I’m traveling with family this weekend in a touristy place and have been out in public in crowded areas. I am really shocked by the number of people who have loud, personal conversations on the phone in speaker mode. This ranges from walking down the sidewalk, to in line for washrooms, to seated restaurant dining.

I’ve heard people say that it’s because the phone speaker breaks (for their ear) but I’ve never had that happen in all the years I’ve destroyed phones and never had a friend or colleague say that happened. Other people say it’s because the glass is cracked and they worry about cutting their face, etc.

My personal bias is this is inconsiderate but then I ask myself how is it different from talking to a person next to them, say. I’m willing to be change my mind here.

People who do this, please explain what’s going on so I can sleep at night. :)

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    1 year ago

    You’re misunderstanding their comment. The person is referring to people that hold the phone up to their mouth to speak into, but not up to their ear to listen because they’re using speakerphone. This is a dumb way to use the phone because you don’t need to hold the phone up to your face if you’re using speakerphone

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      1 year ago

      Yes that’s what I’m talking about. They’re holding the phone up in front of them like a microphone and speaking at it.

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        1 year ago

        When the other user said “they should hold on the side of their face like they’re supposed to” you said the same thing. What he said is different from what I said, so which orientation are you actually talking about?

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          1 year ago

          What is so difficult to understand?

          It’s why people are holding the phone up to their face like a sandwich and speaking into the bottom.

          This is the comment I replied to. They are speaking into the microphone.

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            1 year ago

            You responded to this comment: https://lemmy.world/comment/4351598

            They described a completely different phone orientation and you claimed that’s what you were describing.

            Also, the comment you are currently referring to is describing the person holding the phone horizontal and speaking into the mic while also using speakerphone which means there’s literally no need to hold the phone up to your face

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              1 year ago

              Oook dude.
              It’s the same fucking thing lol

              Do you need me to list every possible way a person could hold a phone while on speaker? What will satisfy this obsession you have?

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                1 year ago

                Either you’re a troll or an idiot. If it’s the latter, go back and reread the thread

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                  1 year ago

                  How dumb are you? I’m being serious. Do you just not understand a lot of things? When people talk do you zone out and drool? When was the last time you spoke to a human being face to face that wasn’t related to you?

                  I’m honestly curious. How do dumb people like you process conversations?

                  Do you even understand what using speakerphone is?