Do as the French – fined the mobile marsas

What is a psychopath behavior? According to National Encyclopedia It is characterized by: « A strong emphasis on your own wishes and needs, of which follows deficiencies in empathy and in consideration of others ».

And what radiates « deficiencies in consideration » better than a man who on a crowded bus sits in his own little world with the mobile two inches from the nose, viewing and above all listening to a ticto video – without headphones?

People who publicly listen to Or talk on the phone with the speaker function is something as fascinating as a phenomenon that virtually everyone abhors but no one does anything about it. No? Yes, in France was fined Recently a man who babbled on his mobile in a silent zone at the Nantes train station. According to the French the Transport Act Is it prohibited in public transport to « use sound apparatus or instruments, or to interfere with the calm of others with sound or noise ».

These are the most beautiful French words I have heard since Jacques Brel sang the fourth verse in « ne me quitte pas ».

You may not have not planned any social conflict just that afternoon?

But it is not just where the banner of civilization is still trying to rise above the sound mat. Now the English Liberal Democrats follow after, with one Bill: Anyone who forts with his phone on public transport risks a fine of £ 1,000, corresponding to SEK 11,600. At the bottom, I know, but somewhere you have to start.

The party backs up the proposal With a measurement: 38 percent of those surveyed say they are disturbed by collective music frequently or sometimes, 54 percent find it uncomfortable to point out the matter – for women, the figure is 63 percent.

A spokesman for the Liberal Democrats tells The Guardian: « It’s time to stand up for the silent majority who just want to come from A to B in peace and quiet ». It is the most beautiful English, public transport -linked words I have heard since Ezra Pound compared the fellow drivers’ faces with « petals on a wet, black branch » in the poem « The Metro ».

For it is not the silent and provision Who should take responsibility for the noise to handle their phone as people. Sure, it should be straightforward to step forward and say « Excuse me, could you use cheats? » But should it be required that you always cope and dare? You might just want to sit on the train with your book until it arrives at Norrköping and have not planned any social conflict that afternoon?

For my life, I cannot understand why Swedish traffic companies have not already introduced a rule on speaker ban. But by all means, I like to skip the intermediary and go directly to 12,000 in fines.

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