To think bringing radios etc to the park is inconsiderate

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Several times this Summer we have had picnics and afternoons in the park ruined by individuals who plonk themselves a few feet away from people who are trying to relax/read/snooze and disturb everyone by filling the air with loud music or sports commentary.

AIBU to think this is really rude and annoying?

YANBU. I always wonder what kind of insanely dull/stupid people can't entertain themselves without playing music through a speaker everywhere they go.

That thing that no one else is allowed because you don’t want them to.

What a ridiculous conclusion to make.

Wow Caroline, don't make any sweeping statements or anything.

So nowhere in life is a person allowed to have a bit of a blast of their music? Ever?

Of course. I've had mine on full blast this morning to motor through some cupboard cleaning. I shut my doors and windows first though because I'm not a selfish dick.

YANBU op. There was a man strolling through the town centre the other day blasting some music at deafening volume from the radio on his shoulder. Willing to swear if I shoved a hi fi on my shoulder and blasted Bach or The Wurzels near him he'd be over in seconds to demand I shut up.

OP you're being perfectly reasonable. I was on a train the other day and someone started playing music out of their phone speaker. Sounded awful, and I didn't want to hear it.

The posted who said "what if everyone did it?" is spot on - the reason it is unreasonable for one person to do it is that if everyone did it there'd just be a cacophony of noise. Instead, a few selfish people think everyone else should listen to their choice rather than treating a public space as somewhere where we all need to consider and respect other people's right to peaceful enjoyment.

That means no music (except headphones), ask screaming children to stop etc. It isn't difficult, and only a twat would think their need to hear music trumps other people's need not to.

OP I am totally on your side with this one. I was in Richmond Park a few months ago - beautiful scenery, peace and quiet, deer roaming free and everybody relaxed and having fun (and no, I don't mind children playing/making a noise!) and suddenly heavy dance music thudding through everyone's peace as a couple walked along with their music system. Never mind bothering people, I would have been worried about spooking one of the deer!!

Worse though, I also had this in the maternity ward. I was less than 24 hours post c-section but I was fully prepared to do battle with the selfish twit in the next cubicle who decided that it was totally ok to play rap music on his iphone in the middle of the ward which was full of post op women - grrr. Sleep deprived, in pain and now pissed off. He was lucky my uber calm and lovely other half had a quiet word first!!

YANBU,,i too am sick of these inconsiderate fecks. If it isnt in the park its in the street or blaring music in their homes. Or blaring music from their cars. There are two things that are very special and which most of us rarely experience. True darkness and true silence.

I had the BEST holiday this summer. A cottage on a small holding on the Herefordshire/Wales borders. It was absolutely blissful - no noise day or night and total darkness at night.

It's funny, I'm a teacher and can totally cope with noise when it is the children at school or my own children but noise from teenagers shouting in a garden at night/parties/noise from music in people's gardens etc makes me really anxious. I wish it didn't.