Obviously I wasn't quite awake during my commute this morning as I chose to sit next to this guy chatting on his phone. But I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. I started reading my paper and immediately forgot about him. I could barely hear him talking. Even when I was done reading and just closed my eyes for a bit, I still didn't even notice him talking on the phone. It wasn't until I noticed him close his phone as we got close to downtown that I remembered he was talking the entire time. It was such a sharp contrast from the usual braying that you encounter with people talking on cell phones in public. It was a nice reminder of how we all should talk on our phones in public. I will definitely be thinking about that next time I have to talk on the train.