Regardless of whether it's safe or not, think of it as the pilot saying: "OK, now I have to concentrate really hard, so everyone please sit down and keep quiet, and stop drumming your fingers on the armrest!"
You can say "but I'm drumming really low, you can't possibly hear that", but you are just being a [put your favourite word here]. Even if you manage to talk with your neighbour and hum that silly song without being noticed, you are only showing your lack of respect for social norms and polite behaviour.
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