I frequently take the train to work. Quite often there is a chap with the headphones on and the volume on his electronic device so high I can clearly hear the noise even if I am a few rows back/front. Quite often there isn't an option to change the seat. It is obvious that other people can hear the noise, but no one ever seems to do anything about it. Similar is the case with people talking loudly on the phone. What would you do? Do you think it would be rude to ask them to quiet down or is it their right? If it is the former, why doesn't anyone ever do anything about it (e.g. the person who is sitting next to them)?
The Loud Headphones Problem
ateeq on 09/04/2014 - 09:23
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The patient probably didn't hear him properly and thought the doctor told a joke.
What?
Does your train have the new quiet carriages? i find those are more relaxing
When there are school kids around, the quiet carriages make no difference in my experience smh.
is it any different from having to listen to people chatting?
Yeah that's annoys me no end as well - especially when they carry on a loud conversation on the phone and completely oblivious to everyone around.
If it's 2 people chatting to each other I can understand.
And you often get these business type people that tend to "show off"… "Oh hi <x> I just called to check on how server x is doing <insert rambling technobabble>. Ah yes, thanks for the update. Bye"
Don't be harsh, it's all us nerds have baby.
All ur base r belong to us
I often wonder if I'm that guy… I sometimes take my phones out, listen to see if they can be heard by others, but often it's hard to tell.
Also trains are inherently noisy - some people like to enjoy their music without rattles and bumps intruding into the listening experience. And I often watch movies - it's hard to get the dialog with the volume low, and then it an action scene unexpectedly comes up and I have to consciously turn the volume down. But yes, people should be considerate of others.
I also noticed it's depends on the model of headphones. With my in-ears, a comfortable listening level barely produces any noise bleed (I hope) but if I use my headphones, I've seen a few people look up at me when there was a loud explosion or gunshot while I'm watching a movie.
People creating noise of any sort on public transport peeve me off to no end. People munching on food, people talking loudly, people on the phone, people listening to music being blasted into their ears (and the whole carriage), babies lol, schoolkids, you name it and it pisses me off big time.
Not all Sydney trains have quiet carriages attached either. Sucks big time.
I used to suck it up and not say a word to people being overtly loud. I'd just suffer on the inside.
Took me a few years to realise that all I had to do was listen to my own music lol. Now I don't go anywhere without having my own choice of music blocking out any external racket.
Just get some good noise cancelling-esque headphones so you don't need to crank it up loudly just to filter out external noise, and problem solved.
I dare say that's why so many people on public transport have music plugged into their heads… they're all trying to drown out the sounds of one another lol.
Totally agree with you.
Except noise cancelling headphones are not required as they are normally expensive, iems with flange tips will block a lot of noise already.
Unfortunately, this is just what you get when you venture out into a world filled with other human beings. Personally I find it's annoying, but I would never tell someone to turn down their music or stop talking. Who am I to enforce my will over someone else? I'm on public transport, not in a library. There's bound to be background noise. I just make sure to sit in the quiet carriage and wear a good pair of circumnaural headphones.
If they're in a quiet carriage I'd ask them to move to a regular one.
Depends on the person playing the music.
Sit in the same seat as them, and let them know that it feels like you are at the concert they also seem to be attending.
I won't move to get someone's attention from outside their row, but if you sit next to someone, then yes, let them know by all means how loud the music is. Hopefully they take the hint and turn it down. Asking them to turn it down though might not get the reaction you expect.
I was @ a doctor's on the weekend, and as a patient came out with the doctor from the consulting room, the doctor casually mentioned that the music of the patient's headphones was loud, and that they are going to damage their hearing. The patient half laughed and ignored the advice turning the music back on.