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Originally Posted by Nyororin
I have never ridden the New York subway, but I can say that I have never seen any sort of musicians playing inside a train. I can't even imagine it.
On a visit to Seoul though, I saw quite a lot of that sort of thing. People blasting music on the trains, begging on the trains, etc etc. It was a really strange experience as the trains themselves are so similar to those in Japan - but the behavior of those riding was completely different.
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Ohhh, that's definitely a stark contrast to what I experienced in Japan.
In New York there are beggars that come through trains (beggars in the context of being homeless as well as people who have just hit hard times and are out of a job.)
In New York subway systems (I've only experienced New York but I'm assuming it might be the same in other big city subway systems) you will have musicians (as well as performers like break dance groups, etc) who play in the subway halls and main areas. I'm assuming they need a license or permit of some sort (perhaps not though) and typically they are pretty good at their craft. They have tip jars, pamphlets containing information about them, possibly CDs they are selling. Doesn't sound like that is the case in Japan though.