Originally Posted by
brewdog11
I could see reason for a policy onboard, but I doubt anything could be done about this in the terminal and in the main areas of the AC. There is noise everywhere in airports and in the AC, from announcements to obnoxious drunks at the bar.
+1 to both. I always thought this approach was horribly underrated. If someone is going to have a super loud conversation, why not jump in and offer your own opinions?
Last week some guy was shouting "HOW ARE YOU?" into his phone in the middle of a quiet area of the AC. Because I couldn't tell if he was speaking to the other person or to all of us (
), I answered with a resounding "FINE! AND YOURSELF?" The call got much quieter after that.
Why stop here? Continue with something like the following:
HOW'S THAT NEW TREATMENT FOR YOUR STD WORKING OUT? IS IT STILL DECIMATING YOUR SEX DRIVE?
BTW, I think this is also a problem in Japan. One sees warning signs at the entrance to good restaurants warning people to turn off the cell phones. You also see some surreptitious violators in quiet areas, talking to their lapels but so that you can still hear the cell phone conversation, such as special train cars (and the same in Europe IME).