CPW: Rude or not?

valstulas · January 2014

The background: you are sitting in a waiting room and the radio is playing softly. A woman walks in with her kids and sits down. You are quietly enjoying the music when she takes out her phone and starts playing another song loudly. Would you be perturbed?

hollandmama · January 2014

If I could vote twice I would say that we would also need cell phone etiquette rules!

Pink724 · January 2014

I cannot STAND when people play music from their cell phones without ear phones. It's a huge pet peeve of mine. Like, why do you think you're so special? I particularly hate it when people do it on the subway/bus. So go ahead, get mad.

Stina2012 · January 2014

Was she playing the song for her kids?

Sorry, I get a ghetto ass woman in my mind based on the situation you described.

[Deleted User] · January 2014

Oh my gosh, so annoying! This guy at the gym does this. I want to walk over to him and hand him a set of head phones. He listens to music AND watches tv shows with his phone at full volume. Gah!

valstulas · January 2014

@Stina2012 I don't know. Her boys were old enough to appreciate it and it was appropriate (it was a cover of New Age), so it's possible it was for them. She doesn't seem overly trashy and is actually being really sweet with Finnie right now.

[Deleted User] · January 2014

I've thought about getting on the treadmill or elliptical beside him and doing the same thing with my phone.

valstulas · January 2014

And now she's singing along to Lady Gaga. I think it's so awkward when people sing in public

valstulas · January 2014

@Asbromle Doooooo iiiiiiittttt!

EagleWife · January 2014

Pink724 said:

I cannot STAND when people play music from their cell phones without ear plugs. It's a huge pet peeve of mine. Like, why do you think you're so special? I particularly hate it when people do it on the subway/bus. So go ahead, get mad.

I voted "Rude!" - I don't think I've ever actually seen someone do this, but I know it would irritate me. The "Me First!" attitude is abundant and embarrassing. What happened to common courtesy and respect for others?

[Deleted User] · January 2014

@citrusfamily I'm not at the gym (wasn't very clear, sorry

) I'm sitting here watching Mickey Mouse Club and eating a sausage patty with maple syrup, very healthy

valstulas · January 2014

@citrusfamily :-h

bumpuser8571475 · January 2014

Ugh that would annoy me too. I mean if I was in a good mood it might not bother me, but you said you were enjoying the music that was already playing, so yea annoying and rude.

heyhaylee · January 2014

I think it depends, my kid only shits up when crying if I play the Sound of Music song "do ray me.."
I try my hardest to get her to not cry so I don't have to, but if I have to I play it low and apologize to the other people. If they say something rude, then I ask if they would rather a crying baby, most of the time it's the song.

But I do agree it is obnoxious to play a song for yourself out loud

Stina2012 · January 2014

Sounds like an odd duck you've got there. No scrunchie, hoop earrings, clothes with airbrush sayings or those Mudd hand prints? Are you sure?

Wait, maybe you're on Candid Camera!

Yeah, people need a lesson in cell phone etiquette!

Mommy1stTimer · January 2014

Rude, douchey & selfish! That's why headphones were invented. I cannot stand what I call: "I'm the only one in the world" syndrome.

karen0477 · January 2014

It is rude!!! Another one that grinds on me is when people let their kids play on their phones or video games at full blast in public......turn that shit down!!

[Deleted User] · January 2014

heyhaylee said:

I think it depends, my kid only shits up when crying if I play the Sound of Music song "do ray me.." I try my hardest to get her to not cry so I don't have to, but if I have to I play it low and apologize to the other people. If they say something rude, then I ask if they would rather a crying baby, most of the time it's the song. But I do agree it is obnoxious to play a song for yourself out loud

The only song that will quiet my LO down is old macdonald, lol...and only sung by ME not played by someone else. I spend most of any car ride singing only that song to him, lovely.

valstulas · January 2014

heyhaylee said:
I think it depends, my kid only shits up when crying if I play the Sound of Music song "do ray me.."
I try my hardest to get her to not cry so I don't have to, but if I have to I play it low and apologize to the other people. If they say something rude, then I ask if they would rather a crying baby, most of the time it's the song.

But I do agree it is obnoxious to play a song for yourself out loud

Lol at "shits up."

I ended up putting an FP app on for Finn. I planned to just keep it on for a few minutes, but then he kept kissing the monkey, so it stayed on. I may be a hypocrit, but at least I'm a hypocrit who makes sweet kids.

flkong · January 2014

We need rules for cell phone etiquette and it's rude!

heyhaylee · January 2014

@valstulas lol!
I never even noticed!

heyhaylee · January 2014

Asbromle said:

heyhaylee said:

I think it depends, my kid only shits up when crying if I play the Sound of Music song "do ray me.."
I try my hardest to get her to not cry so I don't have to, but if I have to I play it low and apologize to the other people. If they say something rude, then I ask if they would rather a crying baby, most of the time it's the song.

But I do agree it is obnoxious to play a song for yourself out loud

The only song that will quiet my LO down is old macdonald, lol...and only sung by ME not played by someone else. I spend most of any car ride singing only that song to him, lovely.

It's ok, I spend the entire time singing the Do Ray Me song too. She gets such great joy out of it.

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