Contact

It’s funny the way strangers behave on the Tube.  Most look fixedly away from any prospect of eye contact.  Most contract their personal space to the bare minimum.  Some, very occasionally, seem to feel more relaxed about touching the person next to them.  Sometimes there’s the unspoken thrill of resting against an attractive stranger and feeling their gentle support as the train lurches along  More often though it’s a short fat bearded woman with a hygiene issue.  Actually, it’s not more often, it’s always.