{"id":42957,"date":"2025-02-07T10:06:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-fined-200-for-using-speakerphone-in-french-train-station\/07\/02\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:06:31","slug":"man-fined-200-for-using-speakerphone-in-french-train-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/man-fined-200-for-using-speakerphone-in-french-train-station\/07\/02\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Man fined $200 for using speakerphone in French train station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__1H0Y3\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-[2]\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\":R2mcb3dd8aqfnntkq:\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__CfX7D\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\":Rcb3dd8aqfnntkqH1:\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\":Rcb3dd8aqfnntkq:\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A man in France has been fined $200 for using the speakerphone on his cell while in a <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/travel\/dream-of-the-desert-saudi-arabia-train\/index.html?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:train;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">train<\/a> station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man, who has only been identified as \u201cDavid,\u201d told an interviewer from CNN affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/economie\/entreprises\/transports\/sncf-un-passager-recoit-une-amende-pour-avoir-telephone-en-haut-parleur-dans-une-gare_AV-202502060264.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BFMTV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BFMTV <\/a>that the incident occurred while he was waiting for a train at Nantes station in the west of the country on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He told the outlet that he was talking to his sister with his phone on speaker when an official from France\u2019s state-owned rail company, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnn.com\/travel\/article\/tgv-m-france-rail-revolution\/index.html?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:SNCF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">SNCF<\/a>, intervened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAn SNCF security person told me that if I didn\u2019t turn off my loudspeaker, I was going to be fined \u20ac150,\u201d he told BFMTV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man said he initially thought it was a joke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think the person was offended. She took out her notebook and fined me,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the event, the fine turned out to be even higher \u2013 \u20ac200 ($207) \u2013 because he did not pay it on the spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The passenger told BFMTV that he has hired a lawyer as he plans to contest the fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CNN has reached out to SNCF for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Making calls or watching videos without headphones in public spaces is a modern habit that many find infuriating. When one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1by3xvv\/what_do_you_secretly_judge_people_for\/?rdt=62725\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reddit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reddit<\/a> user recently asked \u201cWhat do you secretly judge people for?\u201d the response \u201cWhen they watch TikToks loud in a quiet room without headphones\u201d was upvoted 13,000 times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debretts.com\/the-new-rules-of-mobile-etiquette\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Debrett\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Debrett\u2019s<\/a>, Britain\u2019s bible of all things etiquette, published a piece in 2023 on the new rules of cell phone use. It states: \u201cKeep phone calls to yourself. If you\u2019re making a video call in a public space (or if you\u2019re just too lazy to hold the phone up to your ear) you must use headphones or earbuds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNobody should be forced to listen to your phone conversation; it will be annoyingly distracting and might be intrusive or embarrassing. 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