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Cell phoneshavebecome an unavoidable ofmodern lifeormany people part f ,but their presencein so many placescan lead to situations which usersare in varyamong cultures ,so inconsiderateothersJust general of . as rules etiquette of do rules ofcell hone etiquette ,some basic p .Still principles cultural cross norms common sense and courtesy are the cornerstonesf polite o cell phone use . Respectingublicand personal p space maintainingrivacyand not disturbing , p , others are some general principlespersonshouldkeep inmind when usinga a mobilephone. Public s v .Privatese U Cell phone etiquette isusuallytits a most important public in spaces where one , loudtalkeran disturb large c a number of people .How a personuseshisor her phone in more private situations matterstoo however to those who are , , concerned withbeingconsiderate .Many peoplefind rudewhen someone takes it a cell phone call a date or duringa private on socialngagement withothers e . Alongthe same lines ' usuallyhought be inconsiderate ,it s t to totakea call inthe middleofa conversation the caller ;if were there inperson ,he or shewould likely waitto politely interrupt a more appropriate . When in a smallgroup or at time one- one situations bestforsomeone receiving on,it ' thecall onotpickup unless t it an emergency ' s .
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Focuson theSituation theCall ,Not Public settings such as restaurants , waiting rooms, and subwaysare usually ad b placesfor casualcell phone conversations . Unlessthe user is expecting an important all wouldbe bestto puttheringer n vibrater silent c ,it o o mode and let any calls hat not need to be answered immediately o to voice t do g mail .Thisis not only/ttp considerate otherpeopleinthe public to space ,but it alsohelps the calleraintain m his or her privacy y not divulging b personal informationn i public . Itis alsogenerally considered poor cell phone etiquette stayon the phone to when dealing withcashiers customerservice eople Ifusingthe phone in a or p . supermarket otherstore the person should hang up beforegoingto the or , checkout lane .In a casual restaurant' usuallyonsideredmpolite both the ,it s c i to
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Although cars are usually onsideredrivatepaces taking call c p s , a whiledrivings i usually nota good idea number ofjurisdictions cell hone use whiledriving .A ban p unlessa handsfreesystem is used. Even when a driver does not have to physically holdthe phone,however studies , suggest thatdriversho talk w while they drivetend to focuslesson the road and othercarsand more on the conversation . Most calls an wait but if c , one can t, it ' issafer fordrivers o pull t overbefore answering . Important Phone Callshat t Can' tWait Ifthe cell phone userthinks call a mightbe importanthe or she shouldtryto , stepoutside find secluded or a areatotakeor return call a .For urgent callshat t cannotbe missed ,polite ell hone usersshouldtrytokeep their c p voices ow and l the conversations . If the call brief interrupts conversation ' bestfor the a , it s persontoapologize before steppingway toanswer a . Cell phonestypically havesensitive microphones that can pick a soft up voice while blockingut ambientnoise so yelling a cell o , into phone isusually ot necessary n . When peopleare nearby ,politeell c phone users tryto keep their voices ow and l thetoneunemotional nd even a .Arguing airingirtyaundry or d l inpublic salmost i universally consideredobe poorcell hone etiquette t p . Maintainingdistancefatleast0 feet3 meters a o 1 ( )fromthenearest ersonwhen p talking n a cell o phone is usually good idea No matter how quietthe a . conversation person isstanding , ifa too close others itmay forcethem to to , overhear what isbeingsaid Ifit necessary . ' s fora personto speakloudly be to heardby the personhe or she isspeaking todue toa noisy location' probably ,it s nota good place tobe taking hecall t . Places Where thePhone ShouldAlwaysBe TurnedOff In almostall cases phones shouldbe turnedoffinmovie theaters , ,playhouses , observatories any other ,or public placewhere an audience attention ' s isfocused on a performanceor event A ringing . phone or a conversation be very can disturbing otheraudiencemembers , who have oftenpaid money for the to experience some cases performances .In , have been stoppedin progress the as performersait w foran audience member toleave silence or hisor herphone. Phones should be turned off anywhere in which silence importantand is disruptions shouldbe keptto an absolute inimum . Thisincludes m courthouses , libraries , placesof worship doctor offices , ' s , weddings and funerals , , where a ringinghone couldindicate lack respectIts alsobestto turnoffa phone p a of . ' during jobinterview it a ,as can suggest hat t thepersonbeinginterviewed ismore concerned withpersonal ssues hanthejob i t . Ringtones Loud and distinctive ringtones good forcatchinghe phone owner' attention are t s , buttheycan be a majordistractionother to patrons ina restaurant ortheater .Ifa phone mustbe left ina public pace on s ,the owner shouldput theringern silent o or vibrateheneverpossible create w to theleast isturbance d .Turning the volume down or even changing the ringtone o one thatismore subtle suchas the t sound ofbellsinging r rather thanthelatest song may also pop causeless ofan interruption . Textingnd SurfingheWeb a t
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Usinga smartphoneto textsomeone or look somethingup onlineis usually appropriaten publicspaces as long as doing so does not disturb i , others . Smartphones often haveverybrightcreens s ,and can evenbe usedas flashlights in some casesso using , them ina darkenvironment like movietheater an be very a c distracting .Watching videos playing usicwithout or m headphonesisalso likely to be a disruption any public in space and shouldbe avoided Many smartphones , . also include ames, whichshouldonlybe playedinpublic theydo not include g if loudsound effectsr are likely result n the player o to i making a lotof physical movements orvocal reactions . Just liketaking phone call the middle of a conversationould likelye a in w b considered mpolite i , focusing n the phone' screento check sportsscoresor o s emailwhile talking toothers isusually cell hone etiquette bad p .Ifan emailor text must be responded ,the cell hone usershouldapologize excusehimself to p and to do so privately .Textingr surfingheInternet o t shouldneverbe done while driving .
