I suspect Americans think trains are an awful experience not because of the trains, but because there will be other people on the trains. It's one part "don't

I suspect Americans think trains are an awful experience not because of the trains, but because there will be other people on the trains. It's one part "don't make me interact with a human," and one part "white people don't ride busses." It might also be one more part actually creepy people, but I bet most folks don't get that far into their evaluation.