Was having a cup of coffee at my usual quiet café today. A woman took over the biggest table, spread out an office desk worth of materials, and continued to spend over an hour on loud Zoom calls in English, while the other three parties whispered.
As I was leaving, I gestured for her to maybe lower her voice. She replied, “It’s a coffee shop,” then muttered, “so German.”, to whoever she was talking to.
Still not sure how I’m in the wrong here. Why are people so oblivious to social cues?