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anon266292 Post66 Come to Nigeria nd see extremely a foolish called soVIPsyakking and guffawing on the cellphone even at very serious public ceremonies includinghurch services , c . How about ' technology betraying thebeasts among us'?
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anon261183 Post64
Just because someone walking down the streettalking to themselves has a blue -toothearpiecedoesn t mean theyre not , ' ' just-you know --talking tothemselves .
anon261182 Post63
Iwas on a Greyhoundbus fromChicago toMinneapolis picked .We up passengers inMilwaukee at1 a. .Some guy goton,satinthe m seatbehind me , and started yakkingon his cellphone. The conversation consisted f important o topics like"Yeah it dark , ' s heretoo " . After minutes Iaskedhim twice 30 , tostoptalking Icouldsleep so . Then he started elling conversation t his partner aboutthe crazy guy who wantedhim toshutup. Ifinally founda seat inthebackofthebus and slept we were .As pulling thebus stationnMinneapolis satnextto him and into i ,I made surewe were the lastpeopleto leavethe bus. Petty I , know,butIfelt etter b .
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anon258958 Post62
That"hello from someone, onlyto find " out theyare talking a to cell phone, has caughtme offguard ,too I don' mind so much . t the yakkers in the grocery store if they are at a quiet conversational . Its not thatdifferent level ' from two people in persontalking aboutproduct . But atmy localym ,thegirls g behindthereception deskare often texting way on their a phones when I come in I usually . get a "hello but they barelylook up and keep "working on their " " phones Then the guy trainers the desk are alwayschecking . at sports sitesn thecomputers o . IKNOW that maybe thereisdowntime when you' reata reception desk ,and I guessinthepast(inmovies ,esp thereceptionist ) was reading book or doingtheir a nails something but I feel or , like I m bothering ' them if have a questionI' actually I . ve stoodand waited for them to notice me , and ratherenjoyed their embarrassment when theyrealizeve been standing I ' therewhile theyve been texting theclock ' "on ". And don' tgetme startedboutstock a peopleingrocery stores ith w headphoneson.Ineverfeel like Icouldaskthem forhelpfinding a product .
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anon246931 Post59
How ,Ibeg of you,how isholding phone conversation a inpublic any different than holding face a - faceconversation public to in ? I m sorry ' but thereasoning hatyou' being"forced to listen t re " to othersconversations so whiny People speak in public You is . . overhear allkindsof thingsbut somehow it not okay ifthe , ' s personhas a phone attheir earwhile theydo it ? For example ,the first postedcomment on herementionspeople saying theycan t decidewhat to purchaseata grocery ' store Oh . my , stopthe presses What a travesty . . You walked by someone and heardthem discussing cansofproduceon their phone. How rudeof them.How inconvenient foryou.But it okayif ' s theyare holding this conversation withsomeone in reallive fleshright , ? Then it possible ' s toignoreHmm . . . Iagreethat phonesshouldbe putaway as much as possible when you' reatdinner visiting or withsomeone.But when I' traveling m soloand I m on an elevatorbus, grocerystore or hallway ' , , surrounded strangers by ,Ireserve therightocarry t mundane and
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inoffensive conversations ,how areyou?""What beansshould (" Hi Ibuy?") cell hone. via p PeopletalkPeopletalk otherpeople Ninety . to . percent them of arent talking you; theyre talking the person theyre ' to ' to ' standingexttoor thepersonon theother n end ofthephone.Get overiteverybody , !
