Sunday, November 20, 2005, 9:21:29 PM, Ursula Stange wrote: JE>>When mobiles first appeared here men in suits used to use them on JE>>trains, self-importantly and self-consciously; and JE>>I'm most annoyed by people who chat on their mobiles (cell 'phones) in JE>>queues in shops *and carry on chatting while they're being served*; US> I've always been struck by how annoyed people get when others talk on US> cellphones in public. (I see how you've qualified it, Judy -- just US> using you as a hook here...). good, because of course I was talking about specific ways of using a mobile phone in public US> Many train lines have taken to reserving US> 'quiet' cars for people who want to get a way from that. But I'm not US> sure I see a difference between someone talking on a cellphone in their US> train seat and talking to their neighbour in the next train seat. Perhaps people behave/d differently in Canada? Here the men I have in mind spoke rather loudly. Someone talking to their seat-neighbour as loudly would be equally annoying, perhaps. US> Perhaps what really annoys us is that we overhear only half the US> conversation. I think not. The people in the shop queues are slobs and the men on the trains are jerks (to be fair, the people in the shop queues tend to talk reasonably quietly) and the train people make sure you can imagine the rest of the conversation (Train Man, loudly: "I'm on the train... can you fax letter/document/ for me...) people talking quietly into mobile phones are no problem US> Ursula avoiding her marking as usual... US> Judy Evans wrote: >>I'm most annoyed by people who chat on their mobiles (cell 'phones) in >>queues in shops *and carry on chatting while they're being served*; >> US> ------------------------------------------------------------------ US> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, US> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html -- Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK mailto:judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html