AIBU for thinking that people shouldn't yak away on mobile phones during the two minute silence?

[BoffinMum]

So picture the scene, there I was in Tesco this morning buying a packet of rice, and they announce the two minute Remembrance Day silence over the tannoy. The whole shop stops respectfully and stands quietly with heads bowed. All that is except one silly mum yakking away loudly on her mobile phone and laughing her head off while we were all trying to concentrate on war and Afghanistan-related issues and sadnesses in general.

I got fed up, leaned around the next aisle to where she was making all the racket, and told her to shush, which she eventually did, but I am still very sad and cross she was so blooming inconsiderate in relation to something so serious and important.

What would other MNetters have done? Would this have made you cross as well? Would you have shushed her too?

I would of sssssssssshushed her as well. Bloody people have no respect. I had a whole speech ready to dish out for all the rude people in my office as they don't seem that respectful.

yes I would have shhhhed.

i used to work in aDepat store and during the silence people would come up to me and demand 'have you got this in an extra large?'

The shop was silent. everyone was still. Can't these people see?

Dept store

YANBU

she was behaving disgracefully, such a lack of respect. I would've shushed too.

Well done.

I would have wanted to ssshhhh but probably would have just kept quiet and hoped someone else was braver!

It isn't compulsary you know!

Although I did iot in the hairdressers this morning - well sort of whilst ssshhhhing DS - but it isn't compulsary and you don't know if she has a reason as to why she didn't do it.

respect !!that all

Should I have ssshhhed the old dears and old blokes sat in Costa Coffee wittering on at 11am? They were all wearing poppies and old enough to know better. I even managed to shut DD up but that was more by luck than good management!

madameC, I know it's not, but she was spoiling it for everyone else. She could have just browsed quietly while we did it.

But I wish she had done it too because I like to think we are a decent island race that cares about our poor soldiers giving their lives for us all. I am very proud of what they have done and what they do.

Eyeballs, they were probably too deaf to hear any announcements!!! Or was that ageist of me just then???

I am so glad lots of other people agree with me. I will wear my poppy and shush with pride in future.

YANBU - although no-one has to do it they should respect others choice to do so.

DD is in the Rainbows and we went to church on Sunday, after the service we all walked to the war memorial to put on wreaths etc. Live in a small village and the war memorial is kind of on a junction of 3 roads, almost a bit like a 3 sided roundabout if that makes sense but they are more like lanes than main roads. Anyway, one car on one road stopped the car and turned his engine off during the cermony which lasted about 10 mins but on the other road the cars were still driving past, even swerving and mounting the pavement to miss the people gathered around the war memorial, I did think that was a bit disgusting.

if they announced it in Costa then yes, shushing would be appropriate.

Most people have no idea of the time so its good that tesco advised people.

Good for you for shushing her. As others have said, if she didn't want to observe the silence, she could simply have gone on shopping quietly.

I got distracted at the wrong moment this morning, and realised too late that I'd missed 11am, and feel so bad about it.

I told a customer today that I would be observing the 2 minute silence. She said "well I'm not". I said "fine that's you choice. I am choosing to observe it, I will help you as soon as it is over".
She walked off

YANBU. I missed it as I was walking along with the pushchair. I felt really bad afterwards. . We did see the parade in town on sunday, I had to choke back the tears when I saw the veterans lined up.

Good on you, saltire. Yet the same people are quick enough to criticise the young for being 'inconsiderate' and small children for being 'noisy'!

Interestingly all the small children were quiet in Tesco this morning, because they picked up on the mood of it all.

It's not compulsory, and I don't think you had the right actually. I think it's rather ridiculous personally if you are in Tesco rather than at a ceremony.

Meglet, I am with you on that, as I did actually cry my eyes out by the printer cartridges for a minute or so, but I am blaming the fact that I am pregnant for letting my stiff upper lip dissolve.

Mabanana, I take your point, but I think the rest of the shop found her behaviour out of step and a bit intrusive. She could have let the rest of us get maudlin in peace.

Surely tesco were allowing their staff to observe the silence?

If so then you were not out of order - if the fucking bitch customer had complained because you hadn't served her and Tesco had stated you were allowed to take the two minutes off then they should also have informed the customers.

I don't work there - I was just there as a shopper.

I would describe her more as a selfish kidult, actually. I do not like kidults.

They turned off the lights in the card shop I was in today when the shopping centre made an announcement. The only people who didnt stop were an elderly pair. I thought that they prob hadn't heard the announcement

Good for you.

If everyone can not stand quietly for 2 minutes once a year, then bloody hell.