Galleries - How loud can you talk?
Oct 16, 2009, 5:36 am
#32
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Or, on one occasion in the Holideck lounge in T4, some negotiating tactics for investors dealing with a small company that a friend of mine was heavily involved in. A quick, quiet phonecall relayed that conversation to my friend, and we boarded while the negotiations were due to take place.
After landing, I must admit to projecting my voice unnecessarily as I phoned up to ask my friend how the negotiations went, and if my overheard information was useful to him.
After landing, I must admit to projecting my voice unnecessarily as I phoned up to ask my friend how the negotiations went, and if my overheard information was useful to him.
I've bumped into people I know in lounges far too many times - it's probably one of worst places I could choose to have a sensitive conversation.
Oct 16, 2009, 5:55 am
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Quite, and said shouters are never talking about anything interesting that you'd actually want to overhear. It's always crashingly dull derivatives or some other mundane financial industry rubbish. The sort of conversation I've heard hundreds of times before in various airport lounges, yet those engaged in them always seem to think there's never been a conversation of more weight and importance in all of history.
More than once I've been tempted to go and tell people "you RUINED our banking system, and now you're RUINING my morning when I'm trying to read the paper"
More than once I've been tempted to go and tell people "you RUINED our banking system, and now you're RUINING my morning when I'm trying to read the paper"
Oct 16, 2009, 5:57 am
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That is one thing which I have never been able to understand, when a person (on a mobile) or a group of people have a very loud conversation in an otherwise quiet environment (like a train carriage, or an airport lounge) and seem oblivious to the fact that they are disturbing everyone around them.
Maybe they don't care?
Maybe they want attention?
I feel your pain.
Maybe they don't care?
Maybe they want attention?
I feel your pain.
Oct 16, 2009, 6:49 am
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I could say something here but for the sake of being civil and not a "Loud Mouth" I won't. However, I will point out there ARE loud and rude people from every country.
As for Hiddy your right.^ tequila + sorority girls = loud and annoying
As for Hiddy your right.^ tequila + sorority girls = loud and annoying
Oct 16, 2009, 6:56 am
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Oct 16, 2009, 7:26 am
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Oct 16, 2009, 7:47 am
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Oct 16, 2009, 8:08 am
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here you go hiddy got this from urban dictionary
A sorority girl is a female college student belonging to a social sorority. She may or may not live in a sorority house. She will normally be seen wearing Chanel sunglasses, a Northface jacket, and bag representing her sorority's letters. Sorority girls are typically high maintenance and very uppity. Most are white middle and upper middle class girls that are spoiled and extrememly materialistic. These bleach blondes are extremely loud and spend most of their time shopping and partying with frat boys. Sorority girls are most often teases. Sorority girls are sometimes extremely protective of their sorority sisters and can only be distracted by a professional wing man.
"I went to a party and all of the girls were blonde spoiled suburbanite zombies."
"Yeah dude, they were total sorority girls."
A sorority girl is a female college student belonging to a social sorority. She may or may not live in a sorority house. She will normally be seen wearing Chanel sunglasses, a Northface jacket, and bag representing her sorority's letters. Sorority girls are typically high maintenance and very uppity. Most are white middle and upper middle class girls that are spoiled and extrememly materialistic. These bleach blondes are extremely loud and spend most of their time shopping and partying with frat boys. Sorority girls are most often teases. Sorority girls are sometimes extremely protective of their sorority sisters and can only be distracted by a professional wing man.
"I went to a party and all of the girls were blonde spoiled suburbanite zombies."
"Yeah dude, they were total sorority girls."
Oct 16, 2009, 8:12 am
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Oct 16, 2009, 8:17 am
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Oct 16, 2009, 9:22 am
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I arrived about 8:00am and departed GF about 9:45.