I've just been told to be quiet.... in wetherspoons!

[Coldemort]

Called off for quick drink with friend/colleague in spoons (dont judge me, it's cheap and it has an app). Very shitty day, letting off a bit of steam, quite 'passionately' discussing a certain management discussion.
The table next to us are eating, and have a wee baby with them. I would guess around 6 months? After a particularly robust rant, we've just been told off for waking the baby.
They were there first, we are prob a bit annoying, but taking your baby to a pub then complaining it gets woken up!!
I'm very

It does r matter where you are, you really shouldn’t be talking loudly, it’s really obnoxious.

You can be as loud, drunk and sweary as you like. It's an adult environment.

Umm, no you can’t! Pubs do chuck people out for being too loud, drunk or sweary! Being an adult environment does not mean can act however you like. Lots of places are adult environments and you can do none of those things. You sound like someone who’s just reached 18 and thinks there are no rules for you anymore

Maybe you were too loud, maybe you weren't, but so what if the baby woke up? Its a pub, if they want their baby to sleep bring it home and put it to bed. Ridiculous

I'm really torn here because I get incredibly irritated by people being loud in public places.
And it's not just pubs - there is a really lovely, old-style tearoom in our town and I just don't go there on a Wednesday because there's a group of incredibly loud middle-aged* women who meet there.
The carrying voices are bad enough, but it's the screams (using the word literally) of laughter that used to really make me jump.

In the way that the term "performance parenting" is used, I tended to wonder, grumpily, if they were "performance having the best time ever". Every week.

And I suspect your "OMG!! Me TOO!!" style of conversation was maddening.

However, it is a pub and I, personally, wouldn't get any enjoyment from or see any need for taking a baby in there.

So, by the narrowest of margins, in my view YANBU.

*I, too, am a middle-aged woman, and only mention this to make the point that they're not excitable teenagers.

I'm not such a grump as I sound from my post above, honestly.

I do allow myself to smile on the second Friday of each month (as long as it's not a full moon).

No showing teeth, though.

You can be as loud, drunk and sweary as you like. It's an adult environment

No idea who said this but this is utter rubbish. Being in a pub which serves alcohol doesnt mean you can say or do whatever the heck you like- where on earth did you get that idea from?

People are thrown out of pubs for being too drunk, too loud, swearing at people and being generally loud/obnoxious and ruining the positive vibe. Ive seen them do it! The idea that because youre in a pub you can behave whatever antisocial way you want and its fine is sheer garbage.

If they have any idea as parents they wouldn't take a baby into a pub.
Why do some people think the world should revolve around them?

Just because give had a bad day, it doesn't give you the right to be "loud" and annoy other people. This. I find it hard to tune out people like you.

Why do some people think the world should revolve around them?

Like those who think everyone wants to listen to their conversation?

All these people saying move, where to? Don't know any pubs at 6pm with loads of free tables.