> I am sure most people in New York do it too (read a book, play games, not worry about pickpockets). So you would sleep on an MTA train during rush hour with

> I am sure most people in New York do it too (read a book, play games, not worry about pickpockets). So you would sleep on an MTA train during rush hour with your bag just sitting on your lap? Most people I know wouldn't. > Most New York trains are not really crowded at rush hour, with the exception of Lexington avenue line. And neither are most lines in Tokyo. There are 2 or 3 trunk lines that are really crowded. The rest have only moderate occupancy. Each month, I was probably on a train where I didn't have room to move only once or twice a month.