And probably will be upset when I take this stand.But I don't like the fact that people on the train give me dirty looks for my friends being loud. I understand if it's late at night and people are coming home from work tired and what not. I am as decent and considerate as it gets. But seriously, it's the summer in the afternoon, we are teenagers, we just got out of school, we haven't seen each other in a while, we're saying good bye to someone leaving us for the rest of the summer and to our family relatives. Give me as many dirty looks as you want. I just don't seem to care anymore. My friends are loud and boisterous. You're boring and quiet. There's nothing I can do about it. I just find it strange that they will tolerate the loud businessman with the speaker phone screaming to the person on the other line cursing up a storm and being so rude. But they'll be disgusted with the 3 teenagers talking to each other about how excited they are about their paychecks coming in, and the colleges they want to go to and whatever crap like that.Everyone was a teenager. Teenagers are annoying. Just deal with it. Those 7 minutes on the train aren't going to kill you. Let them enjoy themselves and stop being a whiny little bumchock. Giving dirty looks like they stole something from you. One of the main reasons I dislike some adults. I love and respect my elders and all but dang. Just because you get older doesn't mean you have to like old man Jenkins sitting on his porch with a shotgun in his hand screaming "git offa ma propatay!"go ahead. aim and fire.
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You guys won't agree
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who gives a crap what those old bastards think? you're only young once so make the best of it.
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Originally Posted By: JapanFan14Everyone was a teenager. Teenagers are annoying. Just deal with it. Those 7 minutes on the train aren't going to kill you. Let them enjoy themselves and stop being a whiny little bumchock. bumchock! How dare you! Seriously, we'll just wait and see how you feel about it in, oh, say about 30 years.
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But I don't like the fact that people on the train give me dirty looks for my friends being loud. I was never loud as a teenager. Many teenagers are not loud. YOU guys are loud. But if you don't care in the first place, which seems obvious, why are you even complaining?
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as a teenager, I was totally respectful of my elders. I listened instead of speaking. I was educated by their various stories of how it was all better in "their day"My life was continually enriched by their critasisms of my clothes and hair. I remember that they could do no wrong...they were right when they told me that Perry Como and Engelbert Humperdinck were vastly superior to Jello Biafra and Henry Rollins. They were right when they said that the speed limmit was there for a reason, sex was only for married people to procreate, sensible cars have 4 doors and 4 cylenders and that cus-words were the tools of the uneducated.With their gudance, I was able to dispence with my dreams, libido, intensity and desire.Now, as an adult and parent myself, I enjoy adult conteporary music, penny loafers, slacks that pull up past my belly button and decafinated coffee. I hate todays youth and I feel threatend by cellular berry phones, the interwebs and them eye pod thingamajigs.now, if you'll excuse me, it's nap time
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You guys slightly missed my point but iight.And how in the world said teenagers aren't loud? are you serious? come to New York and you'll be singing another song. Teens of every background and every culture are incredibly loud over here. To the point you'd think they can't hear. It must be the ipods.
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Originally Posted By: JapanFan14It must be the ipods. Maybe...but I think the fact that you're in New York has something to do with it, too. I've been to just about every major city in the country, and New York is by far the most loud in every aspect.
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New Yorkers have the reputation of being loud and obnoxious.
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Are they?
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lol thats not the world.im actually pretty quiet. but sometimes im pretty damn loud.
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In the rest of the world, Americans in general have a reputation for being loud.
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What do you have against New Yorkers?
Tokyo, Japan is very loud. Rio Janeiro, Brazil is also very loud. And the majority of those who inhabit it. Kingston, Jamaica.. nuff said.
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You should have gone more into Oakland That's OK, I'll pass.... I was looking for a grocery store in Oakland last year and I ended up in the 'hood.. Not exactly a comfortable experience.
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Strange vibe my dude.. strrraaangggge viiiiibe
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Vibe or not.. When you don't belong, you don't belong. I got a lot of stares and I was "escorted" by a big Caddy with blacked out windows on my way out. Not pleasant.
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I guess I'm used to it. That's not good lolYou just have to know how to present yourself.
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I would so be irritated if I was stuck in a subway with a bunch of people yelling at each other... Why do I need to know your business? Why can't you just stop performing for everyone around you and focus on your friends?
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I've worked on the skill of letting people hear what I want them to hear but talking quietly about the things that I don't
I don't think that's too odd. Loud people are just sharing information that they want other people to use to form an opinion, an opinion the speaker wishes to design.
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pardon?
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I am very annoyed by people who are loud in public, regardless of their age. But teenagers tend to be louder than adults. Personally, I think it's a matter of respect. From time to time I see a group of teenagers who are just caught in some sort of moment that might warrant being a little excited. I can usually see that for what it is, and usually smile. But too often it's just kids who have no thought of anything or anyone beyond themselves. I see it every day in the high school...or hear it, that is. It's kind of the same thing as the kid driving down the street with his speakers blasting at such a loud level that you know it's some kind of statement. Abi, why would you think that kind of loud behavior would not be sort of an "invasion" for other people around you? I think part of being mature is learning how to live in community. How to interact with other people, even strangers, without participating in behavior that demands attention from them or is needlessly distracting. If you want to be loud, that's great. But can't you wait until you're off the train and somewhere away from crowds of people?That fact that you're the one posting this makes me believe it's not coming from a disrespectful place, cause you're a nice young lady, but it's still disrespectful behavior.
