Is it rude to talk on the phone in a common area?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A woman decided to answer a FACETIME in the (small, crowded) waiting area of our kids' martial arts class last week. Very rude.

I absolutely HATE this and how regularly it happens. It’s always like their mom or sister or something and it’s clear they speak very regularly and the call was nothing urgent (and therefore could easily have waited.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was once waiting at the gate at an airport at about 6:30 in the morning when a guy called his daughter on speakerphone and started singing Happy Birthday.

People were glaring at him and grumbling. The daughter said something and the man said -- really loudly -- "I can't hear you, Larla, people here are being very rude and talking out loud in here."

[eyeroll]

He was clueless but it was sweet of him to call his daughter. Another group of people might have joined in singing happy birthday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was with a friend waiting in line in front of a guy who was yapping madly into his phone.

I turned to my friend and said (at volume) "Do you ever have that not-so-fresh feeling?" We then discussed in detail some of the unpleasant symptoms that come with that "feeling."

Wasn't long before the guy hung up. He also left.

You and your friend were just as rude as the guy. Someone else's rudeness and bad manners doesn't excuse your own

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In public? Yes
At home or visiting someone else’s home, depends.

It doesn't depend it's always rude

[Anonymous]

Nope, do as you wish. I do.

[Anonymous]

In actual public spaces like waiting rooms? Absolutely yes.

In your own living room while your spouse is watching hockey? Not really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was with a friend waiting in line in front of a guy who was yapping madly into his phone.

I turned to my friend and said (at volume) "Do you ever have that not-so-fresh feeling?" We then discussed in detail some of the unpleasant symptoms that come with that "feeling."

Wasn't long before the guy hung up. He also left.

You and your friend were just as rude as the guy. Someone else's rudeness and bad manners doesn't excuse your own

True. But it made the noise coming from behind us a lot more enjoyable.

[Anonymous]

Nope, if someone is watching TV, find somewhere else to take the call. Or watch your loud as video.

So freakin obnoxious. Have some damn boundaries

[Anonymous]

People talking while on an elevator with 3-4 other people in there is the worst. I start talking about the weather or sports or those are really cute shoes. Boy did I get some glares at times. Like we were the rude ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really isn't any different than someone having a conversation near you. If they aren't on speaker or facetime then you are just bothered that you cant eavesdrop as you are only getting half the conversation.

People need to not be so rude to carry on phone conversations in public spaces. Period

Why is it different than a regular conversation tho? Explain.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's rude. Why don't you just listen to YouTubes or play games with no headphones instead?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope, do as you wish. I do.

We live in a society. You don’t always get to do what you want.

[Anonymous]

It would depend on if it was going to be a long conversation or not also the topic of conversation. I once sitting in a dermatologist's office waiting room and a woman was having a very loud phone conversation about trying to extend her brother's psychiatric hold because he had cut off his own finger and she didn't want to take him home in case he tried to cut off another one. Everyone in the waiting room couldn't believe what they were hearing and she looked up and saw that and then went outside to finish the conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really isn't any different than someone having a conversation near you. If they aren't on speaker or facetime then you are just bothered that you cant eavesdrop as you are only getting half the conversation.

People need to not be so rude to carry on phone conversations in public spaces. Period

Why is it different than a regular conversation tho? Explain.

This! No i don't talk on the phone in public but really, what is the difference?

To answer OP, depending on what / where for me. The gym I used to go to had a crop of idiot regulars who would carry on Facetime calls in the freaking locker room until they were finally stopped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope, do as you wish. I do.

I'm glad you are here so you can at least see that everybody around you hates you when you do exactly as you wish despite everyone else being annoyed. I don't really think it will change what you do but at least you know. People like you (narcissists) can't comprehend the idea of consideration of others.