Wetherspoons pubs ban playing music or taking calls on phone speakers
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/wetherspoons-pubs-ban-music-calls-phone-speakers
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/wetherspoons-pubs-ban-music-calls-phone-speakers
9 Comments
monketman82@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 19d
That face where you agree with the worst person you know.
DrCake@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 19d
kazerniel@piefed.world · 6 pts · 19d
I've seen this photo used in memes since, and it's weird to think that the poor dude is probably just some random stock photo model who now became famous as the face of "the worst person you know" 😅
danekrae@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 19d
The other day I sat by the docks and played a song (singing and playing guitar). An elderly couple celebrating their 55 year anniversary sat next to me, and the man asked if he could record me playing a song.
I've gotten used to that by now, but what I didn't expect, was him then showing me the video (with audio), while I was singing another song. Once a guy found the original song I was playing on YT and played it on speaker to the rest of the audience and saying "this is the song he's playing now!". Not distracting at all...
Not really relevant, but the article made me think of it.
DrCake@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 19d
It’s shocking that this needs to even be said. I can’t believe there are functioning human adults (and in my experience it’s mostly older people) who are so unaware as to be ok with blasting tik toks at full volume.
echodot@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 19d
Sounds like wetherspoons basic clientele tell to me.
rmuk@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 18d
Okay, but it's really important that they play Nigel Farage's videos at full volume because otherwise people nearby might be allowed to forget he exists for a few seconds.
brap@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 19d
Wetherspoons? An oasis of tranquility? Good one.
But I do agree with the phone loudspeaker thing.
blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 19d
Copying Sam Smith's pubs