No, in New York conversation is DEFINITELY frowned upon on the subway. I take the subway every day, and only once has anyone talked to me. I was leaving on a sk

No, in New York conversation is DEFINITELY frowned upon on the subway. I take the subway every day, and only once has anyone talked to me. I was leaving on a ski trip carrying my snowboard and someone came up and tried having a normal conversation with me. I worked in a ski shop in high school, I can talk about skiing for hours and hours with random strangers, but this completely freaked me out. My only exception is giving directions to tourists who are lost, I gladly offer help to them but thats about the limit to subway talking with strangers.