When I was in Japan, sometimes I was annoyed at the high level of politeness in some instances. One such instance is the trains.
On almost all trains the number of announcements is extremely high. After every stop they welcome all the new passengers and thank them for riding the this and that train, and before each stop they thank the departing passengers. From time to time they remind you to turn off your phone and to allow old people to sit on priority seats…
Now I’m sitting here on a Swedish express train and the first peep out of the speakers is the rather casual and curt announcement of the next station. I felt almost insulted upon hearing that. I guess I must have gotten more used to the Japanese way then I thought, the absence of talking makes the ride seem so much more drab and cheap… Weird.
Have I lost my ability to enjoy the silence? 
PS: It also smells like rotten fruit here. Note to Swedish train operators: Don’t place garbage bags next to every seat, place them at the exits!