▲ 190 ▼ Bus passengers face fines of up to S$500 for playing loud audio, putting feet on seats from 23 Sep in Singapore (www.channelnewsasia.com) submitted 5 days ago by veggibles@lemmy.wtf to c/world@quokk.au 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 5 days ago (2 children) I don’t see a problem with this. Now do speakerphone calls. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (1 child) I see people do this all day. What's wrong with just using the phone like we've always used the phone? On your ear? Do they think it looks cool? Can't be the sound because it definitely doesn't sound better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] speckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago A some point in the last decade, humanity collectively decided that listening to their phone from the bottom speaker while holding it perpendicular to their ear was the most efficient and least ridiculous way to use it. Even people who clearly grew up with home phones seem to have forgotten that phones have always had, and still have, an earpiece. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (1 child) I see people do this all day. What's wrong with just using the phone like we've always used the phone? On your ear? Do they think it looks cool? Can't be the sound because it definitely doesn't sound better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] speckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago A some point in the last decade, humanity collectively decided that listening to their phone from the bottom speaker while holding it perpendicular to their ear was the most efficient and least ridiculous way to use it. Even people who clearly grew up with home phones seem to have forgotten that phones have always had, and still have, an earpiece. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] speckofrust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago A some point in the last decade, humanity collectively decided that listening to their phone from the bottom speaker while holding it perpendicular to their ear was the most efficient and least ridiculous way to use it. Even people who clearly grew up with home phones seem to have forgotten that phones have always had, and still have, an earpiece. permalink fedilink source parent