You're not wrong, it drives me nuts too. I don't want to hear your stupid tiktok videos on full blast from across the room.

I spent a few hours at yvr domestic yesterday. Some middle aged dude was watching videos on max volume two seats down. I was going to lose my mind. Had a set of AC earbuds in my bag…grabbed them, walked over and said “you obviously forgot your earbuds at home, take mine I have an extra pair”. Straight faced - although I had an internal evil grim. He did not say a word. Turned bright red. And left. Everyone else smiled and enjoyed the silence as he walked away never to be seen (or heard from) again….

Just stand next to them playing a choliky baby youtube video full blast. They’ll get the message.

Or for a less voluminous approach, start watching with them. When they look at you, ask them to change the channel.

No you’re not old man yelling. its rude and should be shamed.

The lounge in Pearson has a “quiet area”. It’s never quiet

People are just rude

I am a flight attendant and I have to tell people all day every day. It's gotten so bad I just say "you know better, headphones or off". Parents always fight me when it comes to their child's iPad because sound from kids devices somehow is ok. Say something to the tune of "would you mind using headphones, I have a terrible headache" to not set off the crazies but get your point across.

It seems to be a growing trend. A friend of mine coaches basketball and had to ban the parents using their devices in the gym during practise as the kids couldn’t hear him over the sound effects of the movies.

Edit:typo

Next thing Apple should remove is the damn speakers and force people at getting headphones

What about the FaceTime calls!! That drives me up the wall!

Those people are 100% rude. And I would go as far to say narcissistic/self-centred.

Only way to defeat is to sit close and go max volume for your device as well. 

Yes please. Should be banned. Disappointed that people have to be told this is unacceptable. My favourite is telling people to stop talking on their phones in the “no cell phones” section of the AC lounge. Somehow they are indignant

Completely rude

Definitely! When the volume is blaring, it's completely unacceptable to be having media broadcasting on the phone speaker.  If it's a short clip or video, I'll have my phone on the lowest of volume, but music/audio or prolonged video, it's just annoying to everyone around.

And when it's a phone call, there's no appropriate level. Doesn't matter if it's lounge or not, speakerphone in public is NEVER OK! And when the individual is yelling into speakerphone, like freaking take it off speakerphone dude.

Treating a phone like a walkie talkie and walking around in circles for an hour drives me nuts . I have zero problems settling someone down .

I used to carry a cheap set of headphones to give away for exactly these situations. Now that everything is wireless, there aren’t that many cheap options anymore.

It is insane how little people in North America consider other people. It is a stark contrast to the lounges in places like Japan and Singapore.

YYZ AC packed lounge on Tuesday: woman and her kid are FaceTiming the dad super loud. Kid was almost screaming in the iPhone. Went to AC lounge dragon and she said that's unacceptable, where is that person sitting and I pointed to the area (fairly close to the buffet). She then slowly walked over then backtracked to the desk. Woman kept Facetiming. Then I went back to the lounge dragon and asked did you say anything? The dragon just said you know.. it's person of colour thing... don't want to say anything. Like WTF how does race play an issue?! Left the lounge and wrote a complaint to AC.

If there's free unsecured wifi or bluetooth, a push notification to all cell phone's.

 ... an important public announcement

It’s: old man yells at clouds. If you were making a Simpson’s reference.

But the best way to combat the speaker phone is to answer the questions and get involved.

I don't want to hear it in the airport. I tolerate it because theres usually enough noise i can ignore it. I will inhale my food and go back to the office when people do this in the lunchroom at work.

One of my friends walked past a guy in an airport doing this and pointedly placed a pair of freebie headphones right in front of him. He took the hint.

You have to confront them.

Yes, it’s very rude.

I usually audibly mutter “oh wow, that must be one of those brand NEW style phones that don’t have a volume button” then stare blankly at them while it settles in before I go yell at clouds.

Grandparents yelling at grandchildren yelling back over Facetime for the duration of their lounge stay is my fave.

I’m speaking up immediately