So I take the Sydney trains everyday to and back from work like millions of others. My commute on the train is 1 hour long one way. Often I want to nap on the journey to catch some sleep that I usually don't get enough of. Sometimes I code on my laptop. And 3 out of 10 times there's at least 1 guy wearing headphones playing loud music destroying his ears and the headphones he's wearing "leak" sound. It sounds like someone's simply put on music without headphones. Some others watch TV shows in loud sound. Unsurprisingly, it ruins my sleep and concentration. I don't know if they have such low self esteem that they feel the need to show off like that.
I have at times asked them to reduce the volume. They always get defensive with me instead of understanding that they are being d**kheads. More often through I move to another cabin. But for me this is BASIC public decency. Who the hell are you to blast your s*it music in a public environment? It's the same as putting your feet on the seats and that IS prohibited and fined.
What I want to know is if causing noise pollution is prohibited in the trains as well and can attract fines/warnings? If yes then I have better reasons to be confrontational than just that they are being indecent in public. And I also want to know if you experience this and what do you do? I don't like to listen to music like most people on the train so there's no point telling me to just buy noise cancelling headphones.
Gosh how did you know what I am thinking! Are you some kind of a magician? A mind reader? Psychic? You impressed me Beach Bum. You impressed us all.