CALL ME SNAKE

We all know about the loud people talking on their cellphones while on a train, for example, speaking so loudly that everyone in the whole car gets to join in. But I have to say, the environment in general has become noisier. My office is near a sidewalk and for years people walked by, making no noise other than their feet hitting the pavement. Now most of them are talking on the phone as they walk by, and when people are outside on the phone, they always talk in a louder voice than is normal. Or necessary. Could we ever go back to a world when people just walk on their own, without blabbing away. And where people who are driving actually pay attention to what is happening on the roads?