Posted on 03/04/2024 5:31:18 PM PST by verum ago
So I'm sitting at SeaTac airport. By my count there are no less than 8 people within earshot loudly playing videos, video chats, or in 1 case having a conversation over speakerphone.
It's obnoxious. A bunch of noise I don't want.
The interesting thing to me, and this holds with observations I've made over the last couple years, is this:
every single person doing this is over 50 years of age.
There are plenty of younger people playing videos, music, making phone calls, etc, but they're all using headphones.
So what happened? I'm in my thirties, and I'm pretty sure if I'd done the same thing 5 years ago, I'd get publicly shamed by one of my elders. I'm also pretty sure if this was 5 years ago it'd be people my age and younger that were the offenders. But now, things have totally inevrted, and all those same elders who would've shamed me are blasting audio at "I'm old and deaf" levels.
Didn't this used to be considered rude?
“What did we pay for??”
Free Drinks?
I no longer find myself in such venues as airports.
Perhaps these over 50s also have hearing problems.
A Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin moment is about to come to the United States. Almost all of these postings validate that statement. Put me in charge and you would see solutions for all of this. People would be on video genuinely crying real tears and apologizing for their behavior once my crew got through with them. You think I’m joking....
I can’t hear the phone either except on speaker!!!
True.
I was shocked to hear it in Ireland when I visited Yeats ago.
I got my DH noise canceling Bluetooth headphones for Christmas. He loves them and it has made the house quieter.
My work had me flying to Seattle—a lot—from the East Coast.
I have not gotten anywhere near an airport since I retired.
You are in Seattle. Just as obnoxious as any place in the world.
I don’t drink that much! It was a $50 per person fee to get in there, as I recall. We were hoping to really get a chance to relax. Had one drink and some finger food while we were there. It stunk, and I don’t think I will ever do that again, even if given an upgrade on my ticket. I had to take an Advil before we left, and that’s not usually something I do.
I’m 61 and I either stream to my bluetooth headset or my bluetooth hearing aid.
Well maybe because most of the “elders” can’t find their pods or don’t know how to use them...
Seatac is 21 miles from downtown Seattle—just FYI.
Just the other night I measured the sound pressure levels in my basement, where I occasionally (not often) crank up the stereo. I seemed to like it averaging around 100 dBA. Is that too loud, for a private setting?
Thanks for the heads up.
I didn’t realize Seattle was so small.
And most of the people in the waiting areas are NOT from the City of Seattle.
They are loud “youngsters” to me...
There are certain cultures where high-decibel talking is inbred at berth...
When I go for my doctor appointments, it amazes me how many people in the waiting room have their phones out, doing something on them. I’m a 76 year old woman. I hate my cell phone, and the only time I have it in my hand, is for phone calls.
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