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  1. babs, actually has a point.

    I’ve been riding the 2/3/4/5 for over 5 years now. I’ve always noticed the change in passengars once the train hits Franklin Ave on all those lines.

    When I rode the D/N/R I also noticed distinct changes at Dekalb, then again at Atlantic, and once again at 36th Street.

    On the days I take the B/Q I also see a difference.

    Just riding the different trains in this city can tell you a lot about the various neighborhoods. One thing I’ve noticed is that diversity is largely a myth. This city is very segregated.

  2. “I think each line develops its own personality, and to compare the 4/5 at Broadway Nassau to the 2/5 at, say, President St., doesn’t work.”

    I agree with this statement. On some train lines (the L, obvi) – you can pretty much pick out random people and predict what stop they’ll get off at.

  3. ??? Color me confuzzed. I won’t read anything into what you wrote, Babs, but genuine question: What does it mean that “we…are different from people who take the 3/4…” Do you mean in terms of what people read on the train? Manners in terms of backpacks and big hair?

  4. Good luck at doc dibs and have a good meal afterwards. And I do think the 2/5 has a higher percentage of subway preachers than any other line I’ve frequented in the 29 years I’ve lived in New York. Not meaning to be condescending or anything just stating my observation.

  5. ha ha,

    you guys are making me laugh with all your subway
    stories.

    here’s an idea that I think would make subway riding
    easier and wouldn’t cost alot:

    Install one of those “thin” carnival mirrors
    at the entry to every subway station.
    that way everyone can imagine themselves thin,
    since you can never be thin enough as they say.
    Everyone will be in a better mood after seeing
    themselves looking svelte and
    no one will complain when they’re packed in to
    a crowded train since they’re all looking good.

    …they should also try a book exchange of some
    sort, like a large box on the platform,
    so you can trade in the “Dragon” book for
    a Qu’ran or a Torah or a Bible as the mood strikes
    you. We’d also get along better knowing what
    everyone else was reading.

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