the window — even in a tunnel.
That's how you spot the tourists, they speak to each other.