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Compared across countries

Can you talk on the phone on public transport?

The same question, answered for every country on the site.

Japan

Phone calls are what is being avoided, not conversation. Keep the phone on silent, and on a long-distance train take the call between cars.
South Korea

Yes, quietly. The operator's own etiquette list asks for vibrate mode and a lowered voice, not for silence.

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