Originally Posted by
GlasgowCyclops
I got the strangest look from someone in GF T5 one day. I "had" to call the office before my connecting because of something only I would know how to sort. There was this chap next to me and I asked "Do you mind of I use my phone, I don't want to disturb you here". He looked at me as if I was daft asking and said. "You can use your phone whenever you like???????"
I felt like saying, I was always told that in a communal places it is good manners to ask (like trains etc)
This just might be a British thing. Fellow travelers at LHR lounges often ask if it's okay if they make a phone call. I can't remember ever witnessing the same kind of politeness in the USA.