People with earphones in public places...

Dudess

A lot of people wearing headphones/earphones in public (e.g. web cafés, public transport) sing, laugh, talk, eat, breathe etc really loudly and it can be very irritating if you're sitting near them. Of course the reason why they do it is because the music drowns them out so they either want to hear themselves or they plain don't think about it. But that's kinda dumb - surely if a person has sense they'd realise that it may not be loud to them, but it's obviously going to be to those nearby.

Just having a rant because I have to do some stuff in a web café and there's a guy sitting next to me with headphones on and chewing gum like a pig and he's being really distracting so I've decided to go on Boards. Again. :mad:

Xavi6

Why don't you stick on your head phones? Then he's drowned out and you're happy.

ShaneU

solution: wear earphones yourself

Huggles

ShaneU wrote: »

solution: wear earphones yourself

Agreed. Cheer up Dudess!

nicowa

I feel your pain, sorta. I had an exam on Wednesday and just happened to be sitting in front of this guy who was the loudest breather I've ever heard. So much so that several times I had to check to make sure that he hadn't actually fallen asleep!

monkeyfudge

Xavi6 wrote: »

Why don't you stick on your head phones? Then he's drowned out and you're happy.

Yeah.. but the only album she has on her is that experimental one with the sounds of people chewing.

Dudess

Ah I'm happy as a clam. I'm just giving this as an example of irritating habits if anyone wants to post same.

kittensoft1984

its very annoying i know.

i hate sitting beside someone on the bus with ear phones!

if you have ear phones dudess, put them on and play music really loud!!! that'l teach him!!

Huggles

Dudess wrote: »

Ah I'm happy as a clam. I'm just giving this as an example of irritating habits if anyone wants to post same.

Annoying habits hhmmm. One of my colleague comes over to look at some work, stands behind me clicking his tongue off his cheek with hands on hips, sighing loudly.

Hes only 5'3 though, so just an angry wee man.

Annoying though nonetheless.

Rb

Put your hand on his crotch, that should at least get the earphones off.

BlitzKrieg

I wear headphones...though I dont talk while I wear them. I wear really big ones to keep my ears warm as I make the morning walk across town for the bus. I sometimes forget to take them off when I am at home cause I'm keyed into my sonic the hedgehog remix


irritating habits...Cant really say, I have far too many of my own that I'd feel like a hyprocrite if I started naming them and besides I have a habit of being very blunt about things I notice habit wise.

Dudess

Nothing wrong with wearing earphones or playing music loudly if you like your music loud. It's more the singing loudly in order to hear yourself and being oblivious to the fact that other people are around you.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

you should totally get naked

ScumLord

Punch him in the side of the head. Remember kids, violence solves all problems.

Earthhorse

If only everyone wore earphones the world would be a better place!

Actually, a few of the lads in work wear earphones througout the day which I find...strange.

truecrippler

Actually... when I wear earphones in public I get very aware of my breathing and other noises. Sometimes I stop breathing in case I get carried away at times :P.

Gummy Panda

I like to wear earphones and listen to music on the bus. Don't blame me if its too loud, blame the gimps down the back playing their ****ty music from their ****ty phones speaker.

Grrr.... its not even dance music. Its like some sort of horrible noise sped up with a synthesized voice. The worse is when they start singing and replace some of the lines with drug references to be mad in front of their mates.

truecrippler

No... to be "Schmad" in front of their mates.

The Real B-man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysa_1TspAb4

Like this you mean?

Sherifu

The Real B-man wrote: »

Like this you mean?

Exactly what I was thinking of

Dord

Earthhorse wrote: »

If only everyone wore earphones the world would be a better place!

Actually, a few of the lads in work wear earphones througout the day which I find...strange.

I do that in work most days.

Earthhorse

Well it's not you because I don't know any robots, 'cept from TV.

Irish Halo

ScumLord wrote: »

Punch him in the side of the head. Remember kids, violence solves all problems.

True, you can't spell non-violence without v i o l e n c e

I've even seen people having conversations with other people when they have earphones in, now they're not shouting but if I was having a conversation with someone and they didn't even have the courtesy to take their earphones out ....

