Noisy people

I notice that in Europe people ( friends etc) tend to stand closer to each other than we do here. Maybe population density or background noise from others, I don’t know. I can’t stand hearing loud one way phone conversations, especially on trains. I only go on trains rarely now, horrible experience.

I was out to lunch with a friend the other day in a small local eatery and the noise coming from the table next to us was unbelievable, four women ,all talking at once . We had to go because no conversation was possible. As we left our waitress said ‘I don’t blame you leaving, the staff keep hiding in the kitchen as they are being deafened’. What can it be like in their homes?

I rarely go where there are many people nowadays. I cant bear the noise and the crowds. When Im at home and not expecting anyone I put my headphones on and an atom bomb could drop outside. Not interested.

I so agree about the F-word. When I hear it, I say, without looking directly at that person, "Please mind my earshot."
Quite often, people say sorry, sometimes "Sorry miss." I haven't lost my teacher's voice.

Am not keen on overly noisy people in restaurants or cafes, or music played in the background which is too loud for normal conversation.
But one thing I really can’t stand is the way sone people use the ‘F’ word in every sentence, not in anger as a swear word but just peppered through ordinary conversation.
Is a horrible habit.

I know just what you mean.
In any restaurant or cafe, without fail, there’s always one person with a voice which carries, so much so that I find myself reluctantly listening to her (it usually is a woman!) rather than the person I’m with.
Usually the loud woman’s companion can’t get a word in edge ways!

Esmay do you think it's less usual to have children out in the gardens these days so they tend to get pretty excited?

I usually meet up with a group of friends in Greggs .
It's cheap and cheerful .
We have a really lovely time until the young mums arrive.
It is complete and utter chaos .
Their babies and children scream and shout and run all round the cafe whilst their mothers either talk to their friends or are glued to their phones or both .
We all long to say something - but don't.
It's hell at home when my neighbour has her grandkids during the school holidays .
They are in the garden all day and they are deafening.
She looks absolutely worn out .
I used to sit in the garden and read or paint now I sit indoors windows shut .
Even my local library is noisy .
I was told not to annoy or disturb other people and I read a similar riot act to my kids .
It just isn't the fashion these days .
It seems to be the thing to be as loud as possible.

My hearing aids link to my phone and quite often the decibel alert comes up in public places like cafes, meaning that the noise level will now damage hearing.

The cinema almost always creates an alert, regardless of the film. The swimming baths even with the aids out and in a case. Even the library the other day in the children’s section.😱

I can’t see how anybody avoids hearing damage. And, of course, lots of people dont realise their hearing is poor and so up the volume.