Phone on loudspeaker during private conversation

Chuchote

Was talking to a friend for around half an hour yesterday - our usual convo, affectionate, occasionally squabblesome. Then I realised as the conversation was ending that she had the whole thing on loudspeaker, with people from three countries and extended family and friends group around her. Is this ok?

Captain Chaos

No, I tell people they are on speaker if they are just incase they say something others shouldn't hear.

the groutch

Yes, as long as she wasn't holding her phone flat, like everyone on The Apprentice.

Boom_Bap

the groutch wrote: »

Yes, as long as she wasn't holding her phone flat, like everyone on The Apprentice.

I see that is getting very popular here now. Holding it flat and speaking into the mic.

Everybody and I mean everybody in Italy does this. You could have a group of 4 or 5 people standing around with 3 people talking on their phones at the same time like that.

Outlaw Pete

Yeah, the first time I seen people do that I presumed their phones were broken or something and were first to do that.

Nothing stranger than folk.

Very inappropriate and discourteous. If someone is on speaker it should be the first thing said to them in the conversation.

lertsnim

I know someone that does this. You could be talking for 5 minutes and then his girlfriend starts talking. It annoys me greatly and I dont answer his calls anymore. Someone else also annoyed by this said some random lies about him chatting up women on a night out. **** hit the fan then. Serves him right.

D3V!L

It smacks of pretension

Lyaiera

D3V!L wrote: »

It smacks of pretension

Sounds like obliviousness to me.

BrokenArrows

I wouldnt mind, but if i was the extended family id be telling her to take it off loudspeaker and stop annoying everyone.

BBDBB

well, it saves your friend from having to give a full report on all your news to her family

Calahonda52

with people from three countries
Time to go to the Gaelteach:

Chuchote

Calahonda52 wrote: »

with people from three countries
Time to go to the Gaelteach:

This person was in the Gaeltacht!

Widdershins

I have to use loudspeaker because the volume on mine is poor but I'd tell the person at the other end right at the beginning.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Very inappropriate and discourteous. If someone is on speaker it should be the first thing said to them in the conversation.

I rang someone I work with this morning, he was in his car. I was talking about fairly sensitive work stuff for a couple of minutes before he mentioned his wife was in the car.

It's partly my own fault for not checking I guess, but it's really unprofessional to let people talk away under the illusion it's a private conversation.

I can always tell I'm on loudspeaker and always say take it off or I'll hang up.
Can't stand it.

Irish Stones

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I see that is getting very popular here now. Holding it flat and speaking into the mic.

Everybody and I mean everybody in Italy does this. You could have a group of 4 or 5 people standing around with 3 people talking on their phones at the same time like that.

Never seen that before.
And I've been living here for the last 50 years