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Ernestinepine · 2026-05-09T12:00:49+00:00

On a three hour journey. One woman was on the phone to her colleague for about 30 minutes. Hung up: and now on another call. another woman on the phone having a drawn out conversation. i don’t want to hear peoples ongoing chat.

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 09/05/2026 16:09

ToKittyornottoKitty · 09/05/2026 16:03

It’s been decades, time to get over it!

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If people were more considerate of others we wouldn't have to.

MabelRoyds · 09/05/2026 16:05

Smartiepants79 · 09/05/2026 15:49

But it is normal now. And who said they were yelling??

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I know what you mean about yelling. But honestly.. where I live they are so loud, it’s truly astonishing. Peaceful walk now difficult to achieve, solely due to this. Booming voices as if their phones are plastic toys and actually they are trying to address someone 50 yards away.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 09/05/2026 16:03

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 09/05/2026 14:32

It hasn’t always been. And some of us miss being able to go places without people yelling all around us.

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It’s been decades, time to get over it!

Smartiepants79 · 09/05/2026 15:49

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 09/05/2026 14:32

It hasn’t always been. And some of us miss being able to go places without people yelling all around us.

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But it is normal now. And who said they were yelling??

sugarpiebunnyhunch · 09/05/2026 14:32

ToKittyornottoKitty · 09/05/2026 13:10

Then put in headphones and don’t listen. I couldn’t imagine wasting energy over other people just existing as normal people around me. Talking on the phone to other people while traveling is a normal thing to do.

It hasn’t always been. And some of us miss being able to go places without people yelling all around us.

MabelRoyds · 09/05/2026 14:26

I sympathise. Where I live I can’t go out for a walk without hearing men shouting into their phones. It’s incredible. I’ve no idea why they are so loud. I wish phones were just for texts.

Plummagic · 09/05/2026 14:07

Ernestinepine · 09/05/2026 13:38

Forgot to bring headphones!!! I personally think a long phone convo on a train is really inconsiderate to fellow passengers: we don’t all want to hear your business.

a quick call: fine; but don’t need to hear an entire saga

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I love listening to other peoples sagas.

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Ernestinepine · 09/05/2026 13:38

ToKittyornottoKitty · 09/05/2026 13:10

Then put in headphones and don’t listen. I couldn’t imagine wasting energy over other people just existing as normal people around me. Talking on the phone to other people while traveling is a normal thing to do.

Forgot to bring headphones!!! I personally think a long phone convo on a train is really inconsiderate to fellow passengers: we don’t all want to hear your business.

a quick call: fine; but don’t need to hear an entire saga

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Ernestinepine · 09/05/2026 13:36

Plummagic · 09/05/2026 13:06

What about people who have conversations with people they are travelling with?

For some reason nowhere near as irritating: they tend to speak at a quieter level

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Greedybilly · 09/05/2026 13:25

I hear you OP - people are very annoying on trains. Put a podcast on and ignore.

followtheswallow · 09/05/2026 13:16

YANBU

It’s different to two people having a chat because of the two way nature. I have this if DH decides to work from home.

’Yeah … Yeah … (Pause) Yeah I told James to make sure that … hmm. (Pause.) Did he? Oh, OK. Well in that case I suppose … (Pause) I think probably the best thing to do going forward is to … sorry, yeah, going forward we probably need to involve the buyers and … (Pause) Did Dave tell you that? Oh yeah he did … haha … Dave always does. Not surprised! Ha! (Pause.) I’ll ask Mary to check that. See yeah the thing is I know he’d prefer to meet then, that’s fair enough, but he needs to accept that … (pause) I think so yeah … possibly, possibly, haha.’

Meanwhile I no longer want ears.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 09/05/2026 13:10

Then put in headphones and don’t listen. I couldn’t imagine wasting energy over other people just existing as normal people around me. Talking on the phone to other people while traveling is a normal thing to do.

Smartiepants79 · 09/05/2026 13:08

Unless they are on speaker phone or you are in the designated quiet carriage then you are being unreasonable. You could have two people sat next to you having a nice long chat.

Plummagic · 09/05/2026 13:06

What about people who have conversations with people they are travelling with?