Figuring Out How to Live in a New Place
In other words, you have met that person before and know something about them because of that. People who bring their own pillows on public transportation are a special kind of tourist. Or something to wrap around yourself while you’re flying. This person is so worried about how comfortable he is that he brings a lounge chair on the short train ride to work to be as relaxed as possible.

Is it necessary to carry that the whole way across the station? The correct answer is to say “yes.” Think about how many people, things, and living things have sat on the seats of the many types of public transportation. That makes no sense to me at all and bothers me.