The speakerphone paradox

[u/NeighborhoodJust1197]

I was at the pool today when a woman started having a conversation on her phone using the speaker.

I politely asked her if she could not use the speaker and pointed to my headphones.
She said, “I don’t have headphones.”
So I said, “You can just hold the phone next to your ear.”

She looked at me with a completely blank expression and said, “I’m on speakerphone.”
I said, “Well… that’s the problem.”

Apparently, we had reached the limits of modern technology.

[u/shers719]

If they're in the bathroom on speakerphone, I start flushing the toilet. Over and over. Most get the hint.

[u/ntr89 → u/shers719]

I just repeatedly ask "who does number 2 work for" until I get my answer