#loudcasting — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #loudcasting, aggregated by home.social.
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So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!
Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlmeee0oArchived version:
https://archive.ph/ktZ3E#NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction
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So, what I do when someone is #Loudcasting a conversation is reply back to the conversation. Does it stop loudcasters? Occasionally. And it's not the kids who are the worst offenders... It's the clueless adults who seem to think that they are the only people on this planet!
Why phones on loudspeaker may become just another noise
Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3d3nlmeee0oArchived version:
https://archive.ph/ktZ3E#NoDecorum #HangUpThePhone #TakeItOutside #SmartPhoneAddiction
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Loudcasting, a real pain in the ears, I walked past someone yesterday taking a phone call on speaker, I dont get it, if youre struggling to hear use noise cancelling ear buds, theyre small and make phone calls way easier to hear. No one else wants to hear your phone call.
I find it anti-social & selfish pf people to do it.
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#Wien Ich fahre gerade mit der U-Bahn. Links und rechts werde ich von #Loudcasting beschallt. 3 Personen videotelefonieren direkt neben mir ohne Kopfhörer in allen möglichen Sprachen. Glücklicherweise verstehe ich kein Wort und kann den Lärm ausblenden. So weit ich sehe, bin ich der einzige in der Zuggarnitur mit einer Zeitung in der Hand.
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@sofasophia Nein, ich bin kein Autist. Dennoch kann Lärm belastend sein. Vor allem Motorenlärm, sonstige Fahrgeräusche und Menschen, die ihre Handys ohne Kopfhörer benutzen. #Loudcasting
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Are you a loudcaster?
So, there’s a name for the phenomenon I hate so much: Loud casting.
“So how do we react when we experience others listening to their phones and other devices in public? About half of people maintain a British stiff upper lip and do nothing. The most common reaction for those who take action (cited by 44% of respondents) is to move away from the area. Only around one in 10 (9%) ask the person to stop. However, parents are more than twice as likely (14%) to ask someone to stop loudcasting, than non-parents (6%).”
I usually move away. But if I can’t, I’ll tell the person to stop – part of the 9%.
I hate doing this, but peace matters more for me, and although I know that person can be very angry and turn aggressive, desperation can drive you to do things.
I can be very terse and abrupt when I do that, I generally am quite nice but nothing irks me than putting up with noise after paying top dollar to enjoy reading my newsletters in a cafe. I’ve taken to wearing noise cancellers, but even that is not enough because THEIR SPEAKERS ARE SO LOUD.
This is can be a bad problem if there are loudcasters in your family, who may resist your attempt to make them stop.
For me, family vacations are an ordeal for me because both my parents are loudcasters. And they can loudcast at the same time, often while I’m trying to watch television.
My solution is, rather than share an apartment with them, I will get a separate room as I find the noise unbearable. Call me anti-social, but my peace and sanity is very important 😉
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Are you a loudcaster?
So, there’s a name for the phenomenon I hate so much: Loud casting.
“So how do we react when we experience others listening to their phones and other devices in public? About half of people maintain a British stiff upper lip and do nothing. The most common reaction for those who take action (cited by 44% of respondents) is to move away from the area. Only around one in 10 (9%) ask the person to stop. However, parents are more than twice as likely (14%) to ask someone to stop loudcasting, than non-parents (6%).”
I usually move away. But if I can’t, I’ll tell the person to stop – part of the 9%.
I hate doing this, but peace matters more for me, and although I know that person can be very angry and turn aggressive, desperation can drive you to do things.
I can be very terse and abrupt when I do that, I generally am quite nice but nothing irks me than putting up with noise after paying top dollar to enjoy reading my newsletters in a cafe. I’ve taken to wearing noise cancellers, but even that is not enough because THEIR SPEAKERS ARE SO LOUD.
This is can be a bad problem if there are loudcasters in your family, who may resist your attempt to make them stop.
For me, family vacations are an ordeal for me because both my parents are loudcasters. And they can loudcast at the same time, often while I’m trying to watch television.
My solution is, rather than share an apartment with them, I will get a separate room as I find the noise unbearable. Call me anti-social, but my peace and sanity is very important 😉