Many people find such behaviour intrusive and provocative when they're hoping for a few minutes' peace and quiet on their way to work or wherever.
In most cases people are either nervous about confronting the noisy person or if they do they're likely to get a mouthful of abuse and told to fuck off.
Personally I'm not much bothered by noisy individuals but I can see that others might be thoroughly exasperated by such inconsiderate actions.
At least they're not having intensely personal conversations that are better aired in some more private location. I mean, do you really want the whole carriage to know that your wife is divorcing you or you've just been sacked? Suddenly a bit of restraint takes over.
Other people's quirky behaviour on buses and trains isn't a big issue for me - unless they're stripping off or puking or screaming. I'm more concerned that they go where I want them to go, they're frequent, they come at the advertised time, and there are seats available.
The days when it was customary for train carriages to be in stony silence as the passengers scrutinised their copy of the Times are long gone. Nowadays you expect a fair amount of background noise on your journey.
My favorite observation of one of these events: A lady was talking loudly on her phone with it on speaker when another lady made a comment regarding the item under discussion. The first lady said, "Excuse me! This is a private conversation." To which the second lady replied, "Not if I have to listen to it."
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Linda: Exactly, it's no longer a private conversation, it's very loudly public. How can anyone avoid hearing it?
DeleteIt's sad that such a thing even needs to be implemented because people are so rude now a days. I tell my grandson that he can use his ear buds if he wants to watch videos on his tablet.
ReplyDeleteMary: Indeed, it's just unabashed rudeness. Some people think they can do anything they want and other people can just lump it.
DeleteAs Mary said, it's just rude behavior. In earlier times such laws were unnecessary because almost everyone simply knew better, but now that the assholes have decided it's fine to asshole in public and who cares if it annoys the hell out of everyone else, there's really no other option. It will need to be effectively enforced, though.
ReplyDeleteInfidel: Yes, at one time people wouldn't dream of disturbing others like that, they would keep themselves to themselves. But re legislation, as you say, enforcement would be the problem.
DeleteI wonder if there is ever a time these people sit in silence, thinking?
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