Having travelled to many different cities that have many different styles of public transport, I can very confidently say the cities of the world are firmly divided into two camps on this topic. One where you don’t talk to other people on the bus/train because you never know who’s going to turn out to be a violent drug addled lunatic, and another where you don’t talk to people on the bus/train because it’s impolite.
There is literally no city in the world where people are interested in the social experience of public transport.
There is literally no city in the world where people are interested in the social experience of public transport.