Inconsiderate Asshole
August 7, 2026
Inconsiderate Asshole
Photo by Ryan Snaadt
We were on a road-trip through Wisconsin last month, and one morning I’m about to enjoy my “free” waffle and chef-made omelet.
And then all I hear at a table nearby is a dude on a FaceTime call.
No headphones. Speaker blaring. He and his brother, partner, friend, whoever just eating there with one of them on this annoying phone call that’s louder than all the rest of the chatter and white noise in the place.
Of course I glanced their way. It’s like my neck has no choice but to turn my pissed off head in their direction so they can hopefully register what I think of them.
Inconsiderate Assholes.
Whatever. The rest of the day was great. Sure, that was annoying, but obviously not that hard to shrug off. Fast forward to the next morning and thank god those two guys aren’t here.
I had yet another waffle and omelet in peace. I grabbed a couple coffees to go and a banana for the road.
Now, my hands are full though and I have to navigate opening a door just to get to the elevator bank.
Look who shows up. Those two guys. They come through the door and the guy who had the FaceTime call going quickly opens the door wide for me and waits until I’m clearly through.
Jesus. Thanks man. That was very very nice of you.
Of course, in the elevator back to my room I had to rethink how quickly I judged that guy. I have no idea why he was on that FaceTime call. Maybe it was an emergency that the other guy also needed to hear. Or maybe he really just has a blindspot of how annoying talking on speakerphone in public can be to me :)
Whatever it is, he’s also the type of person who notices a stranger needs help and does the right thing. And I need to check my tendency to sum up a person’s whole personality from one thing they do that I don’t like. We are all a lot more than a single thing we do.
Now, what do I do about that lady on the treadmill talking on the phone the entire time…
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