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Why do people speak so damn loud?

shaneo632

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I swear so many people I know and encounter out in public speak a good few notches louder than "normal", I find it really draining for prolonged periods. Not sure if people have hearing problems or what.

Or maybe I just have really sensitive hearing? Hmmm.
 

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The worst is people on the phone in public, like the bus. Holy shit people just don't give a shit.
 

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I'M NOT LOUD, YOU'RE THE ONE WHISPERING

But seriously, I hate it too. My fiancé is used to speaking loud because her mom's hearing isn't perfect, so she sometimes automatically does it with me as well until I point it out. My parents can also be obnoxiously loud, both in person and on the phone. I guess I'm more reserved and private of a person because I don't enjoy people not involved in my discourse hear every word I say, so I keep the volume accordingly.
 
Fright Zone

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It really bugs me. People around here walk around shouting into their phones, I can hear them from inside my house,
And it's even worse on the train, no matter the time of day several loud conversations will be going on around me, in several languages. It's an intolerable barrage of noise that even my earphones can't drown out.
 
Kapryov

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I'm not even sure how they speak so loud.
It hurts when I raise my voice beyond normal volume for more than a few minutes. Attempting to speak to people in a bar or similar environment is pretty much impossible.
Shugga said:
The worst is people on the phone in public, like the bus. Holy shit people just don't give a shit.
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and this is especially annoying because it makes no sense
you can speak normally into a phone because it's right in your face, there's no need to speak up

I have a neighbour that likes to sit outside and practically yell into her phone
the whole block gets to know her day to day business
why
 
peyrin

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Was in downtown San Francisco late last night and there were two people holding a conversation while standing on opposite ends of a street block. Almost too impressive to be annoying
 
Awesome Kev

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Freakzilla

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I can't fucking hear shit. I'm always telling people to speak louder. You can definitely hear me like 2 aisles over in a super market
 
ara

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My girlfriend talks super fucking loud in the mornings for some reason. Or maybe I'm just sensitive to noise in the mornings. Either way I keep telling her to tone it down a bit cause my ears genuinely hurt a bit lol.

Otherwise loud people never seem to really bother me. Unless we're at work and I'm trying to concentrate.
 

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Upbringing and genes, in my experience.

You will pick up your parents speaking patterns, which vary hugely household to household. E.g. loudly, quickly, not at all, differently during arguments, differently at different times. Differently on phone, differently in person, differently to "servers" or whathaveyou.
 
honest_ry

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Because people are obnoxious and only care about their own self and dont care about whats going on or who is around them.
 
Xiaomi

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It blows my mind sometimes that people on my street sometimes shriek at their wives/husbands/children in the most hideous voices and seem unaware of what they sound like. Like, at some point you hear yourself, right?
 
menacer

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It really doesn't annoy me but when you are dealing with urban noise you sometimes just have to raise your voice a little.
 
F-Pina

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It's a problem more frequent in big cities, I guess?
Here in Lisbon with the noise from the city and the mix of people from all over the world, it's usual to get the occasional family tourists speaking loud, or the group of teenagers going to the beach listening to music very loudly (on a crappy speaker from a phone), etc. The weirdest for me is how some people talk on their phones, they hold it in front of them, screen facing up, and talk directly to the mic while wearing headphones. Whats up with that? They forgot how to use the phones? And since these people are the ones normally talking hours on end, is it more comfortable to hold it that way? Is it fashionable :p ?
 
tommy7154

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I like it when people talk loud because I'm a little hard of hearing and honestly, slow lol. I think I understand/process what people are saying more when they're a little loud.

Also If I'm anywhere noisy like in a vehicle you can forget about trying to talk to me in a normal voice. Can't hear it.

I do get annoyed by loud phone people though that need to make sure everyone a block over knows their business.
 
Dr Doom

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Maybe they have a hearing problem. What they think is normal volume is actually loud
 
Ragnite

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Probably my biggest pet peeve. I hate waking up to people shouting on their phones.
 
RetroCCN

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I do it because I'm half deaf and I need people to match my tone so that I am able to hear what they're saying.
 
Bedlam

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Huge pet peeve for me as well.

Talk all you want but at least TRY to keep it down a bit in public/trains/busses etc.

Talking loudly on the phone or watching videos with phone speakers on for extended periods of time is even worse.

My guess is these especially loud people are just that type of personality (something between extroverted and being downright narcissist). They are actively behaving in a way to present themselves in public and get noticed at all times.

Complaining is often futile since these personality types get their kicks out of the attention you give them.

My advice for regular commutes: get noise-cancelling headphones. They won't drown out the worst cases but most of the noise.

Edit: obviously not talking about people with hearing disability here.
 
.exe

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I love it when people put their call on speaker and then literally yell into the phone they're holding at arm's length. I get that you're in public and whatever but jfc.
 

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I'm American and I have trouble controlling my voice some times. It's kind of unconscious for me, plus I'm a prick
 
Zulith

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A lot of people love the sound of their own voice and are assured that others really want to hear what they have to say, including all strangers.

As an introvert, I find being in public around these people fairly intolerable for anything other than brief periods.
 
8byte

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I'm just a loud person and don't have many of the qualities people are bringing up in this thread. Feels kind of weird to know what kind of assumptions are being made about me because of the way I speak.
 
Yourfawthaaa

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I wonder the same thing too.

I'm quiet and soft spoken for the most part but man people that are loud trigger me. -Especially when they are right in your ear.
 
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