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amypollick What gets my goat :IfI kepta customerwaitinghile yakkedon w I Post58 thephone,he or shewouldhavea perfectightocomplain r t tomy bossaboutmy lack ofcourteous ustomer c service . Thesesame peoplefeel ' perfectly ,however it s OK ,tocome to my deskand expectimmediate assistance from me while theyre still ' chattering their on phones, and don' have time to answer any t questions might have about what theyneed; theyre too busy I ' blathering .Their timeisvaluable .Apparently ,mine isnot .Grrr .
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amypollick @ anon233143 Thismay be the way the salesassociate as : w Post56 trainedThisstoremay tell associates phones must be . its the answered . However the appropriate , way to handlethis( and I work with peopleeveryday is to say to the caller have a customer ) , "I . Please holdforone moment .Thankyou. Then you put thecaller " on hold and completethe salein progressthen dealwiththe , customer the phone.Ifthere a line on ' s atthe register ,you get the request the customer name and number, and when the , ' s register clears , you find line out the answer to the question and call hecustomer t back . Thats how it done when yourassociates properly rained n ' ' s are t i service etiquette ,bothon thephone and inpersonal ales s .
anon233143 Post55
You' vewaited and waited ina department storeIt a longqueue, . ' s finally getservice you ,and you arejust abouttoconclude sale the when the customer enquiryphone starts ringing The sales .
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assistant , for some reason seems to thinkthata calltakes , precedence overthe customerin frontof her and so she stops , what she s doing and takes that importantcall about the ' , availabilitykettlersomethingWhy do theygetpriority ofa o ! ?
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anon219517 Post54
Idon' know aboutthe textinghile t w drivingecause b some of the new phoneshavetalk and text .
anon209803 Post53
I went to the cinema withmy cousinand sister they were and bothusing their phones during the trailers course the movie .Of , hasn t begun so I guess it ok. Then the movie starts nd my ' ' s a cousin isstill usingit I tell sistero tell . my t him to turnitoff . Down in frontI saw a mobilescreenwaving around then 10 , minutes lateron the otherside I saw anotherone,thenone to , , my leftThen my sister . periodically checks her phone duringthe movieto see whattimeit .Then my cousin is checks hisphone to see if anyone has texted him. Why can peoplenot just turnoff their honesduring movie Will p a ? theworldaroundthem crumble todustif theyarenotengaging their honesfortwo hours p ? After moviewe went toa bar and founda tableWe gotsome the . drinks thensat down . Both my sisternd cousintakeout their a phones and begintapping away, textingarious v peopleas I sit staring spacedrinking drinkI reallyay loudenough for into my . s both of them to hear "Whatever happened to the art of , conversation ? Phones are more importantthese days" and , immediately ,bothgetaggressive ,telling who theyare texting me . OK ,so you are texting friend nd ignoring then Hello I m a a me ? ? ' sitting right here and reading and typingwords intoa mobile phone ismore important ? Before the phones,me and my cousin wouldsit and play video a game together fora few hourshavinga good timelaughing and taking turns Now when he playsthe game ispaused everyfive . , minuteswhen hisphone beeps signalling to pickitup and him typesome rubbish someone as I stare the paused video to at game insilence . Some phone users are pigignorant nd just a plain sad.Idream of theday when all cell towersmalfunction phonesstopworking and all overtheworld .finally will we have toreconnect the people to we arewithinstead fthepeopleon theend ofa phone. o
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BestCell Phone Reverse Cell Phone Finda Cell Phone Number anon181999 Post52 I so agreewithcrazycell - post22. I had a peaceful aturewalk n and picnic itha male friend nd we were on the one hour drive w a home . I was driving and was forcedto listeno his one sided t conversation where the person was actinglikea damsel in distress ,telling her woes withher husband and finally of , asking fora loantobuy a Co- that op was clearly outofherreach . He tried o pull into t me the conversation Iwould notas I felt but it was an intrusion .Thislasted for20 minutess because she even had him on hold at one point My responsewas to turnup my !
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radio and that gothisattention acted !He like was therude one I as he now couldnothearthedamsel . Isaid didnot wantto be part I ofsomeone' drama and notthat s I am uncaring it but couldhave waited untile was alone h .He was defensive aboutherDV situation Isaid and that oncehe foundout that was not sucha dire it emergency ,he shouldhave ended the call .Was Iwrong?
