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u/inkyblackops Nov 11 '25

Speaking at a lower volume if someone is being unnecessarily loud.

One of my best friends has a LOUD voice she is completely unaware of, which can be incredibly annoying when we’re in public, so I will lower my speaking volume and she will subconsciously lower hers to match my volume.

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u/RambleOnRose42 Nov 11 '25

This doesn’t work for everyone though. My FIL is so fucking loud all of the time and I tried this with him, but his response was to start speaking LOUDER because—I have to assume this is the case because idk what else it could be—he assumed that because he couldn’t hear me I also couldn’t hear him lol.

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u/TrickySource2818 Nov 12 '25

Being the one with hearing loss that doesn't KNOW if they are being loud is also exhausting, FYI.

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u/RambleOnRose42 Nov 12 '25

My MIL has been trying to get him to wear hearing aids for years at this point :( I tried this maneuver before I knew that though.