The article captures public frustrations with loud mobile phone users on public transport and in other communal spaces. Readers share their experiences, highlighting both the annoyance caused by others' lack of awareness and the internal conflict about how to address it. One individual reflects on missing the opportunity to confront a loud neighbor on a flight, fearing possible confrontation. Others recount more outrageous experiences, including an encounter in a hospital where patients used speaker phones without concern for those around them. The article underscores a growing issue of social etiquette violations in shared environments.
"Is anyone that oblivious to their impact on others? I feel that to say something would only result in a bitterly unsatisfying and possibly heated exchange over which I'd obsess for the rest of my life."
"At least it gave me pleasure! My favourite interjection occurred on the Docklands Light Railway, when I loudly suggested to my wife (in an imaginary conversation) that she should put the dog in the oven."
"I can't believe people are so inconsiderate... I had to remonstrate as patients next to me were using their phones on speaker as I was recovering from a triple heart bypass operation."
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