We’ve all been there before: Standing on a train, sitting in a café or just walking down the street; when all of sudden you hear someone shouting at the top of their voice. “Is someone being mugged?” you ask yourself, “should I go help them or call the police?” Before that train of thought gets too much further though, you pick up phrases like “…heard from you in ages…” and “… no way. Then what did she say…” The adrenalin subsides and you stop dialling the cops. It’s not someone being hacked to pieces or getting car jacked, they’ve just received a phone call.
I’m not sure if these people have no self control, or they just don’t understand how mobile phones work. Just because the person calling you is a hundred kilometres away, doesn’t mean that you have to push your voice that far down the phone lines. I understand that it can be a little noisy on a train or in a café, but stuffing your finger in your other ear and cradling the receiver in your hand is by far a better solution, rather than sharing what your sisters best friends boy friend said about you last Friday night to everyone on the bus.
If you’re one of these people who feel the need to scream at their handset if there is even a murmur of background noise, I have some handy tips and tricks for you.
- Your phone will come with a “volume” button, notice when you turn it up the person at the other end sounds louder? Well they probably have very similar button on their phone; if you ever stopped screaming they might even be able to use it.
- Just because you stick your finger in your ear doesn’t mean that I can’t hear you screaming.
- “Hands Free” was a wonderful invention.
So before you share your next phone call with everyone in the postcode, please consider those of us who don’t want hearing problems before they’re 30.
Posted by Jessica Shute.
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