AIBU to be annoyed about people talking hands free on a mobile?

[BeRudeNotTo]

I feel like i'm always wondering whether they are talking to me or not.I was walking down the street the other day and i was wondering whether this bloke was chatting to me with his hands free then i thought maybe he's just a mad man having a word with himself (i'm still not sure which one it was) .I am sure it is a very useful function the hands free bit of kit if used in the right place but why people want to do that while they are walking down the streets in front of other people beats me. I'm sure some people do it just to look cool or something or to be able to chat loudly about trash they like to try and impress people.You get me?

[OutragedAtThePriceOfFreddos]

I think it looks twatish, but I can't see what's angering about it.

[maddening]

Yabu to be annoyed.

They make themselves look like twats doing it in the street - yanbu for thinking they look stupid.

Fair enough if you are doing something like driving or cooking etc where you need your hands free but walking in the street and talking on the phone hands free does look silly.

[BeRudeNotTo]

Yes i was thinking maybe the word 'annoyed' was not the correct word to use...maybe i should have said irratated. Well it is irratating when you get some bloke going on to himself in the middle of the street and you think he's chatting to you.

[Tiredmumno1]

First the window cleaner, now other people?

If someone wants to talk on a handsfree that's up to them really, isn't it?

[HairyGrotter]

I listen to music whilst walking, if I get a call, I answer it and talk on the handsfree, pure lazy and it leaves, well, my hands free to walk or hold my bag!

[BeRudeNotTo]

So hairy are you one of these people that mumbles to themselves in the street looking like a right nobhead silly sausage ?

[BeRudeNotTo]

• nobhead

[BeRudeNotTo]

*nobhead

[HairyGrotter]

I never mumble, and my conversations are usually wonderfully informative and funny...you'd be mad not to listen in and care

[HairyGrotter]

I look like a nobhead and get stared at anyway, why not give people a reason too?

[BeRudeNotTo]

Hairy I expect everybody else thinks you are mad gnattering away to yourself wandering down the street on your tod.Btw I agree with maddening as far as it looks stupid tbh

[ceebeegeebies]

There is someone at work that does this and it is equally annoying and funny The worst thing is that his phone doesn't ring out so you don't know that it has rung and he will suddenly start talking and making you wonder whether he is talking to you or not - tbh, he is looks like a knob whilst doing it

[HairyGrotter]

I don't mind if strangers think I'm mad, tis of no consequence to me

[BeRudeNotTo]

at last we have a decent person on nthe thread with a good sense of humour .I like your style ceebeegeebies ,thanks for sharing

[TraineeBabyCatcher]

I always think I look like a nob when im in the car talking on my hands free. Like I'm driving and talking to myself.


still happily sings to the radio when alone, definately looks like a nob then

[Iamsparklyknickers]

My headphones are bust at the moment, but I prefer it in the street as I've been mugged for my phone whilst chatting on it.

I do make an effort to hold the microphone to my mouth and talk quietly though, I can't hear other people talking on theirs when the microphone is the other side of their face.

[maddening]

Iamsparkles - you might look like a secret agent

[Iamsparklyknickers]

Ha! I'm going to have to start dropping padded envelopes in bins and looking furtive

[maddening]

Ps not saying anyone is doing anything wrong but when you see someone doing it you do have a natural doublecheck as it does look like they are talking to you/themselves. I guess you don't see it a lot so it seems odd?