About three months ago, I entered a cafe to buy a coffee for myself. And when I was standing in a queue, there was a woman behind me. And suddenly, she received a call. And she started speaking loudly. I mean, too loud that can’t even disrupt your own personal space. And, you know, first of all, I have to say that I’m a kind of person who feels ashamed every time I talk on the phone in public. This is because when you talk on the phone, you speak louder than when you talk to someone sitting in front of you. And for this reason, I felt a huge sense of annoyance. And this loud noise not only disrupted my personal space, but also my peace of mind. Because before that, I was feeling kind of calm and my mood was uplifted. But after that, I felt terrible. And I didn’t even want my coffee. I really wanted my own peace. Unfortunately, after about 10 minutes, the woman hung out the phone and finally stopped speaking loudly. And I felt huge sense of relief after that.
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About three months ago, I entered a cafe to buy a coffee for myself. When I was standing in a queue, there was a woman behind me. Suddenly, she received a call and started speaking loudly. I mean, too loud that it disrupted my personal space. First of all, I have to say that I'm the kind of person who feels ashamed every time I talk on the phone in public. This is because when you talk on the phone, you speak louder than when you talk to someone sitting in front of you. For this reason, I felt a huge sense of annoyance. This loud noise not only disrupted my personal space but also my peace of mind. Before that, I was feeling calm, and my mood was uplifted. But after that, I felt terrible. I didn't even want my coffee; I really wanted my own peace. Unfortunately, after about 10 minutes, the woman hung up the phone and finally stopped speaking loudly. I felt a huge sense of relief after that.
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