AIBU to be absolutely flabbergasted that there are people who think this is acceptable?

[ArghMeToes]

I'm on a train. The guy behind me is watching some kind of sports match on a tablet. I travel a lot by train and often, mostly at the weekends, there are people with gadgets that play films or TV and they don't put their earphones in. Slightly separate issue from having the earphones up too loud - that's annoying but a part of life, however to not even try to mute the noise by just playing your TV show to the whole carriage? Fuming.

When I was 19 (and too shy to turn around and politely ask someone to keep it down) I had to endure Dora the Explorer at full volume from Penzance to London whilst the child's parents read their own book.

AIBU? Is it acceptable not to put earphones in? Am I missing a trick?

FWIW - we have a headphone splitter.

Cost about £2 and means me & DS or me and DH or DH and DS have been able to watch the same thing on planes and trains etc.

Simples.

For those who obviously haven't read the thread, please read my post at Sun 15-Feb-15 22:01:07

FWIW, I wasn't talking about my children, but then that's never gotten in the way of judgement, has it?