As a hyper-self-aware person, I’m always surprised when people aren’t. Not silencing phones/watches, gabbing loudly out in the open, sitting in an office with a call on full volume for all to hear.

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OP - I’m with you. People seem to think it’s fine to have their speakerphone on anywhere including restrooms and airport gates (imagine the noise the person on the other end hears). Playing videos on their phone on the plane without headphones or ear buds. Playing their hotel tv loud enough for me to hear it in my room.

Silence is golden. When I’m home I don’t turn on the tv or radio. Blissful silence.

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Flight attendant had to tell the guy seated two rows behind me to use headphones while watching Van Halen videos. Music was blaring. FA explained the concept of “shared public space” . Where do these people come from? And can we send them back?

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I really dislike the people who use the public restroom as a phone booth. I actually had someone get indignant with me because I flushed during her conversation. So I flushed a few more times.
#yesiamevil

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Sometimes I wish I were more oblivious. Being hyper self aware is really exhausting

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we must work in the same office

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I assume this is an introversion thing, so who can relate?

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I just karate-chop those folks right in the back of the knee

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Definitely relate to this. I’ll never take a personal call at my desk either and always have my phone on silent and am mortified if it makes a sound :-)

D1: we have started sending these people to the White House.

Yah I almost think they are asserting dominance when they do those things. Like you’re the people who get quiet to be considerate of them, and their conversations are the ones that matter. Pisses me off.

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