To talk in quiet zone

[Bluegill]

In first class rail travel? I'm playing hang man with my son, quietly on our journey home and he's just whispered to me that the woman sitting opposite him has mouthed to him to shut up! I like the quiet zone and its my view it's only no phones and no unnecessary noise, not no conversation at all. I've told my son we're not playing now but he's understandably disappointed. I won't say anything to the woman but think it's unnecessary to be quite so rude or am IBU?

Again, why the animosity against people who perfectly reasonably & within their rights deliberately book a seat in a Quiet Coach so they can travel in, er, Quiet?

I wouldn't expect silence but I would expect people having a conversation to lower their voices so the person behind/in front of them can't hear them.

I bear no animosity towards people who want to sit in a quiet-not-silent coach - but I don't have any time for a grown up who mouths "shut up" at a child or who expects the coach to be either absolutely silent. Conversations, providing they are quiet, are perfectly permissible - and if some passengers can't tolerate that then perhaps they should wear earplugs to drown out all noise.