Guy at next table ranting to bank/card company

[Needtosoundoffandbreathe]

Honestly, I've sat down for a cup of tea and a bloke has sat at the next table and is on his phone ranting at his bank or credit card company. He's really angry, making no attempt to be discreet and is now on call two to them. He's coming across as quite unpleasant and this is spoiling what could be a relaxing few minutes. Grrr. AIBU that he needn't do this publicly?

👀👀 yabu not to listen un and tell us the details

Why is he complaining? Is he attractive? Does he sound rich or like a broke bellend?

Ha ha ha - you made me laugh. His card had been declined and he launched into complaining instead of anything else. He'd clearly been embarrassed rather than thinking it was just one of those things. And he'd used it in Marks and Spencer and had no problem! He was deeply unattractive to me, not helped by how rude and aggressive he was being. I shot him a dirty look as I left. Petty, but he spoiled what's a rare occurrence for me.

I had to call my bank once because my debit card was declined for $200 worth of groceries for no reason. I didn't have another card with me, so I had to do it right there at the checkout.

I wasn't ranting though; I fully believe you catch more flies with honey and all that.

😄 oh dear. Yanbu though, even though it's stressful, no need to be all loud and shouty - a man shouting like that would put me off too

Why on earth did he contact the bank in a public place.? He no doubt gave a lot of personal info and people could easily listen in.

I was in a chemist yesterday and there was a woman on speaker phone to her bank going on about how they are ruining her life and her business as she needs cash to get to jobs. She was in tears and raising her voice. She made a big show of apologising to the pharmacist for snapping at him.

I was torn between feeling sorry for her and feeling like she was making a big performance when she could have made the call at home. It was all very bizarre.

“Sorry can you take the call outside - I’m trying to enjoy a quiet coffee”

I’m happy to call out shit in public - trains, beaches, restaurants.

People like this are so annoying and arrogant. I don't know why they think shouting at someone is going to resolve their issue faster. One of the perks of owning a shop, is I just ban these aggressive arseholes as I don't want my colleagues to have to deal with them either. If it were my cafe he'd have been quickly told to stop shouting or leave. I think they must assume everyone behaves like them and I'll bend over backwards because I need their money! 😆

You aren’t really entitled to a quiet coffee in a public place though.

I do think people are entitled to generally considerate behaviour in public from others though. So while OP would be unreasonable to expect total silence and not to overhear any conversations, she's entitled not to be subjected to overhearing loud rants. If a person must phone their bank in public, surely the polite thing is to do it outside in the street or keep the tone polite and volume down.