‘2 AM Music, Zero Apology’: Reddit Post Exposes Flatmate Drama 'Every Bengaluru Renter Relates To'

A frustrated late-night confrontation inside a shared apartment has sparked a wider conversation among Bengaluru’s rental community after one tenant’s Reddit post began making the rounds online.Shared

on the subreddit r/BengaluruRentals, the post describes how the user was jolted awake at 2:16 am by loud music playing from a flatmate’s room. Emphasising that the disturbance wasn’t coming from a shared space, the author wrote, “It’s not common-area noise, but it’s loud enough to travel directly into my room.” With work scheduled for the next morning, the user said that they approached the flatmate calmly and requested the volume be turned down.Instead of a simple apology, the conversation reportedly took an unexpected turn. The author described the response as a “full-blown entitlement TED Talk,” claiming the flatmate defended herself by saying, “Technically I’m doing it in my room,” and “It’s already discussed, I can do whatever I want to do in my room.” When the music was eventually lowered, it came with a comment that felt condescending: “You looked sleepy so I’ve reduced it.”

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The situation grew more tense when the author argued that getting rest was a basic need. According to the post, the flatmate shot back, “Oh you should be the last person to talk about basic human decency,” to which the author responded, “I said necessity, not decency.” The exchange, they said, reflected a deeper lack of consideration rather than a one-off disagreement.The post goes on to list excuses that many renters found all too familiar, including “I don’t stay here for free,” “My schedule is like that,” and “I’ll do whatever I like.” What left the author most upset was the flatmate’s final remark that she had lowered the volume “this time” but “won’t do it again,” all without offering an apology.Summing up the ordeal, the author wrote, “I wasn’t asking her to stop existing. I was asking for basic quiet at 2 in the morning,” before questioning whether Bengaluru has an “endless supply of flatmates who confuse independence with zero empathy.” The post struck a nerve online, with many users sharing similar stories and calling for clearer boundaries—and a little more empathy—in shared living spaces.