Re:No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights
by HWR_14 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @05:15PM
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I assumed the poster was talking about metro-area trains. I've never had an issue on inter-city trains.
Re:No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights
by Beltalowda on Thursday December 29, 2022 @07:44PM
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No, I was talking about inter-city trains. We don't even have metro trains.
Re:No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights
by Beltalowda on Thursday December 29, 2022 @07:48PM
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We actually have "quiet zones" in second class here (Netherlands), but it's a bit of a hit-and-miss type of thing. Usually when I've (politely) asked people to stfu I've gotten a reasonable reply ("oh, sorry, didn't realize"), but sometimes not so much, or just say "okay" and continue. Sometimes I don't bother because I'm not in the mood, or the people seem unlikely to be receptive.
1st class tends to be rather expensive. Depending on where you live, even 2nd class can be quite expensive.
The correct answer is to not book second class tickets, ever, always book "first class quiet zone", and inform offending co-travellers about societally unacceptable behaviour, friendly at first, then increasingly passive-aggressive. There are always some people who are incorrigible ... but Bose N700 noise cancelling headphones also help.