[Culturechat] Portable phones (Handys in CH)

[Vance Roy]

An unbelievable number of people in CH have Handys. These can be 
wonderful, but they also annoy the bejeebers out of people in public 
places. A survey of the Swiss show a surprising 62% do not want them 
forbidden on trams and trains. 6 % agree with prohibition either in 
trams, trains, and buses in some combination. 28% would have them banned 
in all public transport, and the usual 5 % don't know.

For several years now, you can sit in certain cars on a lot of trains 
that do not allow Handy use, radios, or even protracted and loud 
conversation. These cars are marked with a figure holding a finger to 
the lips on each window. This destroyed an idea that the SBB hires a 
pair of old ladies for each train to chatter away for the entire day.
-- 
Vance Roy
gigli.saw@dplanet.ch.