Phone noise
Phone noise
One of my of peeves is people sat near me, in a cafe watching irritatingly loud videos on their phones. No consideration for others, no headphones. Is there a protocol here?
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John Bingham
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Re: Phone noise
The protocol is being a selfish annoying cunt, it exists internationally.
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Re: Phone noise
Common occurrence in many places, not just Cambodia. Get on any bus or train in the UK and you'll be lucky to have a peaceful journey. Seems to be mostly, but not exclusively, a young people thing. Most older people seem to be a lot more consideration. Sometimes I play some music on my phone, not realising that my bluetooth headphones aren't connected, and the music blares out of the speakers for a few seconds while I freak out and panic to turn it down/off.
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Kung-fu Hillbilly
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Re: Phone noise
Go to India for a week and when you return to Cambodia you'll think you're in Japan.
Re: Phone noise
It's not limited to music/videos. It seems the only way to conduct a phone call nowadays is to hold it in public, on speakerphone. I echo JB's sentiments, that it is unfortunately limited to selfish cunts who are plenty in number.
Re: Phone noise
Get a Cell Phone jammer compatable with 4G/ 3G/2G, very handy and discreet,
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John Bingham
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Re: Phone noise
A friend got one of those a few years ago. Could be fun but very much illegal.
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Re: Phone noise
With all that is going on in the world, it's a privilege to sit down in a comfy chair and worry about a bit of noise.
Or a curse
Or a curse
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Freightdog
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Re: Phone noise
That depends.
Sitting with colleagues just the other day, talking about various training issues over a coffee, when some oik planted themselves within earshot, and proceeded to have a loud conversation over the phone speaker.
No matter how interesting I wish my own dramas are, I’ve little desire to broadcast them to the world at large. Has narcissism replaced the god botherer type?
Re: Phone noise
If you don't want any noise I'm certain you know a venue that guarantees this experience. In a more common setting people will make noise.Freightdog wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:05 pmThat depends.
Sitting with colleagues just the other day, talking about various training issues over a coffee, when some oik planted themselves within earshot, and proceeded to have a loud conversation over the phone speaker.
No matter how interesting I wish my own dramas are, I’ve little desire to broadcast them to the world at large. Has narcissism replaced the god botherer type?
Doesn't seem like a huge issue. Though I'm sure everyone can come up with examples when noise annoyed them..
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