Anonymous wrote:I’m in Florida now and there is a lady from
Ny or Nj who is soo loud. She’s here with a bunch of teenagers and it’s just ridiculous how much she yells. I think she’s drunk and her kids think it’s embarrassing. Doesn’t seem that atypical for New Yorkers though and I think millennials are the worst offenders.

I was going to post that I think some of it is just micro-cultures within the US. For example, people from big cities in the Northeast seem to be louder than most, and maybe Texans who are used to more personal space. And I think always dread being seated next to a large group in a restaurant that is having an alcohol-fueled celebration.

Anonymous wrote:Your health is declining and it's making you more sensitive to noise.

I think we found the person yelling in hotels.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have hearing loss. I have had it since I was maybe 25. Sometimes my voice is louder than I realize. I respond well to a polite cue. My spouse will cue me if they are with me. Other than that I have no idea I am being loud.

I suggest hearing aids? Ever heard of them?

Tried several different kinds. They do not work well for me, because of the specific medical issue.

Anonymous wrote:It’s not just public areas of hotels, it’s also pediatrician offices, playgrounds (especially playgrounds), and I feel it’s a sort of bragging, “look at me, I am interacting with my kid”.

For the playground, I loathe Cool Dad who is ostentatiously doing a game of high-speed chase after his upper elementary schoolers and running and jumping on the equipment with them, nearly trampling younger kids.

My own kids sometimes ask me to go on the equipment but I always tell them it's for kids. It's one thing to go up with a toddler. Quite another with a kindergartener or above. And a whole other level to jump on it yourself. If you want to play running and jumping games as an adult, there is a whole field in which to do so! Keep it off the equipment being used by small children.

rant over.

Anonymous wrote:I find people rude all the time and oblivious to others. We've had several instances in which people were LOUD in the room next to ours in the middle of the night: group of women literally screaming and laughing getting ready to go out, a family in town for a game who got there at midnight and would.not.go.to.bed for hours and the dad had a huge booming voice and was leading them all in some cheer. People have zero respect and I don't get it.

It always been this way. I was born in 1980 and have recollections of my mom asking to switch motel rooms on family trips if we had loud, obnoxious neighbors. My husband always asks for a hotel room on a high floor to avoid people running around sounding like they're coming through the ceiling - he had similar childhood experiences. I certainly remember the jerks who'd play loud music on the stereos they carried around in the 1980s and 1990s, before headphones were widespread. Movie theaters where people would yell and comment on the action (which can be fun if they're witty but otherwise is annoying). Etc.

Anonymous wrote:I have hearing loss. I have had it since I was maybe 25. Sometimes my voice is louder than I realize. I respond well to a polite cue. My spouse will cue me if they are with me. Other than that I have no idea I am being loud.

I suggest hearing aids? Ever heard of them?