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There are a lot of people who do this and I've always wondered why? Unless it's an emergency, why do some people feel the need to talk to someone who obviously is preoccupied and can't hear you anyway? I think it's really bizarre behavior.
Do you find that people more readily want to talk to you with your headphones in rather than out?
There are a lot of people who do this and I've always wondered why? Unless it's an emergency, why do some people feel the need to talk to someone who obviously is preoccupied and can't hear you anyway? I think it's really bizarre behavior.
Do you find that people more readily want to talk to you with your headphones in rather than out?
I've always found it far more intriguing as to why someone wearing headphones would try to start a conversation with someone whose responses they will be obviously unable to hear.
I only have them on in the gym. It was my "leave me alone" sign, but a lot of people didn't get it. I figure they assume they would rather talk, so others much prefer that?
I've always found it far more intriguing as to why someone wearing headphones would try to start a conversation with someone whose responses they will be obviously unable to hear.
Never had that happen to me but that's also pretty bizarre.
I took my 29-year old tenant on a tour of a flower/bulb operation yesterday and he kept his 'phones on the entire time. I fell behind and he didn't even notice. Asked me, why did I wander off. Never again.
Well, if you never spoke to someone with either headphones on or who were actively dinking around with their phones, you'd never be able to talk to some people.
I think the signs are blurring for what's appropriate. I mean, now it's normal for people to have loud personal conversations while they're on the phone in public. As if we aren't all hearing about their marital problems, etc., like we don't exist. The lines of privacy aren't readily apparent anymore.
So, what's the etiquette? People just don't know, and it appears to be okay to invade everyone's personal space nowadays, so why not go ahead and talk to someone with earbuds in?
Only if their headphones are hidden and I can't see them and they say "Hello, how are you?"" about ten feet away from me and I don't see anybody else around. This actually happened to me about a year ago, walking through a hospital parking lot. Damn -- she was cute, too.
The only reason I do is if I feel the need to ask or tell something.
This past week, I was waiting for my math class to start and there was a girl who was visible upset. She wasn't crying but she was having a panic attack. The only reason I bothered her was to ask her if there's anything that I can do for her. Poor thing...
There are a lot of people who do this and I've always wondered why? Unless it's an emergency, why do some people feel the need to talk to someone who obviously is preoccupied and can't hear you anyway? I think it's really bizarre behavior.
Only my wife, because at home is the only place I don't feel a need to have heard what was going on around me.
That may have come out wrong.
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