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I was once reprimanded for talking too loud on my cell phone on the max train by a man. He spent about 5 minutes yelling at me and telling me how incredibly rude I was. He then proceeded to involve everyone else on our section of the train by asking them if they thought it was rude. Basically I didn't know how to react or what to say so I just said sorry and didn't say anything else to him. Now I hardly ever talk on my cell phone on the train or if I do I keep it brief and almost to a whisper. People that react that intensely to a small thing makes me nervous to confront because it almost seems as if they are on the edge and ready to snap and do something dangerous to themselves or others. So I didn't want to add fuel to the fire by arguing with him.

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