There is a "train culture" that eventually becomes clear the more you use the train.
My main train line is the Sotetsu line which runs from Yokohama to Ebina.
If you want some information on this line you can read about it here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagami_Railway_Main_Line
I am sure that if you ask anyone they will tell you their train story.
Here is mine.
I was riding the Sotetsu line and I had been able to get a seat.
In front of me a man, probably in his 30's was standing reading a book and chewing gum.
I though nothing of it, as I was also absorbed in reading something, when I heard a 'plop'.
I looked up from what I was reading to see a lump of chewing gum stuck on the handle of my bag that was on my lap.
Of course I was surprised, as well as somewhat taken aback ,and I looked up at the man in front of me.
He was looking down at the gum. Saying nothing, he picked the gum up, put it back in his mouth, and nonchalantly started chewing and reading again.
I was speechless ( fortunately) so I just sat there taking in what had just happened.
My stop came soon, so I got up and got off the train, thinking to myself, only in Japan.
Perhaps you are thinking to yourself what you would have done under the same situation.
But remember there is a train culture which affects everyone, including myself, it seems.
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