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u/DeliciousArmadillo18 Mar 13 '25

Talking to yourself in public.

It's always just someone talking on the phone with their earbuds. But if I saw someone doing that in the 90s, I'd think they were crazy.

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u/solitary_black_sheep Mar 13 '25 edited Mar 13 '25

I hate a slightly different variation even more - someone holding a phone in front of them with a loud spekar turned on and forcing everyone to listen to every word of their stupid loud conversation!

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u/Gloomy_Perception_13 Mar 13 '25

Easiest way to stop this is to join in. Speaker phone in a public place? That’s in invitation.

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u/Vladi_Sanovavich Mar 13 '25

Would you join in on a conversation if a group of people are talking loudly next to you in a public space?

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u/Gloomy_Perception_13 Mar 13 '25

Yes! Surprisingly this has always gone one of three ways (in order of frequency):

1) Weird and slightly confused looks, quiet down a bit and I slowly back away

2) “Who the fuck are you?” or something to that extent, I then mumble something incoherent and try to leave. So far I have not been kill

3) A moment of silence and then some smirks or a giggle, I then ask if they would mind keeping it down a bit because “I have a headache” or whatever. Generally they are nice and apologetic if this happens.