"Did You Have a Good Evening?"

The other night, I took the subway around 1 or 2 in the morning, and the crowd at that time is always kind of interesting. Most people are hyper and loud, a little drunk probably, and just happy from their evening, although I am sure some are heading back home after a whole evening working too... That guy who I sat next to was listening to his CD Player, and seemed in his own world, kind of purposefully ignoring the excitment and the noise that was filling in the subway car, but for some reason, he took the ear plugs out of his ears, asked me if I had had a good evening, to which I answered "of course I did" with a big smile, and I asked him the same. After his response, he just put them back on and returned to his own world.

I thought it was strange, because that simple question he asked was so much in contrast with his attitude. I wonder, if he was that curious of finding out about other people's evenings, why he would isolate himself (with his music) from the rest of us. It added so much "warmth", although it was only one sentence, to an activity (listening to one's music in the subway) I don't usually like so much because it closes people out of their surroundings...