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More than just bad manners: the problem of using your phone with the volume up in public

Ping! โ€œFirst we need to sprinkle some cocoa,โ€ advises a female voice. Beside her, the unrestrained laughter of a baby rings out. A brief, deafening applause erupts, and a second later the heavily saturated beat of a techno track explodes. โ€œThis dream destination is located just five minutes from Lake Como!โ€ exhorts a man in a tie. Tiriri-tiriri! A ball hits a roulette wheel until it stops, and the applause returns. It is soon drowned out by the angelic choirs of the song โ€œHalo.โ€ โ€œBaby, I can feel your halo,โ€ bellows none other than Beyoncรฉ.

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A smartphone ad on the subway in Hong Kong.
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