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It might reflect different attitudes between cultures as to what volume makes one an "asshole".
by microtherion 2y ago
It might reflect different attitudes between cultures as to what volume makes one an "asshole".
- tirant 2y agoI guess no one with loud music considers themself an asshole, so this should be actually giving the information on exactly what you mention.
- itishappy 2y agoI had a collogue who installed his speaker setup facing backwards out of his trunk. He knew what he was doing.
- hotspot_one 2y agoI know it's a typo, and I make typos all the time, but this one should be elevated to the "new word" status A collogue: Someone who sees their role on the team as to annoys others.
- tcpkump 2y agoThat’s just how you install a subwoofer though?
- Drew_ 2y agoThey were probably subwoofers. The direction doesn’t make a difference for those.
- buildsjets 2y agoHe knew what he was doing, but YOU had no clue what he was doing. Low frequency audio is close to non-directional, you install subwoofers where it is convenient to fit them, not to "aim" the sound in any particular direction. Mine is firing directly upwards. I'm not trying to knock birds out of the sky.
- JoeMerchant 2y agoSubs are non-directional, as someone else pointed out, and bass sound waves need room to propagate. The actual direction they get "aimed" can also depend on the trunk area and shape. My subs, while currently pointing backwards, would have been better firing upwards for no other reason than the manufacturer (Audiofrog) doesn't recommend grills. As it is, I have to be careful what I place in my trunk to avoid punching a hole in the cone.
- microtherion 2y agoThere are examples in several cultures of songs that boast of annoying others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_IWlPHMziU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_IWlPHMziU Other cultures seem to feel more entitled, thinking that THEIR music could not possibly bother anyone. I've certainly heard people blast Wagner or Orff at high volumes.
- jhardy54 2y ago“turn down” isn’t about the volume of the music btw.
- microtherion 2y agoInteresting! What is it about, then?
- alach11 2y agoThe phrase "turn down" is the opposite of "turn up". To "turn down" would be to decrease the intensity of the party. And "turn down for what" means something like "don't stop the party for any reason".
- windexh8er 2y agoPretty sure that's not the case here. To "turn down" is a common phrase (at least in the US) that is used to describe changing something by use of a control. As described at Wiktionary [0] - it's an idiomatic way of saying that you're going to lower the volume through use of a control to do that. The context that was used has nothing to do with party. [0] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn_down https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn_down EDIT: My bad, thought it was in response to... > I guess it will mostly reflect the musical taste of assholes who turn their music up loud. Hmm, but maybe all culture works like that.
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- xandrius 2y agoAny volume which makes your music become my music too without my consent is at asshole level.
- mistercheph 2y agoWhite mf's be like...
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- the_other 2y agoIt might be that you’re the asshole in this situation. I think the boundaries are pourous around this topic. (Sure, I just called someone random on the web an asshole. I don’t mean it with any force. In London we get people riding busses playing their im-personal stereos loudly, sometimes. I often don’t like it either. I often use headphones for my own sounds but not the blocking kind, and will have to stop my music because of thwirs. One time someone got into the Tube/metro carriage I was in playing loud Brazilian music from a speaker on a trolley. At first it annoyed me, but after a few bars it got me grooving. Then I realised it was a funk-infused cover of a traditional capoeira song, so I steuck up a conversation with the other rider about Brazil and capoeira. Made my day.)
- ehaliewicz2 2y agoRealizing that you enjoyed being forced to listen to music you didn't decide to listen to doesn't mean you might be an asshole for not enjoying it at other times. That's ridiculous.
- xandrius 2y agoThat's nice you can get some nice story out of it but I do think people who grew up in cities have a totally different mindset than the rest of us. For me, I don't want to live in a cacophony of noises 24/7. That goes for music, non-stop ambulances, loud speakers, etc. I tried and decided that those places are not for me, so I moved back to smaller and much quieter places (I very much prefer the sound of rivers, insects and wild birds to other people's sounds.) It might make me an asshole but it's also quite natural to be drawn to peace, so there that.
- jaza 2y agoI spent several years in South America, and down there (it varies by country, but by and large) it's totally normal for people to play music on loudspeaker on public transport, walking down the street, in the park, etc, nobody bats an eyelid. The same behaviour in most western countries is met with disdainful looks, and often with someone else blatantly telling the "offender" to put on headphones. So, yeah, it does depend on the culture.
- AStonesThrow 2y agoThe unemotional response of a Vulcan in 1980s San Francisco, and the reaction of bus passengers, proves that our culture is superior.
- jaza 2y agoHahaha, fellow Star Trek IV fan here, that was one noisy punk, and one chunky blaring 80s boombox! You mean our "primitive and paranoid culture"?