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[LuvmyLab]

I'm sitting here at work at the hospital and a lady is sitting in the lobby with her speaker phone on loud enough for everyone to hear her conversation.  Why do people do that?  

[Anonymous032819]

@LuvmyLab 

Because they can.

[Nonametoday]

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@LuvmyLab wrote:

I'm sitting here at work at the hospital and a lady is sitting in the lobby with her speaker phone on loud enough for everyone to hear her conversation.  Why do people do that?  

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@LuvmyLab 

They do it everywhere.  Those who do that either have no pride or do not care about your privacy.  Whew.  In the grocery store, the drug store and I have even answered one, on one occasion when I heard, accidentally, someone ask her a question and thought someone was speaking to me.  That's how loud.  Someone needs to teach them about blue tooth and they need to buy them.

[Peaches McPhee]

I think they are just clueless.  Have no idea of what is going on around them.  

[Love my grandkids]

Well gee, how about if someone says nicely "Can you please take your phone off speaker?"

[deepwaterdotter]

To attract attention from others within earshot?

[Nonametoday]

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@Love my grandkids wrote:

Well gee, how about if someone says nicely "Can you please take your phone off speaker?"

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@Love my grandkids 

How can they hear you for their phone and on the one occasion I did that, I got an icy stare and the voice got louder.  I also fear my tires being flat when I return to parking lot. I live in a small community where everyone knows me.  We live in fear of making some angry.

[Lali1]

When we walk in the morning there is one man who is always on his phone while walking. My husband is convinced he's not really talking to anyone. 
I think some people want to feel important and some just don't care about anyone but themselves. I hate to even talk on the phone in front of strangers. 

[Love my grandkids]

@Nonametoday I understand your point of view. But in some situations someone could get 6 feet away and ask, wouldn't have to yell across the room LOL. But I guess in your situation that would be a concern.

[LuvmyLab]

@Anonymous032819  Well of course they can. It's because they have no sense of manners or common decorum.