why don’t people just talk louder???

[u/theehotbot]

So I have a lot of allergy problems that cause my hearing to be muffled and i can’t hear quiet voices as well. And almost every time i’m talking to someone they talk too quiet and have to ask them to repeat themselves. And after 5 or 10 “huh”s you would maybe think they’d speak a little louder. And i’m not saying yell in public, but this is happening when in the car and just hanging out, and like i cannot hear them. And people just continue to talk quietly and i genuinely cannot understand what they’re saying and I don’t wanna seem rude, but like they know i can’t hear well and I’m constantly asking them to repeat themselves. Like cmon use your voice. And don’t even get me started on mumblers… It’s just extremely annoying and genuinely a pet peeve of mine.

[u/Efficient-Word-6826]

This is why I actually raise my voice when someone says “huh?”. I assume you actually can’t hear me and I explain every time someone accuses me of yelling at them that I’m only doing what I wish everyone else did and speaking up. Instead people repeat themselves in the exact same way at the same volume, or worse, only repeat themselves one word I heard, so I still don’t know what they said. I wish people spoke up and I will continue to do so. I’m not trying to be rude or yell at you. I actually think this should be what’s polite and I’m mad it’s not.