{"id":2048,"date":"2025-05-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:11:21","slug":"bare-beating-is-the-latest-tube-habit-tormenting-commuters-on-the-london-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mugfoundry.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/bare-beating-is-the-latest-tube-habit-tormenting-commuters-on-the-london-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bare beating\u2019 is the latest Tube habit tormenting commuters on the London Underground"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is this the most hated behaviour on London transport? (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You\u2019ve somehow managed to get a seat on your Circle line train<\/a> and settle in for the gruelling Tube<\/a> journey into the office.<\/p>\n

But then the person next to you starts listening to music<\/a> on their phone<\/a>. And you can hear it. Every. Single. Beat.<\/p>\n

Opposite you, someone else answers their phone. On speaker, broadcasting both sides of their very loud and obnoxious conversation to the entire carriage.<\/p>\n

These bare beaters seem to be the most despised commuters of all, appearing on Tubes, trains and buses \u2013 and there\u2019s no shortage of people who take issue with them.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t raise those eyebrows \u2013 it\u2019s a perfectly innocent term coined by Metro<\/strong>, to describe the act of letting the beats of your music or phone conversation ricochet throughout the carriage, rather than using earphones.<\/p>\n

As one commuter on Reddit put it: \u2018I\u2019m convinced they\u2019re all Soundcloud rappers praying to god every day that someone comes up and says, \u201cHey, this track is fire!!! Who is this modern-day Beethoven of the rap game?\u201d.<\/p>\n

They added: \u2018If you play music out loud on public transit, you\u2019re a dick. Why would you think this is acceptable?<\/p>\n

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@charl0tteh00ks<\/a> <\/p>\n

This girl is playing music from a speaker on the train and is singing out loud, the carriage is basically full and shes annoying everyone \u2026 why do people think that is acceptable??? #people<\/a> #whatiswrongwithyou<\/a> #whyarepeoplelikethis<\/a> #wtf<\/a> #problematic<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c original sound \u2013 Charlotte Hooks \u2728<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u2018If everyone did what you\u2019re doing, there would be a cacophony of noise that no one could enjoy. If you\u2019re doing something for your own benefit, but can only do it because no one else is doing it, isn\u2019t that being self-centred?\u2019<\/p>\n

Another commuter added: \u2018Talking is okay, but blaring music is needlessly disruptive and rude. Far too many of my commutes are disturbed by these rabble. It\u2019s always TERRIBLE music too.\u2019<\/p>\n

Others have suggested that people not using their headphones should get fined \u2013 an idea backed by the\u00a0<\/strong>Liberal Democrats<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last month, the party called for fines of up to \u00a31,000 for \u2018headphone dodgers\u2019 who play loud music and videos on public transport.<\/p>\n

Railway bylaws<\/a> actually already ban passengers from using \u2018any instrument, article or equipment for the production or reproduction of sound [\u2026] except with written permission from an operator.\u2019 <\/p>\n

The Lib Dems proposal would tweak the bylaws to explicitly mention music and video games, after a poll commissioned by the party found two in five (38%) of Brits have experienced people playing music out loud often or sometimes.<\/p>\n

Clearly, Brits need to take etiquette lessons from the Japanese, where even taking a phone call on public transport is considered rude. <\/p>\n

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