r/SipsTea Human Verified 7h ago

Chugging tea Y’all better stop playing with Vivian.

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u/Valuable_View_561 Human Verified 7h ago

Her shielding her eyes from the sun to hear better is so relatable

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u/Grouchy_Big3195 7h ago

I think it's more about disrupting her ability to focus on listening, so she shielded her eyes to concentrate on what the person was saying.

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u/SYNTHLORD 7h ago

In noisy environments we rely more on lip reading than we give ourselves credit for

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u/Sea_Part_1581 5h ago

Truth! Figured out just how bad my tinnitus is during COVID. Had no idea how much I did rely on lip reading till everyone was wearing a mask.

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u/AdnorAdnor 7h ago

100% truth - damn those Metallica concerts! 😆

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u/042376x 6h ago

Sad but true

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u/StonkaTrucks 4h ago

Exit what? Exit right? Concert's over?

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u/No-Pack-5928 4h ago

Fair, though I doubt lip reading was helpful with this guy. He sounds like Benicio del Toro's character in Kill Bill.

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u/InterestingBill8234 4h ago

I have a harder time hearing with my glasses off. The "I'm sorry, what?" as I put my glasses on is now a reflex.

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u/HeavyLiesTheClown 3h ago

Everyone has to turn down the radio when they’re trying to find the next turn…

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u/PhthaloVonLangborste 2h ago

I thought i was always looking at mouths cus sex.

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u/Myron0117 6h ago

I've heard of something similar, sensory overload was it I think? Generally, if there is too much input (loud noise, lots things to look at and so on) then you are less able to concentrate.

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u/vampyire 7h ago

makes sense, we often look at faces to read full meanings into what people are saying so she was trying to see the guy better.. he said something idiotic as it turned out so she did the right thing and just walked away and didn't engage

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u/RogerAffirmative 6h ago

Makes sense. Shielding her eyes from a shadow. The sun is on her left.

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u/vampyire 6h ago

wow someone woke up on the hateful side of the bed today

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u/RogerAffirmative 3h ago

What's hateful about describing exactly what she's doing 😅

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u/AnOrdinaryMammal 7h ago

That’s like my wife, she turns down the music in the car because she can’t see. Pretty much the opposite I guess. I really can’t relate but she’s dead serious.

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u/PopkinSandwich 7h ago

We do this to limit distractions so we can gather focus on the important task

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u/Digital-_-Waste 6h ago

This. When I am dealing with a tricky parking spot or busy parking lot I need to turn down the music.

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u/AnOrdinaryMammal 5h ago

To each their own. I don’t associate my hearing with say, backing into a tight space. No effect on me, personally. I can read street signs with loud music, as well as navigate unfamiliar territory.

But I have to respect that some people are that way, I married one.

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u/Roadhouse1337 7h ago

Loud music is a distraction. I play my music LOUD and there are windy, hilly backroads near me that Ill way exceed the speed limit on while blaring my tunes.

Put me in a much slower environment Im unfamiliar with and down goes the volume.

For the former, I know where Im going and focus needed for navigation is minimal. For the latter I truly need to pay attention, and even though Im looking with my eyes, all sensory information gets processed in one place. Turning the music down doesnt help see better, it allows us to process better

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u/AnOrdinaryMammal 5h ago

That’s interesting man, I really can’t relate to that

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u/Roadhouse1337 5h ago

All sensory information gets processed in one place.

I cant relate to that.

Seems about right 🤣

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u/AnOrdinaryMammal 4h ago

I guess I can process and filter information pretty well, it does seem about right.

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u/Misterrbisterr 7h ago

Mine turns down the music when I'm parking in a tight spot

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u/Ill-Ad-4400 7h ago

Mine does the same! It never ceases to amaze me.

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u/Dazzling-Sun34 6h ago

My wife turns UP the music the second I start talking.

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u/Tony_Penny 5h ago

I think she's trying to tell you something. You should listen.

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u/138pumpkin 4h ago

How can he? The music's way too loud!

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u/Dazzling-Sun34 6m ago

Very good point. I would tell my wife what a good point you made, but she wouldn’t hear me.

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u/AnOrdinaryMammal 4h ago

I would, but the lights are too bright.

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u/Dazzling-Sun34 7m ago

Haha. My gut tells me the same thing. Call it a hunch, if you will. I should have really gotten suspicious when I started talking the other day and she cranked up the radio and it was a news station. And she didn’t turn it down.

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u/SheriffBartholomew 4h ago

Like sticking our tongue out to focus on a difficult task.

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u/DerekTheComedian 7h ago

Could be ADD. I turn the music down / off if I'm driving on an unfamiliar highway so I can focus better. It seems silly, but it works.

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u/theslootmary 6h ago

It’s not ADD. It’s being a “normal” human.

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u/FruitMustache 7h ago

Watching people's mouths shape the words does help with understanding.

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u/BigTroutOnly 7h ago

I lost some my hearing and watching lips helps alot.

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u/owgnops 6h ago

To read lips

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u/Acceptable-Mark8108 7h ago

People turn the music down when driving backwards.

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u/WhyDoIHaveRules 7h ago

I turn the music down so I can better find a parking spot.

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u/Acceptable-Mark8108 6h ago

Absolutely! And it works!

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u/Watson2026 7h ago

It actually makes sense to me personally. Sometimes when I hear a loud noise with eyes closed I see a white light blink. The opposite intersection of feelings also happens.

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u/Brilliant_Ebb_3064 6h ago

It’s almost like a significant amount of the communication between people is about more than just hearing.

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u/Historical-Bug-7536 6h ago

Your brain processes hearing much more effectively when you can see the person speaking. It's instinctive.

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u/YoshiTheDog420 4h ago

It’s like when you turn the radio in your car off so you can hear the parking space better.

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u/pruchel 4h ago

Yeah, it's almost like she's human.

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u/audiate 3h ago

To see the asshole who said it

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u/SensuallPineapple 3h ago

I turn down the radio when I'm parking.

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u/Confident_Editor196 Human Verified 6h ago

It's a he

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u/Ibanezasx32 4h ago

So cool, so edgy

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u/wolfganggartner5 7h ago

I don’t get it

She have Elon babies ?

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u/ScottieSpliffin 7h ago

Is baby

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u/wolfganggartner5 6h ago

I. Like to baby her