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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by Stranger
What to do if a passenger seated close to you starts using his cell phone while in the air?
Say loudly, "Sir, in seat XX, please turn your phone off NOW." If you're speaking in a loud, commanding tone that a lot of other people around you can hear, the shaming factor has great power. I do this when provoked on the Amtrak Quiet Car, and it works like a charm. If the offender has no compunction about endangering his/her fellow passengers (or just breaking the rules in extremely irritating fashion), then you shouldn't feel bad about speaking as if you're disciplining a three-year-old.
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