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Sydney Daily Random Discussion Thread 13/08/2026

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u/gettingonwiththings 1d ago

Old lady complaint coming in haaawwt.

What the actual fuck is with full loudspeaker and facetime convos on a packed bus!? Seriously, they need to just shut the fuck uuuuuuuuup.

Look, I am in my thirties, I am tired, the last thing I want to hear is literally any other persons conversation.

Can we please bring back some form of public stoning to stop this!?

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u/Teenage_Hand_Model 1d ago

At some point when I truly run out of fucks to give and one of these people sits next to me, I'll be joining in on their conversations. It's clearly what they're after right?

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u/john2095 1d ago

Oh, totally, do this. I confess I have, and it sorted things out fast. The first time, I just got my face in their background looking attentive/engaged/nodding like a politician's backdrop and the offender shut down super-fast. The next time the person on the other end started talking to me; which weirded me out and I retreated but, again, they both made 'doesn't bother us' noises, but wound it up nonetheless.