(I am 12 years old. I am taking the train with my eight-year-old brother. After waiting for the conductor for about an hour without having paid, I get up and look for him. I find him somewhere down the train.)

Me: “My little brother and I have been riding this train for one hour without paying, and will soon arrive our destination.”

Conductor: “Okay, just find your seat again. I’ll be right there with you.”

(After about 10 minutes, he’s back with us. He takes a seat beside us, leans in, and starts talking.)

Conductor: “I’ve worked this train every day for 20 years. Every day I see kids your age trying to find ways to ride for free. So when you approached me, honest about wanting to pay for yourselves when I had forgotten, you made my day! I have decided to let you ride for free. You should keep the money. Tell your parents that it is yours now, because they raised you to be such honest and good kids, and buy yourselves something nice.”

(I am a passenger on the train heading home from a long day at school, keeping to myself as it is nearly midnight. A teenager is listening to very obnoxiously loud music. We come to our first stop.)

Driver: *comes back to where the teenager is sitting* “Would you mind turning down your music? You’re disturbing everyone.”

(The teenager laughs and ignores him. The driver glares at him, the teenager only turns it down until the train leaves again. We come to our second stop.)

Driver: *comes back to the teenager* “Turn down your music. You’re disturbing everyone.”

Teenager: “No, I’m not! Everyone likes music!”

(The driver looks around to everyone on the train.)

Driver: “Hands up everyone who wants to listen to this jacka**’s music.”

(Silence.)

Driver: “Hands up everyone who wants the jacka** to turn off his music so they can get home in peace.”

(All hands go up.)

Driver: “If I come back again, you’re off the train.”

Teenager: *glares at everyone around the train and gets off on the next stop*