treeve
Major Contributor
As an observation, I am just wondering what other people's experiences are. For example, today, I was walking up a narrow pavement. A van driver was making deliveries from a van parked at the roadside. The pavement was blocked with a mixture of empty and full crates. The way ahead was clear provided I stepped between the cottages, crates and the van. Ahead (well ahead) was a young couple heading down the street. My decision was to head up the street, as the delivery man was in the house. As I reached the upper crate, the young couple who had increased their walking speed suddenly became in my path. There was then barely enough room to pass. I was greeted by a verbal display of irritation at my being there. It appeared that 'Hades was having sex', if you follow me, and they just pushed through. I was raised by my parents to stand back politely and allow older persons to pass, out of respect and consideration for the possibility of a reduced physical ability... to give them time. Now, I do not have any wish or expectation of being treated like royalty. But it was the same on the station the other day. Waiting in the 'queue' for the train. Push and shove to get past me, and other older people, then lump in the seats and us older, fitter and more mentally active had to stand, whilst they could fiddle with their mobile phones and other of their intellectual challenges.
I also am extremely puzzled at the present trait of listening to 'music' emanating from a mobile phone, or some other storage, through the tiny speakers blaring out their tinny tones. We have progressed from the cassette player to the CD player, each through high quality audio systems and high quality headphones, then it was the mp3 player and iPod, again with high quality headphones. We have now returned to the days of the getto-blaster or tranny, of mangled loud groans. What was the personal choice of the listener, has become the inflicted racket on many, with the loss of quality to the intended listener. It makes no sense at all to me.
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I also am extremely puzzled at the present trait of listening to 'music' emanating from a mobile phone, or some other storage, through the tiny speakers blaring out their tinny tones. We have progressed from the cassette player to the CD player, each through high quality audio systems and high quality headphones, then it was the mp3 player and iPod, again with high quality headphones. We have now returned to the days of the getto-blaster or tranny, of mangled loud groans. What was the personal choice of the listener, has become the inflicted racket on many, with the loss of quality to the intended listener. It makes no sense at all to me.
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