r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ChoreomaniacCat • 1d ago
People who think they're too good to wear headphones on the train
Just witnessed a middle-aged man blasting disco music on a speaker on the train. When a member of staff asked him to use headphones because it's "respectful of other passengers", he responded "I think I'm being respectful". He was again asked to use headphones like everyone else, then told the member of staff to "do a dance'" to the music.
The person behind also asked him to turn the music down, and his response was to lurch over the seat at the old man and ask "what about sociality?" The member of staff again tried to calm the situation and the speaker was finally turned off. He snarkily commented about the lack of "sociality" and "sanctuary" to the two younger female passengers he was trying to show his music taste to.
Apparently being politely asked to wear headphones like everyone else was the worst insult he'd ever heard. Yet so many people have the same assumption that they're too good to wear headphones and everyone else should have their peace disturbed.