70,000 commuters delayed by quarrel over cell phone on train in Chiba

[gmat]

From Japan Today;

 

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/70000-commuters-delayed-by-quarrel-over-cell-phone-on-train-in-chiba

[Guest ___]

Im sorta glad cellphones wont work underground in metro. (well Verizon will, but most people don't seem to know this including Verizon customers)

[Kabutoni]

It's a good thing calling in public transport is seen as a bad manner and forbidden in Japan. You can always enjoy a moment of rest in public transport (providing there are no loud high-schoolers or it's not rush-hour).

 

Here in Europe you have to listen to useless conversations all the time, so I always listen to music while en route. Occasionally when I'm travelling with company I don't listen to music of course. If someone decides to have a useless conversation with a high Db level I usually give them a very angry look if they ever bother to look at the other travellers. If I get asked if I "have a problem" I tell them that they are the problem. So far I haven't had an escalation of the situation, but this is bound to happen somewhere in the future...