Creatures of Habit?

Are all commuters creatures of habit? I would say not all, but most... On a daily basis I am met by the same people, stood in the same spot on the same platform. They can, so long as the train stops in the same place, sit in the same seat.

Once in that seat, they follow the same routine - pretty much... Whether that be reading the same paper by a certain stop, to then sleep for 23 minutes before getting up and queuing for the doors to open to chewing what appears to be the same bit of gum, in the same clothes, whilst talking about the same football team, loudly...

Is there a hierarchy? The later you join the the commute, the less power you have? I have seen 'originators' i.e. people who get on at the train's departure point look down and even tut at people who are '3rd', '4th' or '5th stoppers'...

The commuter's dynamics are really quite eye opening and the more I travel, the more I notice. I am concerned that I am becoming one of these...I try to add variation to my journey but it's not working at the moment. I feel comfortable knowing what to exepect. Is that so wrong?

I suppose we all do what we feel is necessary to get us through the commute. If that to some is chewing loudly whilst discussing last night's match or reading a paper followed by playing music really loudly then so be it...