what?

ok, so this holiday season could be summed up by that one query...what?....seems more than one family member has turned either hard-of-hearing...or is unengaged in the conversation or too far away to catch the beginning of a statement and misinterprets what was actually heard.....or the speaker mumbles the words so softly that nobody could be expected to hear clearly anyway........note to self- next christmas offer megaphones and turn off all backround noise.......