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Yes, there’s always one table that has to be louder than everyone else.
Always amazes me that people sitting directly opposite each other have to shout. The worst was one where a women laughed like a braying donkey at literally everything anyone said. I ate up as quick as I could and left.
Always amazes me that people sitting directly opposite each other have to shout. The worst was one where a women laughed like a braying donkey at literally everything anyone said. I ate up as quick as I could and left.
Alcohol tends to add to this sort of thing, too.
I know that isn't an original thought!
I’m a “quiet” and introverted person so this sort of thing doesn’t come easily to me, but you see it rather a lot in all sorts of places. See also people talking rather loudly into their phones in public places, for example. Even using the speaker option. Seems crazy to me but clearly not to everyone.
I know that isn't an original thought!
I’m a “quiet” and introverted person so this sort of thing doesn’t come easily to me, but you see it rather a lot in all sorts of places. See also people talking rather loudly into their phones in public places, for example. Even using the speaker option. Seems crazy to me but clearly not to everyone.
Pitre said:
I've said it before, but there are no social ills that cannot be fixed by the use of a taser. 
You've heard of the phrase, "she's a disagreeable woman." Well, I've encountered worse. The agreeable woman. There's a lady at my tennis club who just goes yeaaahhh at everything someone in our group might say but really loudly and in a "I'm a lady" kind of voice. It makes me wince. She's a lovely person but pass me that taser.
Women especially love to all talk at the same time and just love the sound of their own voices
The other issue is restaurants are large open plan spaces with lots of other external noise going on and people speak louder to overcome that which makes the room louder and it just goes on and on
The other issue is restaurants are large open plan spaces with lots of other external noise going on and people speak louder to overcome that which makes the room louder and it just goes on and on
It was my birthday recently, a complete non-event as I didn’t take the day off and ended up having the busiest day so far this year - around 11 solid hours of head down and Teams to meet deadlines. In the evening, totally knackered, my wife said I should at least do something to mark it, so dragged me out to a local Thai restaurant. A table near us had six women who were on the laughter juice. The almost constant braying, shrieking and hooting, combined with my wife’s quietly spoken voice made conversation practically impossible, so we ate quickly and largely silently, and were on our way home within an hour. Really spoiled the meal experience and I’d have been much happier at home with a takeaway.
Oberheim said:
It was my birthday recently, a complete non-event as I didn t take the day off and ended up having the busiest day so far this year - around 11 solid hours of head down and Teams to meet deadlines. In the evening, totally knackered, my wife said I should at least do something to mark it, so dragged me out to a local Thai restaurant. A table near us had six women who were on the laughter juice. The almost constant braying, shrieking and hooting, combined with my wife s quietly spoken voice made conversation practically impossible, so we ate quickly and largely silently, and were on our way home within an hour. Really spoiled the meal experience and I d have been much happier at home with a takeaway.
I’ve had the same on several occasions, unfortunately it’s a modern thing. Usually marked by a few clear indicators:- children who run around and take over, usually accompanied by the occasional “don’t do that XXXX” however this invariably only happens when the child impacts the group.
- this type of group often insists on moving furniture around, pushing tables together etc.
- conversation is normally about terribly middle class issues, generally private school education, how the ski
Img trip went..
- waiting staff get treated like utter s
te, with requests for off menu items, complaints.- an almost unanimous condition is the table is left like a battlefield, food all over the place, floor covered with mess, napkins chucked anywhere.
They leave as they arrive, with a fanfare of noise and “love yous”
The men in these groups generally know their place, being sent to the bar regularly for forgotten drinks, salad cream and other accouterments.
Entitlement at its finest.
We once were out and the table next to us was doing this, so one of our table went over and said "can you please keep it down" but whilst they were saying it the shrill voiced woman was saying "No autographs".. It turned out they were some of the cast of Eastenders having a "quiet" dinner..........
The other week I was eating with the family and some loud Americans came in and sat behind us, so we ate up and left, as I got up from the table I said nice and clearly to the waiter, sorry we have to go those loud Americans are ruining dinner............
The other week I was eating with the family and some loud Americans came in and sat behind us, so we ate up and left, as I got up from the table I said nice and clearly to the waiter, sorry we have to go those loud Americans are ruining dinner............
dave123456 said:
I ve had the same on several occasions, unfortunately it s a modern thing. Usually marked by a few clear indicators:
- children who run around and take over, usually accompanied by the occasional don t do that XXXX however this invariably only happens when the child impacts the group.
- this type of group often insists on moving furniture around, pushing tables together etc.
- conversation is normally about terribly middle class issues, generally private school education, how the ski
Img trip went..
- waiting staff get treated like utter ste, with requests for off menu items, complaints.
- an almost unanimous condition is the table is left like a battlefield, food all over the place, floor covered with mess, napkins chucked anywhere.
They leave as they arrive, with a fanfare of noise and love yous
The men in these groups generally know their place, being sent to the bar regularly for forgotten drinks, salad cream and other accouterments.
Entitlement at its finest.
Yes, I’ve seen all of those behaviours. The disdain shown to the staff is the one that irks me the most. Massive sense of entitlement, as you say.- children who run around and take over, usually accompanied by the occasional don t do that XXXX however this invariably only happens when the child impacts the group.
- this type of group often insists on moving furniture around, pushing tables together etc.
- conversation is normally about terribly middle class issues, generally private school education, how the ski
Img trip went..
- waiting staff get treated like utter s
te, with requests for off menu items, complaints.- an almost unanimous condition is the table is left like a battlefield, food all over the place, floor covered with mess, napkins chucked anywhere.
They leave as they arrive, with a fanfare of noise and love yous
The men in these groups generally know their place, being sent to the bar regularly for forgotten drinks, salad cream and other accouterments.
Entitlement at its finest.
BunkMoreland said:
Went to the gym this morning, whilst waiting for it to open.
Some fking bellowing into his phone at 7am in the car park.
Zero fking need!
Hope he gets hit by a bus!
Yeah. Was stuck in a traffic jam this morning and the bell whiff in the car in front was on his phone & was so loud I could hear him even with my radio on & the window closed. Was like a bellowing bison during mating season for about 15 minutes, the utter mutant. Some f
king bellowing into his phone at 7am in the car park.Zero f
king need!Hope he gets hit by a bus!
"GAZ!!! GAZ!!! GONNA BE LATE!! ON THE RING ROAD AND FKG TRAFFIC ISN'T FKG MOVING!!!. TELL KAYLEIGH TO GET SOME MORE BEERS!!!" etc etc....
Not sure what the hold up was....heard some tit had been hit by bus outside a gym. Probably too busy fiddling with his phone.....
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