Honestly, COVID broke people's brains, in my estimation. Maybe it was the fear, the propaganda, the vaccines, the isolation, or something else, but people behave worse than ever in public.
Other Moms of young women and I were discussing how young men don't know how to date a young woman anymore, particularly one who doesn't have an Only Fans account. They are stumped about how to treat a girl with standards and how to actually court a woman.
Then, I saw this tweet and it just reminded me about a loss of courtesy overall in society.
i finally did it: someone was talking on the phone with loud speaker sitting close to me while we were inside the bus.
— Freyy (@Freyy_is) October 21, 2025
so I joined the conversation with full confidence. when she gave me that “are you mad?” look, I said, “sorry,I thought it was a group call since you put it on…
https://t.co/OyiD1Yt3Vh pic.twitter.com/5PO6iQcDsD
— Omer Lev (@omerlev) October 21, 2025
I was sitting in a medical office waiting for my Mom to get out of a procedure a few weeks ago and a grown man was watching a movie on his phone in the lobby on full volume with no headphones. He was oblivious to bothering others. I literally considered going to the local CVS and buying the man some wired earphones because I couldn't hear myself think. I don't understand what is going through the minds of people.
I was recently taking a train from Chicago to Spokane. A woman was talking very loudly over the phone to her husband and said “no, Bob, you aren’t listening”. A man on the train spoke up and said “maybe Bob isn’t listening but I sure am”. I said me too and about 20 other ppl…
— Tricia (@Patrici48060503) October 21, 2025
I am totally a fan of returning shame to societal interactions. In this case, several people banded together to shame a woman. The power of a good crowd scolding is unmatched.
A very good idea, I think I will sing along with anyone who has their music on speaker too.
— Shan (@ShankaMonad) October 21, 2025
My biggest pet peeve is when it is done in public restrooms. 🙄
— Miloni Adams (@MiloniAdams) October 21, 2025
Those are the times one wishes they could pass gas very loudly so the person on the other end of the phone call thinks their friend was responsible for the blow out.
Maybe we're all getting fed up of this, because this morning at 7am, someone was playing videos out loud and I turned around and couldn't see who it was but other passengers looked fed up. I said loudly 'Turn your phone down. No one wants to hear it'. The noise ceased 😂 https://t.co/0r7JvIMXBB
— Secret Vixen💗💜💙 (Rebecca) (@SecretVixen76) October 21, 2025
Clearly, being courteous has not worked. Oafs don't pick up on polite social cues. Apparently, there was no home training, so now the crowd will have to help these people understand.
🥳🥳🥳 PSA: No one and I mean no. one. wants to hear your music, zoom, FaceTime, phone convos on speaker phone. This is awesome!! ⬇️ https://t.co/ccVRaEXSCD
— Sheryl Saint Clair✈️🎥 (@JetSetToOnSet) October 21, 2025
Hahahaha this is hilarious “vigilante etiquette justice”. https://t.co/Wh4ssb8TTE
— dannygong (@dannygong) October 21, 2025
This is the perfect name for it. Name them and shame them.
