Nuisance of usage of smartphones in public places continues.
A man in France has been fined $200 for using the speakerphone on his cell while in a train station.
The incident occurred while he was waiting for a train at Nantes station in the west of the country on Sunday.
Debrett’s, Britain’s bible of all things etiquette, published a piece in 2023 on the new rules of cell phone use. It states: “Keep phone calls to yourself. If you’re making a video call in a public space (or if you’re just too lazy to hold the phone up to your ear) you must use headphones or earbuds.