Yesterday, I finished work and got on a commuter train to go back home. I was able to sit on the train chair luckily.

There was a young woman standing in front of me, she focused to look along the screen to her smartphone. She didn't expect to see anything but her phone.

When the train left Tokyo station, she gave a little cry and got off at the next station quickly. She seemed to have reached her stop station.

Next, the person standing in front of me was a middle-aged businessman. He also kept touching his phone.

In the past, there were many people reading books, magazines and newspapers on the train. But nowadays many people touch their phone.

Lately, I've heard that the sales of magazines and books are decreasing in these days. It was a scene to bear it.

I imagine that it's fun to read books such as historical novels on a train. What do you think about it now?

A scene of a recent commuter train

The next person standing in front of me was a middle-aged businessman. He also kept constantly looking at his phone.

In the past,     many people were reading books, magazines and newspapers on the train. But now many people only care for  their phone.
Recently, I've heard that the sales of magazines and books are decreasing in these days. It was a scene to support it.

I think that it's fun to read books such as historical novels on a train. What do you think about it?

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I think the "medium" changed but not people did not.  The person presently wasting time on idle chat on their phone were the same one that used to read easy novel or quick news. Most of printed book were not necessarily good or educating. 

However digital media and phone seems to kept people appart. I guess it is because it is more difficult to remove ear plugs than lifting his eyes from a book.

I see this so many times in  restaurant, two persons reading phone and not enjoying chats with each other.