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Friend doing my head in

61 replies

CocoapuffPuff · 08/04/2024 18:32

I have a friend staying this week. She us from the USA. She's fab, fun and fucking LOUD.

She's working whilst here, via zoom and I'm so tired of the fucking noise. She's so loud. Shouting, shrieking, etc. The cats are jumpy, I'm longing for some silence and now She's just told me she has a zoom meeting between 1am and 3am.

She's leaving Thursday and I'm so looking forward to the lack of noise.

Why are Americans so bloody loud??? She knows, she's making an effort to dial it back when she remembers but it's not very often that she remembers.

It's not an Aibu really, just an anonymous moan on an anonymous forum to stop myself from exploding. JFC.

OP posts:
SevenSeasOfRhye · 09/04/2024 07:36

Not unreasonable about the noise but unreasonable to judge all Americans by your friend.

Notinthemood12 · 09/04/2024 06:15

what kind of idiot behaves like that in someone else’s home? Is she usually so thoughtless

AtrociousCircumstance · 09/04/2024 01:04

Ah good, well done!

Original poster
CocoapuffPuff · 08/04/2024 23:42

I've told her and she's agreed. Thanks, I'm not a zoom user so didn't know that was an option.

OP posts:
AtrociousCircumstance · 08/04/2024 18:44

Yeah she can use the chat function and type her responses.

Otherwise she can fuck off @CocoapuffPuff

PlasticOno · 08/04/2024 18:43

AtrociousCircumstance · 08/04/2024 18:40

Tell her unless that call is silent she cannot do it.

This. Tell her to use the Teams Chat function or sign language. Or interpretative dance or whatever, as long as she doesn’t make any noise.

AtrociousCircumstance · 08/04/2024 18:40

Tell her unless that call is silent she cannot do it.

MagpiePi · 08/04/2024 18:39

I'd be tempted to rush in and say 'OMG, your screaming woke me up, are you alright?!!'

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 08/04/2024 18:38

Turn off your Wi-Fi. Problem solved.

KnackeredBack · 08/04/2024 18:37

Actually, I think it's unreasonable of her to call at those times. I would be annoyed at her in a hotel room next to me if she was loud then, but in my own house, I'd be really naffed off. I think you need to do the 'zombie walk into her room' to embarrass her a little, or alternatively, tell her now that that timing is not acceptable.

toomuchfaff · 08/04/2024 18:37

Hey, you mention about your zoom call, please do remember that I'll be sleeping at that time, and I'm working tomorrow so be quiet. If not then go outside to the garage where you screecj to your hearts desire you fkin inconsiderate buffoon....

oh BTW I'm going to be hosting the brass band at (insert her sleep time here), I do hope you took the above advice to be quiet at 3am....