To The Man Who Had To Take A FaceTime Call In The United Club Without Earphones…

I try to be a patient guy, but I no longer have any tolerance for louts who have no decency…like the folks who do not use earphones when using their mobile phones in public settings. Here’s a perfect example from a United Club in Chicago.

Incredibly Rude: Man Holds FaceTime Call In United Club Without Using Earphones

A reader sent me the picture below:

This guy was having a phone call loud enough for everyone to hear it:

“Sitting in the C Terminal Club at OHare and this guy is video calling all his friends…on speakerphone. Nasty glances from everyone just don’t seem to have an effect.”

While I’d love it if lounge staff would quickly act upon such blatant disrespect and throw the loser out of the lounge, I realize that policing hundreds of people is not an easy task and confrontation can be unpleasant.

I have a new approach to dealing with folks like this. I think the old Matthew would just passive-aggressively take pictures or video and then post it on the blog and fume about it.

No. Not anymore.

I don’t waste time any longer confronting such people…and for anyone who dares say otherwise, it is my business because when people play music or video loudly or conduct a phone call or meeting on speakerphone, it ruins my enjoyment of the lounge.

Some people like to sit down next to the offender and start conducting a lounge conversation of their own. I find the more direct approach works: sometimes that stirs up anger, but it almost always results in compliance.

It is only when the loud conversation continues that I will ask for help from the lounge staff.

If we all just confronted offenders directly, I think we’d all enjoy a better lounge experience.

And to folks who think the rules do not apply to them like the man above: you’re horrible.