Tacoma-U District Bus

I already knew my bus, Route 586, was a veritable hive of Health Sciences/Medical Center employee chit chat and bonding, but I never knew it meant quite this much to those riders who consider themselves part of the "Living Room." In 586 lingo, the Living Room is the seats facing each other up front, always full of chatter and animated discourse. The Bedroom is the back, where people study and sleep. I always sit in the Bedroom. Have I missed out on a true community by being so reclusive? I have to say that most of the student-age 586ers, like me, prefer to remain silent on their daily commute, while the 25-and-much-older UW employees have a real discussion going. Sometimes I appreciate their cheer of a morning, and other times, they make me want to... well, fall asleep. It's 7.56 am, for crying out loud. What's with all the friendliness? Perhaps this attitude has manifested itself in my outward behavior as only other students (never the Chattering Classes) have asked me about myself. Or maybe the Chatterers only talk to fellow oldies?