People who talk on the phone in public (meeting, person, member)
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I find this on the same level as when people try to start a conversation with you in the drs office or on an airplane and you are reading a book . They lean in and say "hey is that book any good ?" . I want to strangle people who do that except the elderly people who do it because they are most likely lonely . So I put my book down and talk to them because they are elderly and I was raised to listen to my elders . Too bad that respect has been lost on the young who no longer seem to care if they have class or not . It is a matter of manners plain and simple .
What is the difference between two people in public speaking than someone speaking on the phone? Oh I know they are usually LOUDER than the one person on the phone or even better what is the difference between a group of people, etc. v. A person on the phone? Even louder!! Haha
And prior to cell phones, a lot of those pictures would have shown people reading the newspaper, a magazine or a book, watching TV, talking on the landline, doing crossword puzzles, etc. Its just now all those things can be done on a cellphone/tablet.
I really don't see any difference between my parents reading the Sunday paper in bed and my SO and I checking the news on our phones while having a lazy Sunday in bed. Or reading an article online while hanging out on the couch instead of reading a magazine.
What is the difference between two people in public speaking than someone speaking on the phone? Oh I know they are usually LOUDER than the one person on the phone or even better what is the difference between a group of people, etc. v. A person on the phone? Even louder!! Haha
Based on some of the answers, it seems like people want to eavesdrop on both sides of the conversation instead of just one side.
People that chat on their phones usually have their voices raised because that's the natural response when you can't hear the one at the other end that well. And, yes, it is tremendously annoying when you cannot tune them out.
However, that problem isn't nearly as bad as it was before texting.
But whether it's phone conversations or texting, people are strangely addicted to their cell phones.
People have conversations in public all the time
Why's it a difference if it's on the phone?
because they shout louder into a phone as if the world wants to know their boring business.. I was on a bus a few years ago.. sitting near a young girl who was behind me.. She was on the phone when I got on the bus, and my journey took about 45 mins.... she was in an indepth fight with her boyfriends shouting and telling him that his clothes would be outside the door in a poly bag and never to come near her again.. she would hang up , he would phone back , she d answer and the fight would start up again... a 45 min arguement all for the publics entertainment.. all I wanted was to sit back and enjoy my journey, it wasnt to be... the strange thing is that myself and other passengers kept staring at her but no asked her to keep her voice down. now why is that.. are we scared or do we think nowadays that its ok to annoy others around us.
People have conversations in public all the time
Why's it a difference if it's on the phone?
Many have already mentioned how much louder people are on phones, but in addition for me, hearing just one side of a conversation causes a cringy cognitive dissonance. It is like listening to an insane person talking to invisible people.
Humans are hardwired to look askance at people showing signs of insanity. Even though I know the phone user is talking to another person, it still creeps me out to this day when I am on the street and a person is having what appears to be a conversation with no one. Especially when they are looking right at me and asking a question.
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