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When you are in controlled airspace, you should be able to safely only listen to the commands given to you and ignore everything else. Your situational awareness is potentially better if you can process those other communications but strictly speaking, controlled airspace is just that… controlled by ATC. Also, if you are busy in the flight deck, you might completely disregard communication that is not to you no matter what language it is.

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That’s only true in a class B airport in the US, ie the absolute busiest airports. Everywhere else, even with a control tower, ultimate responsibility lies on the pilot during vfr conditions. I imagine it’s similar in other countries ?

It's essentially the same everywhere, but these large planes are flying IFR not VFR and so they rely on the separation service provided by ground control. Ground control isn't allowed to provide separation service to VFR flights (although you can ask them for an advisory, and they will tell you about traffic that is relevant to you).

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