Kill the Noise

What do we think about public noise? When we step outside there are a myriad of different noises that we hear, usually we don't hone in on any particular sound; they bounce off our eardrums casually as if to say "didn't mean to interrupt". Then there are some sounds that irritate some and others not so much. Sounds like headphone leakage through ipods or other portable audio devices. I was reading (you know where) an instance where a gentleman decided that he was going to read his book quite loud on the subway car because there was a lad next to him listening to his ipod quite loud and quite a few passengers could hear his tunes.

This was the exigency that forced me to ruminate..."are we often inconsiderate when we step outside our homes into the public?" For instance I have observed situations where one's phone will ring excessively loud innnnnnn (lets say) CVS as they wait in line, they decide that they are not going to answer it after they look and see who is calling but they allow it to continue to blare through the store...im not lamenting, im just saying. Maybe some people need to be trained on how to use their devices, i know my mom for a while didn't even know how to stop it from making noise without answering. Many people would say its just part of the 09 timeline, but i think we are getting a bit relaxed with our manners. The readers in heavy public transit areas should have a better pulse on the mp3 noise than i do, however i think we have gotten lazy with our manners. On the contrary it could be just the fact that we don't particularly care about the relative comfort of others around us.

I also think that sometimes the person doesn't know that you can hear their tunes that well. Then the tricky part becomes, how do you tell a complete stranger that they are inconvienancing you without irking them and redering them proud that they did so. I think this is an instance where you essentially just have to deal with it. These are some of life's small annoyances and things that we can easily look pass. The onus really falls on the people with the devices to be courteous and perhaps some consideration for others...if thats still what we strive for these days.