If there is one time I def feel like a sheep being herded about the place, it is whenever I commute to London - everyone seems to wear the same grim expression which gets harder, the closer we get to the capital. The majority often wearing suits with either a suitcase stuck to their lap or a mobile glued to their ears. Sometimes both.
Then when you reach the station in London, everyone scrambles off and heads straight to the Underground en masse.
The most disturbing thin about sitting on the train is no-one speaks with anyone, but simply sit in silence, read book or paper - apparently it's not normal to greet each other, or even have a chit - chat.
Personally I blame the poor train services - most trains are more often than not extremely cramped, and seats are quickly taken which means those who don't board the train early enough have to stand for nearly an hour.
It's even worse on the tubes during rush hour, where people will literally sardine themselves onto a carriage so they can get to work on time.
With these conditions, which are remarkably similar to how cattle are herded around, I'm not surprised people don't feel like socialising whilst commuting....
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