Corruptedmorals

Try serving someone at the till who's listening to music!:mad:

Dyr

I wear in ear headphones on buses, if you want me to stop then :

a)shut yizzer f***ing mouths, especially if you're a student from cork or de nort
b)stop roaring into phones about how you're on dorset street now and will be there in a minute (you're not even on dorset street you're still in drumcondra ye lying c**t)
c)put sonic AIDS into ringtones to thin out the flemmers down the back
d) stop playing poxy metallica at top volume through your open headphones so i can hear them halfway down the bus

unreggd

I work in a shop and its 1st place on my list of IRRITATING stuff, with people throwing the stuff they're buyin on the counter, and leavin the money on the counter [hand it to me you ignorant prick!]

1 f*ckin minute of your life, take them out! Oh no, you'll miss a third of a song ye've heard 50 times already!!

saps

Most anoyin time was some woman who's always in [cracker, but always has a moody head on her]
I asked her did she want a bag, and she just ingored me, so I told her the total, and she took out an earphone and said, with the biggest attitude ever "Eh... I asked you for a bag"

trollop

phantom_lord

Bambi wrote: »

I wear in ear headphones on buses, if you want me to stop then :

a)shut yizzer f***ing mouths, especially if you're a student from cork or de nort
b)stop roaring into phones about how you're on dorset street now and will be there in a minute (you're not even on dorset street you're still in drumcondra ye lying c**t)
c)put sonic AIDS into ringtones to thin out the flemmers down the back
d) stop playing poxy metallica at top volume through your open headphones so i can hear them halfway down the bus

u one of those dance music heads?

Dyr

Why yes, yes i am. That's the only logical conclusion to why someone wouldnt want to hear the tinny sound of james hetfield tuneless croak going "yeah" every five f**king seconds. I have all metallicas pre 91 albums on me own mp3 player so if, on some rare occasion, i want to listen to them i'll do so at my own descretion.
(yes, im looking at you, the DCU student on the 4a who looks like shaggy outta scooby doo and wears a pair of skull candy cans around your neck while your player shuffles between ..and justice for all and f****in use your illusions, you bleedin twat. )

phantom_lord

Bambi wrote: »

Why yes, yes i am. That's the only logical conclusion to why someone wouldnt want to hear the tinny sound of james hetfield tuneless croak going "yeah" every five f**king seconds. I have all metallicas pre 91 albums on me own mp3 player so if, on some rare occasion, i want to listen to them i'll do so at my own descretion.
(yes, im looking at you, the DCU student on the 4a who looks like shaggy outta scooby doo and wears a pair of skull candy cans around your neck while your player shuffles between ..and justice for all and f****in use your illusions, you bleedin twat. )

oh. you're one of them.

Doctor DooM

Earthhorse wrote: »

If only everyone wore earphones the world would be a better place!

Actually, a few of the lads in work wear earphones througout the day which I find...strange.

I do that. Podcasts get me through the day.

Steve

Dudess wrote: »

A lot of people wearing headphones/earphones in public sing, ...

It wouldn't bother me if they weren't TONE DEAF AND SINGING OUT OF TUNE:mad:

Same with a guy in work who whistles along to whatever song is on the radio only without realising he can only reproduce three notes at the most and it just grates on everyone.

At least nowadays most of them have the in-ear things and you don't have to listen to tzzz tzzz tzzz t t tzzz tzzz on the bus.

gcgirl

Huggles wrote: »

Annoying habits hhmmm. One of my colleague comes over to look at some work, stands behind me clicking his tongue off his cheek with hands on hips, sighing loudly.

Hes only 5'3 though, so just an angry wee man.

Annoying though nonetheless.

Small man sydrome!!! that is !!!!!:D

Dragan

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Yeah.. but the only album she has on her is that experimental one with the sounds of people chewing.

Genuine LOL!

Nightwish

I wear my headphones whenever I walk anywhere or use public transport and if I could get away with it at work, I'd be listening to my mp3 player there too. I am not apologising for being in love with my music and hating the angry sounds of the outside world. Now if I'm going to converse with anyone, be they in a shop or anywhere else I always remove the headphones cos thats just plain ignorance tbh.

Earthhorse

SDooM wrote: »

I do that. Podcasts get me through the day.

Well it's not you because I don't know any SDooMs, 'cept from TV.

Crumble Froo

ok, as being in public is usually my only time to zone out and listen to my music properly, im guilty of contantly having my earphones in, but i do make a concentrated effort to never sing along while doing so. however... tapping on myself, i am guilty of... and what about dancing, dudess?

are jerky arm movements, skips, and general looking happier than the rest of you dancing down the street allowed?