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Hearing only half a conversation is actually more grating than hearing a full conversation according to research (and my own personal experience): http://pss.s

by rm999 13y ago

Hearing only half a conversation is actually more grating than hearing a full conversation according to research (and my own personal experience): http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/09/03/0956797610382126 http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/09/03/095679761038... http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=its-not-just-you-hearing-half-a-pho-10-05-21 http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=its... And if flights are anything like Amtrak, people WILL take the opportunity to have 3 hour phone conversations when they're on a trip if they can.

AJ007 13y ago
Fortunately trains can be separated in to quiet cars.
jessriedel 13y ago
Be that as it may, I conjecture that most of the annoyance is from people's instincts that they need to talk so loudly, especially when they have trouble hearing what coming out of the phone. In fact, shouting doesn't help at all and anything much more than a whisper doesn't really help.