Reading Railroad

Somebody was asking about reading material etiquette on public transit. I think that it's fine to glance at somebody else's material, but full-on reading seems rather rude.

I get mildly uncomfortable when other people start reading whatever book or magazine I'm holding. It's not that I'm ashamed about what I read, although most of it can hardly be classified as literature. I just have the underlying urge to offer them the book.

There have been a few cool instances when the curious person actually starts a conversation regarding the reading. It can make for an easy ice breaker and is a definite improvement over sitting there reading my material silently.