""I didn't mean that last sentence quite as callously as it came out. But I won't take responsibility for being the first "loud music" generation. That's ridiculous. The 60s and 70s were just as loud as the 80s and 90s.""

Indeed they were Becca, but referring back to the post I responded to:
""I also have the ability to block out much of what is going on around me; the behavior of my fellow shoppers irritates me much quicker than the music the store is playing. I find it interesting that noise (read music) you don't like is "racket" but noise you do enjoy is fine. Just because it's not my taste doesn't mean I should be able to speak for those who are enjoying it."",

you do seem to be suggesting that if I want to go shopping, my ears too are fair game for people who feel they have a right to force music on me in every circumstance.

That seems more than ordinarily callous, if you'll excuse the comment, but not surprising these days, when 8000 watts of base in the boot of a mini, blasting the ears of all who pass by, is considered OK by the most thoughtless generation in history.

I'm glad you are not of that generation, but you do, I'm sure, see my point.

Don T.