Is it just me??

[tigger2on]

or am I the only DVCer that makes a major effort to be respectful at any hour during the day or night to be quiet in the halls and respect the fact that others might be sleeping or enjoying some down time or have young children traveling too. All week, I have been telling my 2 and 4 years old to be quiet when in the halls and whisper like mice. That they need to respect the fact that people don't want to hear loud voices in the halls at any hour of the day. They have done fairly well... my 2 year had a meltdown in his quiet voice which was priceless. But tonight my kids have been woken groups of really loud adults who don't care about anyone else in the building.
I will continue to teach my children to be respectful... but how do I make it stick when even the adults here are obnoxious ....
Just venting y'all.

 

[Dean]

or am I the only DVCer that makes a major effort to be respectful at any hour during the day or night to be quiet in the halls and respect the fact that others might be sleeping or enjoying some down time or have young children traveling too. All week, I have been telling my 2 and 4 years old to be quiet when in the halls and whisper like mice. That they need to respect the fact that people don't want to hear loud voices in the halls at any hour of the day. They have done fairly well... my 2 year had a meltdown in his quiet voice which was priceless. But tonight my kids have been woken groups of really loud adults who don't care about anyone else in the building.
I will continue to teach my children to be respectful... but how do I make it stick when even the adults here are obnoxious ....
Just venting y'all.

No, most people are appropriately courteous. It's just that the inappropriate minority stand out. You can often use those situations of examples how not to act.

 

[Cee]

I would give anything to witness a two year old meltdown in a quiet voice. Please videotape it next time and post it.

 

[DisneyFreaks]

I would give anything to witness a two year old meltdown in a quiet voice. Please videotape it next time and post it.

ITA! LoL Our 4 year old DGS loved to walk ahead in the halls to find our room by himself. If he thought we were talking too loud he would turn and "shhh us". It was too cute. Thank you OP for teaching your children to be so courteous and respectful of others.

 

[BEASLYBOO]

It's like my Mother always said, we sometimes focus on the negatives rather than the positives. You are raising your children right just like most of us and that will help them become nice courteous adults and that's what we need to remember.

Besides, there are more of us then them IMO, even if doesn't appear that way at midnight when we're trying to sleep!

 

[disneykidatheart]

We hushed our kids in hallways as well. I think when we get in those long quiet hallways we sometimes have an insulated feeling not realizing that speaking in normal tones will still carry into the rooms. My pet peeve is the people who go in and out of their rooms a dozen times and let the door slam behind them every time. It only takes a couple seconds to wait for the door to close and catch it before it slams.

 

[disneynutz]

We really enjoy listening to our neighbors fight. People at Disney obviously think that the resorts have magical sound prof walls.

 

[Lost in Neverland]

My kids favorite saying is "you would not put up with that would you Mom". Everytime they see kids as well as adults being rude and loud they point out that they know they would get into a world of trouble for acting that way.For some reason a small group of individuals think they are above everyone else and do not have to give the same respect as they think they deserve. It burns me up to see adults acting like jerks ruining other people's vacations. Sometimes you want to wait until about 3am and go in front of their room to discuss the days events.

 

[DenLo]

It burns me up to see adults acting like jerks ruining other people's vacations. Sometimes you want to wait until about 3am and go in front of their room to discuss the days events.

But then you realize that'd bring you down to their level! At least you know you are teaching your children to be responsible and considerate.

 

[eporter66]

Unfortunately it is not just you - we see it a lot. Not only in the hotels, but waiting in line, restaurants etc...

But I think a good point was made by a poster, it is the minority. Unfortunately when it is your neighbor or hallway at 2:00 in the morning it is hard to take that perspective. We have had a few bad experiences with rudeness at Disney, but then you look around and everyone is usually just having a great time and being respectful, but a small group or few will always get your focus.

Hopefully this did not happen too often during your trip -

 

[kimberh]

On Day 5 of our 7 day cruise I couldn't take it any longer. There was so much running in the halls, loud kids and adults. We had 4 rooms in a row, two with infants that napped. I flew open the door as preteens were running loudly down the hall, and caught them right at my door, just as another mother did at the same time. It was one of the loudest cruises I have ever been on. So, it's not just you. I don't get it with loud people in hallways!

 

[utahkennedys]

We have been here at BCV this week and I am amazed (and dismayed) by the hallway noise. Thankfully we have a 2BR so there is a buffer to the bedrooms so my kids can sleep and not be awoken. Our across the way neighbors have been particularly noisy, slamming doors repeatedly, talking so loudly...It has made us really miss OKW where we usually stay! Once we get in our room there it is so quiet and peaceful.

 

[Reginak]

It is a constant battle for us. We have four children; two of whom have have no volume knob and great projection - they only have loud and extra loud available as options. Honestly, the only time I hear them whispering is at night when they are supposed to be asleep or when they are sneaking cookies, and then they are using stage whispers and you could hear them fifty feet away!

Actually, they aren't that bad and do pretty well in a hotel with only minor lapses. I think that most people make an effort but that there are a few thoughtless people out there who could care less about the rest of us.

But PLEASE remember that, on occasion, kids like mine slip up despite all the many efforts of their parents.

Regina

 

[SamSam]

You are teaching your kids to be considerate of others and it will stick. Like others have said, use people who aren't being considerate as examples of how not to behave.
I had to laugh at your post because I was always telling my 2 kids AND their dad "Shhhh, people may be trying to sleep", it didn't matter the time of day or night it was. They're grown and we're empty nesters now, but they will still tease me with "shhhhh, people are trying to sleep".

 

[Dizny Dad]

It is a constant battle for us. We have four children; . . . . .

But PLEASE remember that, on occasion, kids like mine slip up despite all the many efforts of their parents.

Regina

It is not the children that most have a problem with, it is adults with them that do nothing about the actions of the children; or worse yet, adults that act like children.

There is a Far Side cartoon that I love to site: the title is "God Makes The Earth" . God is at the stove; the earth sits in a large frying pan on the stove with God shaking different things onto it. In His hand is a shaker titled JERKS. His voice ballon says "just to make things interesting . . ."

 

[islandtimect]

While we've never had a problem with our 3 DVC trips so far, this kind of inconsiderate behavoir can happen anywhere. Drunk young men next door at the Atlantis. College girls whooping it up at Newport Beach Resort in Miami. I pack earplugs and a sound machine wherever we go because hotel management and security have never done anything about it.

 

[CarolMN]

l... my 2 year had a meltdown in his quiet voice which was priceless. ....
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Wish I could have been there to see it. You've got a very smart little one on your hands, LOL.

Sorry about the inconsiderate few. I totally agree that the adults can be orders of magnitude worse than the kids. Good for you for raising yours to be considerate & thoughtful human beings.

 

[hsmamato2]

last time we stayed OKW,no hallways,which is nice,but the SOB next to us in a lockout studio(we were 1bdrm) abused his family non stop. Lots and lots of yelling and swearing. Very sad,and hard to block out. We turned on the vent fan over the stove so we didn't have to hear so much.

 

[Chuck S]

It is rarely the kids that are the problem. While staying in a studio at OKW, I heard a loud thumping noise from the one bedroom next door. I went out to our balcony. all the window shades were open into the one bedroom, and there a child of about 3 and an older woman, I assume the grandmother, were both jumping on the folded sofa sleeper.

I can only imagine some of the abuse the villa furnishing are subjected to throughout their useful lives.

 

[islandtimect]

Ooh, I never thought of using the vent fan. Good idea! But that's horrible why you had to use it...