{"id":2181277,"date":"2025-11-29T22:50:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T22:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2181277"},"modified":"2025-11-29T22:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T22:50:02","slug":"dear-annie-your-personal-playlists-arent-public-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dear-annie-your-personal-playlists-arent-public-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Annie: Your personal playlists aren&#8217;t public entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"article__header header\">\n<nav class=\"articleLabel\" aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\" class=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\" class=\"articleLabel__listItem\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/advice\/\" title=\"Navigate to Advice\">Advice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul class=\"dateline\">\n<li class=\"dateline__published\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-29176443740000017:30:00\">Published: <!-- -->Nov. 29, 2025, 5:30 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"main article__story \" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-ARKWWONRGRBTTDZUB3R2UPUQNE\" class=\"article h-entry\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div class=\"multimedia-main\">\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"'Dear Annie' columnist Annie Lane\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/6PWAWGTKTFHOZF4VJALHFHE3VU.png?auth=90912d1a3bfc5998cf6cfab1ce6f47e617eb137d87e48fae0600341aca4fda0b&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/6PWAWGTKTFHOZF4VJALHFHE3VU.png?auth=90912d1a3bfc5998cf6cfab1ce6f47e617eb137d87e48fae0600341aca4fda0b&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/6PWAWGTKTFHOZF4VJALHFHE3VU.png?auth=90912d1a3bfc5998cf6cfab1ce6f47e617eb137d87e48fae0600341aca4fda0b&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/6PWAWGTKTFHOZF4VJALHFHE3VU.png?auth=90912d1a3bfc5998cf6cfab1ce6f47e617eb137d87e48fae0600341aca4fda0b&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\"\/><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\"><span class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Annie Lane writes the Dear Annie advice column.<span class=\"article__mm-image-credit\">Creators.com<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content   \">\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3UY2FZ5GJNBEHDACJWRDKSCMYI\">DEAR ANNIE: I went to the nail salon recently. While I was there, a woman getting a pedicure near me was playing music on her cellphone loudly enough for people to hear. I got the impression she was doing this to help her relax. I was sitting in another chair and didn\u2019t say anything, but I thought she should have checked with people around her first as a courtesy if she wasn\u2019t going to use earbuds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2LUTDRX66NFVDMD2BJTTCYI7TU\">Am I overreacting? Thank you. &#8212; Wishing for Quiet<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QXG3VOGV4JGAVEVUBPSCFJUHOY\">DEAR WISHING: You\u2019re not overreacting. Too many people these days treat their personal playlists like public entertainment because they can bring them anywhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"G3IIR6QGCBGTDOPOXGGS4MFF4E\">You were right not to cause a scene; next time, flag down your nail tech or mention it at the front desk and let them handle it. They can gently remind clients to use headphones or turn the volume down, no confrontation required.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3XLPXBPARJCP5HJTSNLDZ62DSE\">I guarantee you weren\u2019t the only one wishing for a quiet space to sit back and kick up your feet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3DMPYCXMAVGQ7BST2YQDYEPR6I\"><i>Send your questions for Annie Lane to <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/advice\/2025\/11\/mailto:dearannie@creators.com\" target=\"_blank\"><i>dearannie@creators.com<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_nj__RFbQx\" data-gaid=\"\u00abRrtb8m\u00bb\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-e__container\">\n<div class=\"author-bio-e__bio\">\n<p>Annie Lane has offered witty, common-sense solutions to everyday problems in her column, \u201cDear Annie\u201d since July 2016.<br \/>\nShe grew up in California and graduated with honors from New York University, where she&#8230;<button class=\"author-bio-e__bio-button\"> more<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nj.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advice Published: Nov. 29, 2025, 5:30 p.m. Annie Lane writes the Dear Annie advice column.Creators.com DEAR ANNIE: I went to the nail salon recently. While I was there, a woman getting a pedicure near me was playing music on her cellphone loudly enough for people to hear. 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