* Posts by Reg

1 publicly visible post • joined 26 Nov 2007

Commuters shouting into their mobiles? Just jam 'em

Reg

If you want to use your mobile, don't sit in Quiet Carriage

My train has 8 carriages, only one that is Quiet. Why do all the noisy people insist in sitting in it when there are seats elsewhere? Why object when you are informed that the carriage is Quiet? Is it because you cannot afford a phone with a quiet/vibrate option? Or, are you ignorant or unspeakably arrogant? Why do you need to say your train is pulling up every night when you are on a short part of the journey and those of us with another 90 minutes to go are trying to concentrate, read, or sleep?

Why sit in the same Quiet carriage three weeks running and say 'You don't understand what's happening in my life' and then chat up anybody you can in the loudest voice you can muster?

Why cannot you see everyone else cringing as your phone rings at the loudest level?

Unfortunately, the 'British' attitude is not to complain, and is not helped by the unsociallably loud announcements that the carriage is a 'Quiet' Carriage from the train staff.

Rant over, for noe...