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Unfortunately if you ever drink in a bar, eat in a restaurant - hell, pretty much do anything in public - at some point you're going to overhear someone's conve
by iamben 13y ago
Unfortunately if you ever drink in a bar, eat in a restaurant - hell, pretty much do anything in public - at some point you're going to overhear someone's conversation. If it bugs you that much, you could stay at home (or get headphones) :-)
- mikeash 13y agoIt's pretty minor ire. But on the other hand, it's a pretty minor act to relay a conversation held in public.
- iamben 13y agoHaha, perhaps, yes! But also why do we feel the need to relay it? Tit for tat?! Can't we just be better than that?! If you're really, really annoyed, why not just say to the conversationalists - "perhaps you could keep it down?"
- mikeash 13y agoI'd wager that it's generally just wanting to share something funny. I don't know, it doesn't appeal to me personally. I just don't see why you'd get upset about being the target if you were being that loud in the first place.
- iamben 13y agoSure, but your hilarity may be coming from someone else's tragedy (or certainly something they probably don't consider funny), and maybe you're not being loud you're just sat somewhere you can be overheard? And again - sharing the conversation you've overhead is unlikely to be a selfless act, is it?! That said, horses for courses - we can agree to disagree :-)