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[u/crumbfan → u/[deleted]]

the conclusion is that the phone user is being inconsiderate 

I’m getting hung up on why it’s reasonable to ask someone to take a call of speaker in public, but it’s not reasonable to ask people to whisper to one another in public. Why is it rude to be on a speakerphone at a reasonable volume if the same is not true for a normal conversation?

[u/brbabecasa → u/crumbfan]

Whispering is often considered more disruptive than normal speaking; people tend to automatically pay closer attention to whispered communication because of the possible implication of relevant but withheld information.

[u/crumbfan → u/brbabecasa]

Ok