[mrkramer]

I've never seen or heard anyone listen music out loud from his or her phone in the public transit or on the airplane. They all have headphones but sometimes they listen music so loud that you can actually hear it from the headphones or earbuds. People usually listen out loud some short clips or they talk out loud via speaker but music, that's just disrespectful.

[gib444]

It's absolutely rife in the UK

It's already unlawful on trains thanks to byelaws but enforcement is non existent

Pretty common across Europe too

[b800h]

I will always politely ask people who are doing this to stop it, and 99% of the time they do. (This is in the UK).

[gib444]

I appreciate that is a temporary solution for you but that's just generally not our culture to do that. We expect people to follow rules and norms and aren't really prepared for when they don't

And 99% of them will not change their behaviour. The next trip or when you get off, they will do it again. It's not a solution

[nephihaha]

It's become a lot more common since lockdown. I have to wear earplugs.

[netsharc]

Someone in Japan can also say your first sentence. Lucky them (and you), but in a lot of parts of the world, selfish cuntiness is a growing disease.

[Throaway1985123]

In Canada it's very common among immigrants from India and Africa.