you get to meet all kinds

Since I commute approximately 1.5 hours to get to work on a daily basis, I get to meet all kinds of people.

I'm not about to create an exhaustive classification of the different types of people right now - the list is probably too long. However, there are two types which get on my nerves:

1. The Deafened.
I'm not making fun of those who are hearing-impaired. I'm referring to those, whom, by virtue of their loud music, render themselves eventually deaf. However, in the meantime, everyone in the same train compartment (or within a 3 meter radius) gets to enjoy their music.

While I fully agree with the fact that they have the right to listen to their music, nothing has been said about my right "not to listen to their music" nor about my right to enjoy abit of peace and quiet.

There is another variant of this irritating species - the "lets share music" type. This sub-species is usually in possession of some hand phone with MP3 capability and inbuild speaker phones. Being in enclosed spaces with several of these types can be rather irritating since you get multiple types of music coming from all over.


2. Those "born-in-a-barn"

These types insist on traversing train compartments - and leaving the doors open. Its not so bad in summer when the temperature is warm. but in winter when the heaters are on and warmth is precious, their thoughtless acts really leaves much to be desired. In the meantime, someone has to get up to close the compartment door..

Despite the poisoned glances thrown by fellow commuters, these species remain impervious to the amounts of irritation caused, and go on their merry way. The term "born in a barn" is, of course, applied to their (lack of) social grace, to which, the annoyed passenger is likely to conclude - "they must have been born in a barn to be without common sense"