To play audio on my phone on train?

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Would IBU to start loudly playing some ads for headphones from my crappy tinny phone speakers on the train?

Given the number of other people blaring shite from their own they are unlikely to be affected much tbh.

Yeah because you'll look like a twat, choosing to also annoy the other passengers.

I generally consider myself a reasonable person, but I do think people who play stuff loudly on their phones on public transport should receive the death penalty.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Yes you would be entirely unreasonable. As is every other fucker doing it.

I'm not seriously going to do it but for fuck's sake they're driving me insane. Who the hell thinks this is an OK thing to do in a shared space? (Answer: about half the train apparently)

I was on a train recently when I big man stood up and bellowed down the carriage: I don't like your music mate, and I don't want to listen to it. Get headphones or turn it off.
Whoever was blaring their music turned it off. But I did think they wouldn't have if the person complaining hadn't been built like a heavyweight boxer.

It is everywhere now. It drives me insane.

I was about to tell you that it would be terribly rude and inconsiderate. Then I thought about what you had written 😂😂

Worth a try but doubt it will have the desired effect!

Agreed. I think if I did actually start to loudly advertise Bose up and down the carriage I might find myself in hot water. I can dream though.

ETA meant to quote @Jugendstiel

I know. It’s bizarre how often people do this in public spaces. It’s so selfish and braindead. They’re not even deterred by hard glaring or staring. I’m always secretly pleased when someone tells one of these nuisances to turn it off/down as I’ve never been brave enough to do it myself. What has suddenly happened to so many people becoming void of civic sense?!

I was pleasantly surprised to hear announcements on the bus recently reminding people to use headphones and not play audio out loud.

Sadly that doesn't stop people or prevent people from having excessively long, loud phone conversations, but it shows that the bus company are at least trying to do something.

I started taking actual earplugs when I used to commute to work by bus and the complete silence to read the news/a book in the morning was bliss!

We are living in the Age of Entitlement.

There are entitled twats everywhere, not just on the trains.

Blame the phone manufacturers, especially Apple who started it, for removing the headphone jack and making people have to buy earbuds which are stupidly expensive. I haven't bought any (but I don't play stuff out loud).

At least you can get headphone adaptors for phones now.

God I fucking hate people 😂

Whilst that may not have helped, a set of Bluetooth headphones can be bought for £20ish which is surely affordable for people with iPhones?

Even if I genuinely couldn't afford headphones/earbuds I can't imagine a scenario when I would willingly inflict my choice of audio on a carriage full of strangers around me.

In the supermarket the other day I had to listen to at least four phone calls on loudspeaker...one woman was basically talking her mother down the midlle of aldi aisle....insufferable...I have started to think that next time I'm on a train or supermarket and that happens I may just start blasting out some obnoxious death metal

At least no one here has yet said ‘of course I only play audio quietly in public’

No that’s horrific

Yes

Cunts

Far too much of this around - I think some are entitled, others are just oblivious, and haven't been brought up properly.

Instant £1000 fine would sort it.

One day I will crack and share my novelty hits playlist...

The version I'm subjected to most is kids on tablets either while waiting in activities or in "family friendly" pubs restaurants. Bloody annoying when you have teenagers but still have to go to places that now sound like soft play with a dose of CBeebies. And it doesn't bode well for the manners of the next generation...

nailed it

I did it in a restaurant once after losing patience with little Damien playing god knows what game on his tablet at full volume. His parents were obviously used to ignoring him and were totally oblivious to it.

This was a small restaurant for enjoying a wine, decent food and having adult conversations not somewhere noisy and kid friendly like Frankie and Benny's.

This is why I never travel without headphones. I don’t want to listen to other people’s music, conversations, kids or breathing.

I asked someone not to do it in the waiting room at the dentist. She said I was rude to speak to her. When I told reception they said they couldn't do anything about it.