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.

I was on a plane last year and the family in front put a tablet on with noise for their 6 year old, I immediately offered them a headphones converter (from pin to iPad) I carry in case my iPhone specific headphones break (plane gave you free standard headphones for the entertainment system) - thankfully they immediately said the tablet took the normal headphones and the kid hadn’t pushed it in enough (not true don’t think they were going to bother but it stopped the situation immediately with me appearing helpful rather than accusatory. Man behind me said well done. On a 10 hour night flight it would have been torture with sound on!

This is the thing. It’s like people who cycle on pavements.

They might just not have realised that it’s unacceptable & immediately apologise & never do it again. Great, but unlikely.

Or they might not be capable of understanding why it’s so annoying, in which case they might stop but then will probably just start again.

Or they might not give a fuck & threaten or punch you.

So I do often decide that if someone’s doing that they must simply be stupid, & then it’s easier to ignore.

Big group of older teenagers were being naughty on my train last night. Larking around, nothing threatening, but enough for several tannoys saying you’re on camera, settle down.
They finally alighted just out of sight but very near me and set up a Spotify jam. Which I promptly joined and played Mr Brightside on. They were completely freaked out and simmered down. 😃

This is my worst nightmare😳

mortifying

It’s a wave of social behaviour. Individuals can’t challenge it or reverse it. The level of ‘me only’ is staggering. What amazes me is such personal conversations are held in public spaces, work meetings included. GDPR is dead.

Not just music, phone conversations on loudspeaker now also.

People can't hold the phone to their ear anymore it needs to be in front of their face apparently.

I sometimes consider chiming in, but I dont want to get punched or stabbed so.....

@EmpressaurusKitty “So I do often decide that if someone’s doing that they must simply be stupid, & then it’s easier to ignore.”

Me too. At least I’m not going home them or they to me.

Love that but totally agree it was fear that made it work.

People will have known it was a mistake as you were wearing headphones, yet no one let you know. We are allowed to make mistakes.

My very petite dd has asked multiple people on trains to use earphones or silence their phones. She is a medical student and uses train journeys to study - she has adhd and the noise gets in the way of her concentration, so she just can't tolerate it.

She asks nicely but firmly. Everyone she has asked has complied... some more grudgingly than others, but they have done it.

It’s infuriating and so incredibly antisocial when people do this, happens all the time now.
I’ve started saying ”excuse me, could you use headphones please” and most times they look sheepish and turn the volume off.

DD commutes and we get daily stories ; people having very loud conversations in a foreign language on speaker phone, men who never stand for an elderly person- she is the one who offers her seat, she gets stared at by men a lot and she has been filmed/ photographed. It’s horrible by the sound of it.

It drives me absolutely mad, especially when they’re scrolling social media and it’s just a few seconds of each video! The sound from phone speakers carries so much. Sometimes I’m listening to something at a reasonable volume at home and then grab something from upstairs and realise I can hear every word from the rooms upstairs. Not in defence of people playing things out loud - quite the opposite!

I love this. We need more of this. It’s a minority of people and if we all stood against it, it wouldn’t happen.

It drives me absolutely insane. Whatever about 16 year old teens doing it, they are still learning their social skills but now I see people of all ages, with their phone either blasting out loud or on an actual video call with someone. Which is completely bizarre. I think it’s a sign of a more individualistic society with less cohesiveness actually.

This has annoyed me some time.

I've noticed that it is a cultural thing and often the culprits come from cultures where noise pollution is the norm as they often seem completely oblivious to what they are doing and how annoying it is for those around them.

Sadly, unless there is a concerted campaign on TV/Radio/Print media calling out noise pollution, then I can see it just becoming the norm, thanks to phones.

The days when you could read your newspaper or book on the bus quietly without having listening three voices booming out conversations while someone else is playing Tik Tok videos are over.

Sad that the only solution is to walk around with noise cancelling headphones on...

You can get non-apple ones for a fraction of the price. Mine have been going for years and they cost about £15. There’s no excuse, it’s just inconsiderate behaviour.

I genuinely don't understand how people can sit and listen to things out loud and not care that it is annoying to others. I often think these people must be lacking in something.
I am still so embarrassed that the game I was playing on my switch had the sound on for about 45 minutes on a train. I usually turn the sound off and was listening to music on my headphones. It was only after I took it off, I realised all the annoying games sounds were playing. I apologised to every one of my table but they must have hated me.

This Is a good idea. Perhaps the train could run some audio announcements and have some posters just like we get in the cinemas . Please refrain from playing music without headphones and having long phone conversations. Please be mindful of your fellow passengers. Wouldn’t take much really.

Hope you corrected her that she was the rude one?
All the receptionists need to do is put up a notice saying “in consideration of staff and patients, please do not play audio from your phone or tablet without headphones” then direct people’s attention to it if incidents arise.

I disagree. Most bus and train journeys I take, I'm on my own - it doesn't stop me asking people to turn the sound down or use their heaphones.

I'm not surprised that whoever you're with gets embarrassed by your passive aggressive comments. I think it's much better to politely and directly ask people to show consideration.

I voted the wrong way in error! It's so entitled and rude and it drivese crazy! I was on a train af few weeks ago and was subjected to a full volume video call from someone in the carriage, so not only my fellow passengers side of the call, but also every word from the person she'd called too. What an absolute arse!

On a train journey our packed carriage had to listen to a man on the phone arranging his father's funeral - my sister wants to view the body, when can she come etc. Who make a call like that in such a public place? The rest of us were exchanging disbelieving looks but he either didn't notice or didn't care

What would help if comedians like Paul Chowdhury and John Bishop etc started to take the piss out of the people who play loud audio in their shows.

It can be easily done, they make these people the subject of their jokes. The audience will become a bit uncomfortable because nobody wants to admit that they do it. Then it gives these people something to think about and gets everyone talking about it more openly.

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Currently sat in A&E and the women next to me is having a conversation on her phone over the speaker. Why? Why do this? Put the phone up to your ear! Before that she was scrolling through reels with the volume on. Where have manners gone?