Is everyone under 30 deaf?

When I think back to how quiet, orderly and respectful my generation was, while still under 30, it makes my blood boil the way today's youngsters behave.

Of course we were, apart from those awful Beatles twisting and shouting!!

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I'm not convinced that it's just younger people....a few evenings ago some people in my street had guests / visitors and just after midnight they were leaving.
Two vehicles parked in the street and they all decided to continue the evenings conversation for around 45 mins.

All very loudly with lots of laughter etc....now this was a Tuesday evening, a residential street and from what I could see, most downstairs lights in the vicinity were off, so presumably, residents were in bed and/or asleep.

Is there no comprehension about that level of noise disturbing people or is it more of an ignorance / disregard for common courtesy?

They are very loud and excitable on the buses so many of the girls scream and don’t get me started on the phone calls 🤣 now I love loud music so o can’t really talk but mines confined to the walls of my house did we really make so much noise on public. Transport maybe we did but I don’t think so

I have a loud voice at times. When I trained to be a teacher, we had voice training, so that our voices carried and there are times when I use that training without realising it. My partner also has a loud voice and has the TV loud. I'm trying to persuade him to get his hearing checked because I think he's possibly going a bit deaf.

PS. I haven't noticed that young people have particularly loud voices.

Personally I don’t find people laughing and doing long drawn out goodbyes whilest slightly “merry” at all disturbing even after midnight.
However intimidating loud behaviour with foul language and vandalism or threats obviously fuelled by excessive alcohol, I do find disturbing at any hour.

Growstuff - I'm a bit the same. For a start I'm deaf & was probably born deaf. Then I was brought up on a farm with no neighbours & if Dad was in the fields & someone called / meals were ready it was a loud "haloo" or a parp on the Landrover horn. So although I'm a very concientious, guilt-prone citizen, I can be a bit noisy.My alarm used to go off at 6.40 & wake a neighbour (it was quite loud as I'm deaf & my DH is "alarm -deaf"). So she used to ring & complain & I did say I needed to get to work (she wasn't much older but she didn't work). She suggested I get a smart watch which would vibrate to wake me up, so I purchased one for £25 which just did alarms. When re-charging the tiny battery I lost it, still hasnt turned up 2 yrs later I expect the puppy ate it. Anyway next day the alarm woke her & that evening she was on the phone complaining again. I said sorry, explained what had happened, & her response 'well you'd better hurry up & get another watch'. I didnt have a lot of spare cash & given that she had a choice of 4 bedrooms & was choosing to use the one adjoining us, I just said I couldn't afford to do this. I felt I had a right to an alarm to wake me up to go to work, providing it was promptly turned off, which it was. People with sensitive hearing drive me nuts. She also complained to the next-door neighbour but one that the dog was whining (not barking mind you) in its outdoor run during the day. If you are that sensitive to noise, you shouldn't buy a semi-detached house IMO.

My family are convinced anyone over 65 needs hearing aids. They keep complaining my TV is too loud when they phone me. My neighbour never gears it so it can't be that loud. Although I might need them eventually as I am just beginning to notice a slight difference in volume on my iPad.

Oh dear. I saw someone under 30 eating in public too the other day.

I was so disgusted I yelled at them.

Good job they are deaf.
They can't hear you,

I am convinced 30 upwards have some deterioration of hearing. Only yesterday met a neighbour in an aisle and we could hardly hear one another. There were two 30ish females with a child each in trolley. One child started crying and the female just started shouting at him then the other joined in trying to placate him. They were so loud I commented I think I'll need to go shopping wearing headphones. Heard what the problem was, child wanted his cuddle cloth but Mum was adamant he wasn't getting it until she had had it for a cuddle too. She was cuddling it when I passed down the aisle, beggars belief!

I don’t think the young people are being rude, they are just loud! I wonder if they listen to loud music directly in there ear, unlike our loud music that was all around us, they become used to high volume.