Soap Box

I am probably going to offend someone by this post or step on someone's toes but it is really bugging me & I have to get it off my chest.

Yesterday I went to lunch with a co-worker. We were having work discussions over our meal & discussing other things as well. We chose to eat at Carlo's O'Kelly's & were seated in the bar. The booth we were seated at was directly behind another booth were a few people & a small child were dining. The child was being entertained by a video on a cell phone with the volume turned up very loudly. I do not know this for sure but am guessing it was as loud as it could be. The child was making screeching noises over the enjoyment of the video. The adults were then trying to talk over the noise of the video & the child & in turn were so loud that I could not hear the conversation at the table I was sitting at.

Don't get me wrong, I have children & have been in this situation but I feel like as a parent it is my job to not disrupt the surroundings of everyone else. I always keep a pair of headphones in my purse for this very reason because not everyone else wants to hear what my child is watching or listening to on the device that is keeping them busy. I feel that it was extremely rude of these people to just keep getting louder but my husband keeps telling me that is the way people are anymore. Everyone thinks that since they are paying customers it is their right to act however they want & who cares if it offends anyone else.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO COMMON COURTESY??