It was getting rather cozy on the Green Line, especially that with each stop more and more people get on and less and less people get off. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the cozy. I would actually encourage it if it consisted of hunky Georgio Armani models having just escaped from their underwear line show. I know, I know, a girl can only dream. Anyway, my cozy train ride did not consist of anything even closely resembling Armani models - just the Junior class of Boston University students.
At first, it was kind of interesting - cute really - hearing about who has a fake ID, who hooked up with who, who wants to hook up with who and so forth. And its not that I wanted to listen, but the battery on my IPod died, there was no reception on my phone and they were standing a mere couple of inches away. In fact with each train stop, the distance between us got uncomfortably shorter. So right around the time that we were practically holding hands, an interesting discussion arose between two girls and for 7 stops, I was stuck listening to why they were both upset at having voted for the current president. Then for the remaining 5, it was why religion is simply not a good idea. I mean seriously, what the hell were they thinking?
First of all, NEVER do that on a train full of people. I found it rather exhilarating that two people who got into college could lack awareness. There were other people on that train that were not quite so exhilarated. One lady in particular looked like she was really thinking about saying something, but chose to give them the stink eye on her way off the train instead. I guess you just simply never know who you might upset.
Second of all, if you really are so compelled to have that particular discussion right then and there, I can't stop you. You are, after all, entitled to free speech. However, I would strongly advise you to try to keep your voice down. Trust me, no one really cares about what you have to say. Even if you were lead to believe otherwise.
Thirdly, always behave like someone whose upbringing included the understanding of what is right and what is wrong. Have the decency to understand that people have had rough days and they are tired. Shrieking, laughing and loudly expressing your opinion in a packed train does not make it any easier for those that are tired and have had the rough days. In fact, all they want to do is throw you off the train. Believe me. I was right there.
So there you have your lesson #1. Simply put, keep your opinions to yourself until you are in a less public place, especially when it comes to politics and religion.
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