People who talk on speakerphone in public, what’s your deal? – 17 possible explanations for the anti-social annoyance
10.
‘Lack of respect for others is my guess.’
-ProphetOfThought
11.
‘I’m a God damn asshole.’
-Mitcheric
12.
‘I had an ex-friend who did that all the time. Once I was like don’t you think that’s rude? And she replied “Well if they don’t want to hear me they just shouldn’t listen!” She had quite the case of Main Character’
-ineverbot
13.
‘Likewise, people who watch videos in public without headphones. Or in a waiting room. Have you ever been around another person before?’
-RealJoshuaJackson
14.
‘It’s a subconscious display of ‘ territorial marking ‘ by forcing you to listen, they’re claiming ownership of the space’
-Utopia7_Survivor
15.
‘The stupid touchscreen often gets brushed against my ear and does unexpected things while I’m trying to talk without it. Possibly the only real answer you will get from someone who actually does this.’
-Original-Split5085
16.
‘I’m just waiting for you to get in on the convo, obviously. Feel free to jump in and introduce yourself!
Bonus points if you make it super awkward.’
-BlorpTheSchlorp
17.
‘I have no data to back this up other than anecdotal evidence, but I think it’s a pretty high marker for narcissism. The people I’ve known who talk like that on the regular were bewildering narcissists. I’d say they are on some level always wanting the attention more than the conversation itself.’
-EffectiveDandy
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