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Hiking etiquette question
Maybe this is better suited for AITA but I’d like to hear from avid hikers.
My boyfriend is insanely loud every time we go on a hike. He greets every passerby with a booming ‘HOW’RE YA DOIN?’. He is not an overly loud talker but as soon as we’re in nature, it’s like he feels his voice should fill the massive space. He also gets giddy and very chatty which, while not preferred by me, is totally fine as he works a very stressful job and I’m assuming being in nature feels like a great escape from the grind. However, the volume is at a 8/10. I hate it because if he wasn’t someone I knew, I’d be annoyed hearing a private conversation yards away while hiking. Our last hike we passed a couple who looked like they were literally miserable, maybe fighting who knows, and he explodes with a ‘HOW’RE YA DOING’. Neither looked at him as they passed and he got offended. I tried to explain that being loud and in people’s faces or having overly loud conversations is sometimes taken the same way people carrying speakers on a hike feels to him (he hates it), but he did not agree. He thinks nature is a place where he should be able to ‘let loose and be boisterous’. Everyone should be in a great mood and up for interacting.
I know this is a subjective thing but I’m interested to hear your hiking etiquette preferences? Am I being overly concerned for strangers instead of just happy he’s having a good time?
#activity #hiking
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Maybe this is better suited for AITA but I’d like to hear from avid hikers.
My boyfriend is insanely loud every time we go on a hike. He greets every passerby with a booming ‘HOW’RE YA DOIN?’. He is not an overly loud talker but as soon as we’re in nature, it’s like he feels his voice should fill the massive space. He also gets giddy and very chatty which, while not preferred by me, is totally fine as he works a very stressful job and I’m assuming being in nature feels like a great escape from the grind. However, the volume is at a 8/10. I hate it because if he wasn’t someone I knew, I’d be annoyed hearing a private conversation yards away while hiking. Our last hike we passed a couple who looked like they were literally miserable, maybe fighting who knows, and he explodes with a ‘HOW’RE YA DOING’. Neither looked at him as they passed and he got offended. I tried to explain that being loud and in people’s faces or having overly loud conversations is sometimes taken the same way people carrying speakers on a hike feels to him (he hates it), but he did not agree. He thinks nature is a place where he should be able to ‘let loose and be boisterous’. Everyone should be in a great mood and up for interacting.
I know this is a subjective thing but I’m interested to hear your hiking etiquette preferences? Am I being overly concerned for strangers instead of just happy he’s having a good time?
#activity #hiking
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