To have complained about someone's audio message playing in the hairdressers?

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Went to the hairdressers this pm, a not very common visit, but looking forward to a bit of pampering, an afternoon away from the office.
3 clients - including me - in the salon and, as usual, a bit of chat and the salon playing music, reasonable volume.
Client starts playing an audio message on her phone from her grand-daughter with said gd singing. Actually quite a good voice, but played quite loudly - and of course, the salon music still playing too.
So now I am listening to both musical tracks, hairdryer next to me (other client) buzzing and blowing and people talking.
Sensory overload - but thought that the audio message would just be a snatch - to demonstrate to her stylist how good a voice the gd had, but NO the singing carried on for quite a time - several minutes!!
By now, I am feeling stressed and quite annoyed as I think it is rude to share that kind of thing without checking whether other people want to hear it!
When my stylist takes me to the basin, I say - loud enough for all of us in the hairdressers to hear- "sorry, I can't cope with both Music tracks at the same time!"
To be fair, the phone audio stopped almost immediately but no-one said anything, apart from my stylist who said, semi-jokingly, "don't know which one to listen to?"
Anyway, everyone then carries on but was I being super-sensitive or would others find this annoying and difficult?

I can understand if people feel I was a little over- sensitive or should have let it go. I certainly didn't want to make anyone feel awkward - and actually I don't think I did. We exchanged a couple of friendly smiles about comments that one of the stylist made later (I.e. After the phone audio issue)
But RUDE? I wasn't the one imposing a clashing noise on others' ears (the combination was really hard on the ears/brain!)
Maybe I have ASD or maybe it's because I'm a musician ...

Oops duplicate - almost - post! Thought it hadn't "taken".

I think I would have found it a bit much, but I would never have said anything.How rude!!

Are you normally so rude? Work in customer services?

Next time get a home hairdresser.

I don't think you were being rude at all. It's the usual story, the person who is being bothered is made to feel bad, while the person being inconsiderate doesn't. She could have played a short snatch of her GD, fine. But three minutes' worth? No one, including the poor hairdresser (who has to be polite) is likely to want to hear that. Excessive and/or clashing noises can be really bothersome to people with sensitivity - it doesn't have to be a disorder, there are lots of people who find it stressful. YANBU.

Agreed Notnearly
Apparently I'm the baddie for saying something - perfectly pleasantly.

Actually the owner of the salon - who was there at the time - had looked a little awkward when the audio first started and glanced at the woman a couple of times, with a kind of "are you going to stop that soon?" look on her face.
When it stopped, she looked relieved.

YANBU. Its rude and entitled of the person to assume the present company want to listen to what she wants to listen to.

What if we all share audio at the same time?

DP does this - watches videos on his phone with the sound on and no headphones. I've told him it is irritating but he tells me I don't find irritating and keeps on doing it!

YANBU

She was rude to inflict that for several minutes.

Don't think you were rude. I'd have been seething and would have been very thankful for your intervention.

If you are one of these people who cannot stand everyday noises then stay in your home!

Seriously only on MN are there so many people with noise related conditions. Its annoying that these people expect the rest of the world to be quiet around them

Next time pay for a mobile beauty therapist/hairdresser that way you can have complete silence in your own home and wont run the risk of being rude to others.

By the way YABU.

Goodness, I feel your pain. I really struggle with noise, especially when it is gratuitous, as in this case.

YABVVVU to expect an afternoon's pampering in a hairdresser's salon. I am so glad current hairdresser comes to me at home. I hate the noise and bustle of a salon.

It would probably have been a bit much for me too, especially if I was chatting, I don't like trying to talk over background music let alone two lots of it. However I wouldn't have dreamed of saying anything, even if it was completely setting my teeth on edge, it was a one-off and no harm meant.

izzy
I don't expect the world to be quiet - I love music (I play piano and cello) and don't mind a place having a "buzz" but 2 different musical tracks being played quite loudly simultaneously is unpleasant for most people - not just those with hearing issues.

It was for a short period of time not the whole afternoon, by a proud grandma. But nooooo 3 minutes of singing was just soooo bad you had to piss on proud grannies parade.
Well i hope that extra 1 minute of quiet was worth it

YANBU, mostly it's only the child's parents or grandparents that are genuinely interested in shit like an audio of said child singing.

It'd have made me cringe, but I probably would have rolled my eyes and tried to ignore it.

It's not about the music. I can happily believe it was unpleasant.

Someone was proud of their grandchild and wanted to show off. I hate noise but it would be rude to say something.

Dont be ridiculous Francis you know i was refering to those who cannot stand the noise of other peopme breathing or eating food and are so bothered by others going about normal business they whinge constantly. Not those suffering hearing loss so stop being a dick.

Also the fact she was a proud granny is important. Since when did sonebody having a few minutes of a happy moment they wanted to share become a bad thing?
Would it have hurt the OP to suck it up for a few minutes so this women could feel good probably for the rest of the day?

I would have thought the woman playing the song was rude as fuck. Who, other than the girl's family, actually wants to hear it?

Are you the granny, Izzy?!

The woman playing the clip of her grandchild singing was being ridiculously PFG - why would she think anyone would want to hear that?

However I'd never actually say anything - it's just awkward.

I'd probably just roll my eyes at my own stylist.

Yes of course i am

Or maybe i am somebody that appreciates i am not the only person on the planet and i am happy to tolerate a few minutes of noise if it is clear my tolerance will give them a happy few minutes.

See on MN its ok to be rude to somebody because of a few minutes of a child singing but if it is their child screaming at the top of their lungs while mummy ignores the crying brat whoa be tide anyone dare say a word cos ya know crying babies are ok and should be tolerated