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It’s an all too common ― but incredibly annoying ― experience. You’re sitting in a coffee shop, waiting room, airport terminal or other public place, and someone nearby starts talking on the phone, ...

A man in Nantes, France, identified only as "David" in reports, was fined after making a speakerphone call in the railway station. A security staff member from France's state rail operator warned him ...

The most annoying part of people on phone convos in public is oftentimes they are practically yelling. Nbd if they are walking past on the street, but irritating when standing in line at FedEx, or ...

(NEXSTAR) – Few things are as universally reviled as a loud phone conversation infringing on your personal space. (Mosquitoes and taxes aside.) Doing it on loudspeaker is even more incendiary. To me, ...

It's my birthday and I'm sitting in a posh restaurant in the Cotswolds, UK, enjoying lunch with my parents. As I take a bite of my crab cocktail, my mother leans across to tell me something, but I can ...

My amateur analysis: people just don't care any more. It's not a generational thing, it's not the pandemic. There are no repercussions or shame for being a massive jerk in public. If you complain, ...