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AIBU unnecessary noise from phones etc on transport and in restaurants

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Modompodom Sun 05-Sep-21 16:51:14

Does anyone else find people listening to music clips or holding video/speaker calls in public places too much, and there is very little respect to others regarding this. I have been in restaurants where I have heard two way calls being held on the opposite side of the restaurant, or people watching videoclips on public transport or in restaurants. I might add that these are not young people - they usually use air pods. I have gone over to people and asked them to turn down the volume a bit. Yesterday I was sitting next to a lady on a bus who had a child of about 4 years old watching cartoons on an iPad with volume at full blast. After about 15 minutes I asked her if the mother could reduce the volume, but she said no, because the child would cry. My grandson has always worn headphones since he was a toddler, even in the house, why can’t other children? Am I being OTT about this?

Sarnia Tue 19-Oct-21 09:13:12

On Sunday I travelled back from a short break away and sat in what is supposed to be the Quiet coach. A young man sat with earphones in talking loudly to whoever was on the other end of his phone about his sexual exploits the previous night. A middle-aged man opposite him stood this for as long as he could then quietly reached forward and tugged the earphones out of his ears. I was waiting for fireworks but the 'sex machine' got up and moved.