Galleries - How loud can you talk?
Oct 16, 2009, 1:46 am
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Galleries - How loud can you talk?
Not sure if this has been covered but I'm sitting in the corner of GF and there are group of gentlemen who are sat opposite each other 2.5 metres gap.
They are about 7-8 metres away from me, I can hear ever work of conversation very very loud.
I was thinking it would be easier to get a small group of seats together so they do not need to speak so loudly.
They are about 7-8 metres away from me, I can hear ever work of conversation very very loud.
I was thinking it would be easier to get a small group of seats together so they do not need to speak so loudly.
Oct 16, 2009, 1:53 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, 2:19 am
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I think that you are being a bit unfair.
When I was a boy I did a lot of singing and accordingly my voice carries well over long distances, even if I am talking quietly. These individuals may work in a loud environment and so be used to having to talk loudly. So even if you can hear every word I am sure that there is a good chance they are not doing it on purpose.
When I was a boy I did a lot of singing and accordingly my voice carries well over long distances, even if I am talking quietly. These individuals may work in a loud environment and so be used to having to talk loudly. So even if you can hear every word I am sure that there is a good chance they are not doing it on purpose.
Oct 16, 2009, 2:36 am
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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, 2:50 am
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If they were the same nationality as the loud-mouthed group of four who were in the Business lounge at LJU a couple of months ago then it would have to be somewhere in the English-speaking part of the southern hemisphere.
Oct 16, 2009, 3:04 am
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Oct 16, 2009, 3:14 am
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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.