People who talk loud on cell phones in public places

@astroo13 (963)
India
February 26, 2007 10:15am CST
Nowadays it is a common sight to see people talking so loudly using cell phones which makes me wonder whether they really need the use of cell phone to communicate to the other person. Because they other person might be able to hear their voice without the help of cell phones. Most of the people who talk loud are of the older generation. My uncle is one of them. i told him that he was talking loudly in the bus but he said he couldn't hear the other person talking. i tried to tell him that it was a disturbance to others. But he just avoided the issue. I think most people talking loud using cell phones know the problem they are just trying to ignore the issue of disturbance as a whole. They are making the excuse of habit. But shouldn't they change if something is wrong?
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@skb369 (285)
• India
26 Feb 07
yhea i agree wid u. the way the person using the cell fone shouts makes me wonder if the person to whom they are talking to is just standing on the other side of the road! n i hear you on this being pretty much an affliction of the older gen...it gets pretty embarrassing and awkward wen me mum yells into the cell at crowded place...but i take solace in the fact that she's not alone!!! i guess it gets pretty hard wid increasing age...but sometimes i wonder about THAT too when even I can hear the other person clearly through the phone and my mom still insists on shouting into the phone! makes me wonder if its an inbuilt thing!! and i generally avoid talkking 2 her on the phone as i know i'll have to strain every fibre in my vocal chords to get her to hear what i'm saying. but its also fun to listen in to other people's conversations this way to alleviate some of the ennui!
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@astroo13 (963)
• India
28 Feb 07
Like I said it must be habit. But I don't think they even try to change the bad habit. Thanks for responding
@chinese99 (139)
• United States
1 Mar 07
I think most people could judge bad to talk loud person easily . So better avoid I think .on the bright side those people talking loud may have ear problem . As for me I could jude bad to those people since it's really irratating . how about u ?
@astroo13 (963)
• India
1 Mar 07
Yes it is irritating to me. But you are right we can never know for sure whether these people have hearing problems or not. Thanks for responding. Regards
• China
28 Feb 07
I think those people who used cell phone and talked loudly in public places are hurry tempered guys,or the bosses. lol... They are used to talking in a loud voice to the other people. i met a guy a few days ago on a bus,hetalked to his cell phone so loudly. It seemed to him that there was no other people on the bus. what a good guyhe is.
@astroo13 (963)
• India
28 Feb 07
I don't think all people who talk loud on cell phones are bad tempered or uncaring. They just get themselves preoccupied in their own affairs that they forget about others. Like you I have seen people behaving like they are the only person on the bus particularly when the buses are full of people. They think by talking loud they are getting lot of attraction. They are getting noticed but not in the way they think of. Regards
@mipen2006 (5528)
• Australia
28 Feb 07
Usually when people have difficulty hearing what the other person is saying they assume that they are having difficulty too, so they shout. I try not to talk on my phone in public.
@astroo13 (963)
• India
28 Feb 07
I think it is also a habit.Most people who talk loud do the same thing on cell phone also. The cell phones are so common in our country it will be hard not to see any one using it even if you just visit a shop on the neighborhood. Regards
• Philippines
1 Mar 07
When I see the likes of them, I have a mental image of punching them in the mouth all the way to their throats, or burying their cellphones in their mouths. But that's mean. Instead, I look at them with a curious expression, so they get the impression that I am listening in at them. It gets most people to tone down.^^
@astroo13 (963)
• India
1 Mar 07
Wow you are really angry at these people. But your technique of staring only works with some one who wants to keep his conversation but fails to do it because of habit. There are plenty of people who brags about things loudly on cell phones so others can think they are pretty important people. Talk about common sense.Regards
• United States
28 Feb 07
I talk on my cell phone all the time because it is the only phone I have. I really don't mind that people call me when I am in public. I try to talk quietly to them. If they start saying that they can't hear me I tell them well let me call you back when I get done then.
@astroo13 (963)
• India
28 Feb 07
That would be the best thing to do. If the other person can't hear you you can't make him hear you by shouting on the phone. Regards
@aidonia (4209)
• Greece
27 Feb 07
Something strange here....when I talk my voice is always loud (my husband's bigger problem!!!!)but when I speak at the cell phone at the street I talk very low.Same at home too,when I speak at the phone I talk low and the most time at empty room ,not because I have big secrets but I like privacy,I don't like hear the other peoples phone calls and be heard from others
@astroo13 (963)
• India
28 Feb 07
That is not strange. At least not with me. I have a loud voice so I try to talk in a low voice. Naturally people find it hard to hear me on the Phone. Talk about over compensating. Regards
@hijas007 (1386)
• India
26 Feb 07
i have seen many people doing this. it really irritaing me some times.i always told them that it is not good!
@astroo13 (963)
• India
28 Feb 07
Did they even try to hear what you are saying? Most often these people don't like even hearing about the disturbance they are causing others. Regards
@chinese99 (139)
• United States
1 Mar 07
I think most people could judge bad to talk loud person easily . So better avoid I think .on the bright side those people talking loud may have ear problem . As for me I could jude bad to those people since it's really irratating . how about u ?