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Originally Posted by Boomer
Of course, there are those who bray on and on loud enough for everybody to hear, not just their friends. There are also those who blather away, at the top of their lungs, on their cells.
Those AirPods or earbuds work both ways, not only allowing your personal music choices to be kept to yourself but also to block out anything you don’t want to hear.
The fact that those situations exist does not give license to somebody to inflict their music on everybody else at a pool.
(By the way, you quoted me out of context, missed my analysis of the other character in this vignette of life in TV.)
And now for a little history lesson to underline my point about having nice manners:
Remember how the Army drove the dictator Noriega out of hiding? If you don’t know, look it up — psychological warfare — and if you keep looking, you will even find the playlist the military chose. But pleeeeeeese do not download it and take it to the pool.
Boomer
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Shouldn't the 'rules' be applied to everyone equally?
Why don't those who have a problem with the music simply wear earplugs if they don't like the way others choose to relax?
Why should those blathering on be allowed to inflict their business on others?
Again, there are two sides to this, demonizing one side while excusing the other, isn't fair and won't help solve anything.
If I'm sitting by myself, listening to music at voice level, and someone sits down next to me and complains, am I required to turn it down/off? If so, do I have the right to ask that person not to speak at that same volume?
Why exactly is one acceptable while the other one isn't?
I agree that it's all about having manners and respecting others but there are those that think the world revolves around them and what they want and we all know those people are going to do whatever they want regardless of the feelings of others.
Which is why I'd really like to see what the actual rules are rather than simply going on what some people wish the rules were.
(FTR, I didn't mean to quote you out of context, I was just quoting the part I was responding to)