Re: Commuting by train builds new friends and social contacts

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From: James Robinson
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 14:41

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George Conklin wrote:
> 
> There is no evidence that people really do build friendships 
> packed into buses and trains.

Sure there is.  There are two television programs that investigate the
socio-economic condition of people riding commuter trains, including the
development of friendships:

Going Home played in Australia:

http://www.australiantelevision.net/goinghome.html

Train 48 now plays in Canada:

http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-19617/
http://www.canada.com/entertainment/features/train48/index.html

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