My Question of the Day for 17 March 2010 – UPDATED
My Question of the Day: You’re on public transportation during heavy rush-hour traffic. When you got on the bus/train, you were thankful there was one, empty seat left. You’ve got a long ride ahead of you, and you’re glad you don’t have to stand the entire way.
After sitting there for a few minutes, you realize why the seat was vacant. The person in the seat next to you is listening to his/her mp3 player at maximum volume, and you can hear every lyric, even though he/she has on headphones.
You find the lyrics highly offensive, and after a few stops you look around to see if there’s somewhere else to stand or sit.
There isn’t.
Everyone is packed into the bus/train, and you can’t even stand up where you are without bumping into the person who’s standing directly in front of you.
What do you do?
My 2 Cents: I’m quick to ask someone to turn his/her music down on public transportation. Usually, people are not offended or upset. They don’t necessarily realize how loud their music is, so I nicely and politely ask him/her to turn it down.
Only once did I have a young man try to get belligerent with me. When I asked him to turn his music down, he said, “You ain’t my momma.” I smiled at him and said very sweetly, “You’re right, but I know you probably have an amazing mother, and she wouldn’t appreciate you making her look badly out in public,” and I turned back around in my seat. About two seconds later, the volume went down.
I’m not going to sit anywhere and be annoyed and say nothing, and this is something that annoys me. I can’t do anything if they don’t comply, but I at least ask.
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Take a few moments to check out the tweets from Twitter on this subject:
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TankaBar_JasonD not much bothers me If like a grandma was getting offended I would ask them respectfully to turn it down.
tclarkusa What’s the saying ‘grin & bear it’ well, I would just do just that and sprint to the 1st avail seat.
JoshDamage I allow that person to enjoy their music. They do have headphones. I wud also put my headphones on and rock out.
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I would put my ipod on bc I was riding public transportation. And ignore it. I know I can be only so comfortable in public.
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LikeDislikeI probably wouldn't do anything besides try to block it out. I would probably have my iPod with me so I would listen to my own music. If this person doesn't like their own ear drums, that's their problem.
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LikeDislikeSometimes it's hard to tell if others can hear your music. I would just turn on my iPod and go on about my business. Although, I can't imagine what type of lyrics they could be listening to that could offend me
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LikeDislikeAll right then, Rosa! Haha.
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LikeDislikeI'd just tune them out and move if another seat became available. I'm not letting some ignoramus blast me out of my seat if I'm tired.
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LikeDislikeIt's no use saying anything to that person, they obviously have not respect for other people.
Which is why I never go out in public alone without my music. It helps on so many levels. It detracts sales people from harassing me, it helps me deal with anxiety (I don't like being in crowded spaces – or around people, really), and it blocks all the idiotic comments people feel compelled to share.
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LikeDislikeIf I had a music device of my own, turn it up. Otherwise, whip out my book and get lost in it. With any luck, the loud music will coincide with a party scene in the book!
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LikeDislikeIgnore it…I'm pretty sure it's not bothering me that bad.
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LikeDislikeI'd just bear it. If I was having a particularly bad day I'd plug my ipod in too and blast it to every song from teen past that I could find! But that might be inconsiderate to other people so yea I'd just bear it
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