Frenchman was talking to his sister in loud mode-the call came out man. And in Portugal it can also happen, with the fine reaching 250 €.
“David” was at a train station in Nantes, France talking on the phone with his sister while waiting for a train. Problem: It was in high-range mode.
It was approached by an employee of the railway company, the SNCF. “A SNCF security guard told me that if I didn’t turn off the loud, it would be fined 150 euros,” David told.
The passenger thought it was a joke. “I think the person was offended. He took a notepad and fined me, ”he explained. The fine turned out to be even higher: 200 euros.
The habit of listening to audios of any kind in public mobile phone, in a volume that bothers others, is highly contested by society. Example of this is the fact that “see tiktoks aloud in a quiet room without heard” is the most annoying habitaccording to users of the social network.
The British company Debrett’s, which specializes in label, on its site because this attitude is uncomfortable and socially incorrect: “No one should be forced to hear your telephone conversation; It will be an annoying distraction and can be intrusive or embarrassing. The person on the other side can oppose if you realize that your conversation is audible in a train carriage full of involuntary sulbes. ”
Debrett’s recommends, for example, to use headphones “Or simply don’t speak in a loud voice and hold the phone to the ear.”
In Portugal, if you do not do so can also be fined.
It predicts, generally, that acts that “disturb the good order of services or bother other passengers” can be punishable by a fine.
More specifically, the law mentions “use sound appliances or make noise to disturb other passengers“. In this case, the fine may vary between € 50 and € 250.
