Travelling can be an exhausting experience, and there's nothing better than being able to relax for a couple of hours on a flight or a train before you have to complete the next leg of your journey.
But one man has said his chance to chill out on a recent flight was ruined by a mum and a baby in the seats in front of him - as the mum began playing loud music in an attempt to "soothe" her tot.
The man explained he usually isn't bothered by kids on planes, but found it rude when the mum began playing music as soon as she was settled in her seat.
According to the man, the mum was told to turn down her music by the cabin crew when they were giving their pre-flight announcements, and although she did turn it down a little, it was still too loud for the man.
In a post on Reddit, he said: "Yesterday, I was on a flight between two cities in my country. The flight time was roughly 90 minutes. After boarding was called, I was one of the first to board the plane and made my way to my seat to get comfortable for the next two-ish hours. About five minutes later, two women - one carrying a baby (about 6 - 9 months) - came down the aisle and sat in the row ahead of me.
"Now, let me be straight with you, I don't care if there is a baby onboard. Usually, they don't bother me, it's more stressful for them than it is for me. I get it, they can't help it, they are just expressing themselves.
"But as the two in front of me got comfortable, the mother with the baby started playing baby music and it was quite loud. The cabin crew came down and was talking to them about the flight and did ask the mother to turn the music down for the comfort of the other passengers. She did, from say 100% to 99%.
"Anyway, I didn't say anything at this point as I had my noise-cancelling headphones, and figured after the safety briefing, I will be in quiet town.
"Briefing over, the headphones come out and I turned on my background noise, but I could still hear the baby's music. As we took off, I could hear [the music] louder than the engines on the Boeing 737 I was on."
The man could still hear the music over his headphones when the plane reached cruising altitude, so he decided to lean over and ask the mum if she would mind turning it down.
But he was met with rude comments from both the mum and her friend - who told him to "leave the baby alone".
He added: "I felt I was polite and wasn't asking for anything excessive, but she snapped back, 'Mate, I'm trying to soothe my baby'. I told her I was aware of that but that the music was quite loud and that at a softer volume, I'm sure it would still help.
"The companion at this point decided to tell me to 'F**k off and leave the baby alone, the music wasn't that loud'. She then told me that if I didn't shut up, she would have her husband 'have words with me' upon landing.
"At this point, I sat down but upon landing the two of them were carrying on about 'the rude guy trying to upset a baby' and loudly saying that 'a real man doesn't try to fight babies'.
"Even upon reflection, I still don't think what I asked was excessive or rude."
Commenters on the post were largely on the man's side, but many said he should have spoken to a flight attendant instead of trying to handle the situation himself.
One person said: "You did everything right. Next time I wouldn't bother engaging with the parent and go straight to the flight attendant."
While another added: "Parents, no one wants to hear your kids' music, TV show, or game. Get your kids some headphones and play it softly. For a baby, it shouldn't even be that loud. They are trying to soothe the baby to sleep the music should be softer. There is no need to play it on top volume. If it's not soothing the baby then time to try something else."
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