How do you deal with loud people in public places

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That really....

On a flight home recently and the family in front were so loud and obnoxious. Not just happy laughter and looking forward to their trip but rude, swearing, talking about other people on the flight. Mob like behaviour. The teenage boy kept belching really loudly as they thought it was funny. Every sentence the mother spoke has a swear word in. And she was going on about shagging someone

I could hear them bitching about my 3 year old and if they said anything I would have said something back but didn't initiate anything as the mum looked like she was spoiling for a fight.

In hindsight I don't know what else I could have done. But for the few hours in the flight it was awful. And no where to escape. I hated it! I really wanted to tell them to shut the F up!

What would you have done in this situation?

People like that are just nasty scum. If you remonstrate with them it will usually end badly. Best thing to do it apply noise cancelling headphones and do your best to ignore. It’s not pleasant or right thought.

Is not it, and though not thought.....excuse typos

Earphones and an iPad/phone- listen to music/stories.

I can travel on public transport anymore without these things- even a shortish journey can be hellish with loud people near you.

*can’t travel

Tut loudly and hide behind a magazine.
A plane is no place to encourage argumentative twats.

There’s nothing you can really do, it’s shit and I do sympathise.

I was sitting on an aisle seat on a recent flight and a woman kept sidling up beside me to speak to the woman in the middle seat of my row. She had (she loudly said) bought a bottle of Captain Morgan rum with her on the flight and she was going to drink it all. She spent a large proportion of the flight leaning right over me and telling her friend all her... er, opinions. Then she spilt a huge dollop of her Morgan spice and coke on my jeans leg. She at least had the good grace to get a bit embarrassed then and fecked off back to her own seat for a while. Then she came back. It was a long 4 hours.

On flights when there are annoying people I have my headphones on & play loud trance music, shut my eyes & zone out... I've actually got breathing exercises I've been taught in psychology sessions which are useful.

It's difficult with a child to be able to completely zone out like I do obviously but you can still do some breathing exercises, no one will notice you doing them & you will feel calmer.

Ear defenders and / or noise cancelling headphones with music turned up.