As Karen Christensen prepares to head to China - first speaking about how civilizations learn from one another, and then exploring third places in Shanghai - she and Matt Silber discuss the social life of public transit. They draw from experiences in different countries and times, and explore how train travel is both a chance to interact with strangers and, sometimes, a way to develop the warm bonds with regular acquaintances that typify a third place.
Read more about third places at The Great Good Place.
PS from Karen: this was posted in the final minutes before leaving to catch a train to Grand Central, so apologies for any errors!! I hope to post again from China.
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