I was in a coffee bar recently, and a person sitting a few feet away from me was listening to some sort of recorded content on his mobile phone without the benefit of headphones. ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Here is an issue for our times: I was in a coffee bar recently, and a person sitting a few feet away from me was listening to some sort of recorded content on his mobile phone without the benefit of headphones. It was annoying, particularly on top of the shop’s programmed music and other face-to-face conversations taking place.
Is what I did within the bounds of reasonable and polite behavior? While I would never question someone’s right to engage in a face-to-face conversation or telephone call in this situation, my feeling is that playing anything loud enough for someone else to hear amounts to forcing your choice on others, and is therefore inconsiderate. I would appreciate your thoughts on the issue.
Over this time, my friend has mentioned me as a very dear friend, and the man he is helping is inclined to share a piece of jewelry with me. It is a vintage designer piece -- a choker, I believe. I am happy to receive it as a loving response to his loss. I believe there is no protocol for the preemptive acknowledgment of a gift. It will be at least three months before I receive it, after he has placed it in my friend’s hands to deliver to me. I am a most sincere and constant writer of formal thank-you notes, so you might understand my dilemma.
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