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By: parker pens south africa

parker pens south africa — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:50:55 +0000

I want to know how often the guy writing the note talks on his cellphone, I bet he has a lot of annoying habits of his own

By: Eden Starr

Eden Starr — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:39:35 +0000

I disagree. I’m QUITE obnoxious, and if someone handed me one of those notes, I would be VERY embarrassed and a) take my voice down a notch, b) walk out of the room/area, or c) point to the phone and yell quite loudly (so that all the people that I am OBVIOUSLY bothering could hear) that it is an emergency and I’m sorry for interrupting their dull, boring, silence….which they would give up in a heartbeat if they just had someone as interesting as me to talk to… with my phone call.

By: shmoo

shmoo — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:49:42 +0000

Phones are banned on the subway in Sweden, too, but even though it’s forbidden, people pay next to no regard at all to the ban. And they shouldn’t, because it is really stupid.
I see the problem, but phones aren’t the root of that problem, it’s people being obnoxious, disturbing what could otherwise be a enjoyable atmosphere. But you know what? Sending rude notes to people doesn’t help one bit.
Ask them to keep it down if it REALLY bothers you that much, if they’re of the understanding sort they’ll listen, and if they’re obnoxious they’ll… well, keep on being obnoxious. But if you send them a not-that-funny note telling them to shut the fuck up, irregardless what they are, you’re likely to piss them off. And if you thought they were annoying while on the phone, just wait till they get angry and all up in your face.

By: tudza

tudza — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:05:52 +0000

In Japan, they have a special car you have to go to to talk on the train. Not sure if subways have these, I’ve just seen it in cartoons on bullet trains.

I will have to agree on the stipulation that volume of speech is a valid issue. I doubt that you would object to me talking on my phone, but I know of several people, especially Russian people for some reason, who have normal face-to-face voices but way too much volume on the phone.

This does not cancel my opinion that it is okay to use your cell phone in public as stated in my last comment.

By: commenter

commenter — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:34:29 +0000

I want to know how often the guy writing the note talks on his cellphone, I bet he has a lot of annoying habits of his own

By: Free XBOX 360

Free XBOX 360 — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:37:51 +0000

I hear in Japan you aren’t allowed to talk on your phone on trains…

By: jebroni

jebroni — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:29:56 +0000

Talking on the phone is inappropriate in some situations, but on the train is fucking fine. You’re on a train – what are you supposed to do, not take any calls because some guy that draws cartoons thinks that the cell phone and other modern trappings are destroying society and culture and tearing the fabric of his soul? Give me a break.

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A Memo for My Favorite Rude Cellphone Users [Image Cache] | Techno Portal — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:58:27 +0000

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By: David

David — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:27:47 +0000

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:29:55 +0000

The problem, tudza, is not people simply talking on their cell phones. True, there is nothing wrong with someone talking on the phone as they would have a normal conversation with a friend standing in front of them. However a lot of people fail to realize that the microphone on cellphones is actual very powerful, and therefor feel the need to shout into the phone. That is where the disturbance comes in.