Mobile phone videos played without headphones
Posted by: Sueswims
20th Aug 2025 10:36pm
Does anyone else find it annoying when other people play videos or music on their phones near you, without headphones? I'm thinking about buses, trams, trains, etc. It drives me mad but I don't know if I'm just old fashioned. I'd like to ask people to put headphones in. What's the best thing to do?
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Charlienat
My local pizzeria has a sign up asking people not to play videos louder than the in-house music. I am flabbergasted that they even need to state it! People can be so unaware… if someone’s playing it near me on I train I enthusiastically ask to watch and then try and have a deep discussion about it. It’s always funny and I think they rethink their appropriateness 😆
Ellessri
I just think its plain rude, I usually ask them to use headphones or turn it off, especially if its at work
harry31626210
You're definitely not alone—it bothers many people. You can either calmly ask them to lower the volume or use headphones, or just pop in your own headphones to block it out if you’d rather avoid confrontation.
mclean
Hospitals especially. in the 1980s Australia people had respect and would actually try to be very quiet at night time.now rarely there is never noise it's always commotion, beeping, voices and the phones and technology. They become increasingly louder to combat the other sounds echoing the walls, each out doing each other competing for loudest volume why do people not think to have respect turning up volume interferes with patients health when rest is needed.
It should be compulsory to have some volume restrictions
antibreeder1m
I love people who speak up for the other people. I agree with you. If like me you are in the library most of the days, you will find there are a great variety of people with different behaviors. Some, like me, are very respectful. Others talk through their speakers etc, others are unkempt, others wear very strong perfume, etc. It can be hard to keep things in check. One thing you might be able to do is buy a pair of noise-cancelling earbuds. I have some and I dont use them much due to quality issues, but they have helped on occasion.