You make it sound like it's a good thing.

Yeah, god forbid we interact with other human beings. We might learn something, or feel something!

It was a tongue-in-cheek comment. Thankfully, the internet is here, everready to explicit things for those who might have, heaven protect us, misread it :)

>It was a tongue-in-cheek comment

Heaven forbid someone invoke Poe's law!

This heavily depends on who you meet and your personality. I’ve had multiple conversations on German trains (and also in planes).

My experience is the other way around. I would assume it is just luck where you meet the type of people you start a conversation with.

Night trains are especially good for conversations, at least if you have a few hours before the seats are converted to beds.