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anon176658 Post51
Does anybodyhas anything say abouta mother inlaw to ,inlove withherphone visiting week? fora Everybody knows how ' delicate relationship be.On top of 'that can everything longconversations the phone are her taxguy ,her on , her travel gent her friendIt unbelievablem sitting my a , . ' s .I ' in couchenjoying raremoments of quiet ( have a 2 and a 4 year . I old ).If she onlyknew how much Iappreciate quiet time .Am Itoo difficult ?
anon169786 Post50
I work for WalMart as a cashierSincemy employerdoes not . permit tocorrect me theill behavior fthegeneral ublic hile o p w on their ell honesinmy line c p ,Isimply make an error their ill on b . If theyare notpayingattentionislikely it theywon ' evennotice t . If theyshouldnotice addressed management Iwould simply if by claim thematterwas an honesterrorUnless . you aredealing ith w an emergency ,getoffthephone inmy line .
anon160862 Post49
What do you thinkof my date who claimedto have become traumatizedand devastatedbecause I did not respond immediately two missed calls to she placedto me over a 60 secondperiodeven thoughI didrespondto her after couple , a of minutes viatext message .
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anon160848 Post47
What do you think a personwho callsnd leaves of a 10,20 or 30 messagesto my number overa veryshort timespan of15,30 or 60 minutesand who then tries make a big dealout of how to many calls they placedto me to which I did not respond I ? consider such behaviorinappropriate and considersuch call blitzing a singleall as c ,not10,20 or 30.
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Can a persondo their laundry ata laundromat anymore without
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Post46 some hammerhead yakking their on cell phone? Thisdrives me insaneIcan twalkaway because takes . ' it timetofoldIdon' care ! t aboutyourlife roblems Everyone p . has a tale woe!Just of letme do my laundry npeace i .
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anon145383 Post43
What really bugsme ispeoplebreaking p overthephone,like u on timeme and my friend ere working our projecttthe library w on a , and this bigbustyladycomes inyapping away on her cell phone. And she was so loudwe couldhearherfrom theotherside the of library ! All heardwas her screaming we and going "Why you breakin , 'up withme ? Ithought had something" we ! and it like ' s ..Lady . ,shutup!Nobody wantsto hearyou breakup inthemiddleofthelibrary ! It sad how little phone etiquette ' s cell peoplehave.
anon144400 Post42
Iagreewithmany oftheabovestatements .What gallse and isa m relationship breaker is when the man answers the phone, , knowingfullell w that this personisgoing toaskhim fora favora , rideetc , .Itisnotan emergency ,and Ifeel offended and an idiot , especially restaurant isnota keeper ina .He .
anon141182 Post40
Thereisa law out now aboutpeoplenot texting n the phone o while drivingntheir ar i c .ithink that this isa good law because a lot peopleget killed the road trying o texta message to of on t someone.
anon132564 Post39
Good friend and I are watchinga movie last night- a relaxing evening withthechristmasree t lights on. A quarter way through he pulls , out the cell check football to scores Cellphones were bad enough but now you can check . everything from email to facebook to ballscores anytime , anywhere . Where doesit stop ?Ittruly ade me feel m like Iwas secondon his list .Perhapshe was bored withthe movie Honestly probably ? ,I wouldn t haveminded if was during commercialor if had ' it a , he evensaid "hey,ineed totakea breakfora minuteso ican check a score It just . ' " s rude .Put it away.Whereveryou are you should be all thereThereisa timeforeverything . .
anon131715 Post38
I agreewitheveryone posting this on thread It incredibly . ' s rude and obnoxiousand even worse peoplelookat you like , you' re fromMars if you bring up. it I alsowork in retailnd it veryinsulting have to waiton a ' s to customersthat continueto yak on theirphones while I m ' expected towaiton them. I m temptedto refuse ' customersuntil theyare offtheir phones but since m just employeeand not I' an theowner whatcanIdo without getting ? fired
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As formyselfI have a phone and I use it when needed but I m ' alwayscourteous others On buses and public of . placesI text rather than callIfI' withfriends r a date then I have my . m o phone putaway,period . What alsogetsme is people thatconstantly have to have the newest latest , and greatest hone with allthe new bells p and whistles .You have a phone thatworks - do you honestly need a new one that costs you another $200-300 bucks ? SometimesI just getso disgustedithpeopleand their w screwed up priorities .
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anon131346 Post37
My girlfriend isveryattached her cell hone.She alwayshas it to p out on the tableduringmeals and she frequently , texts while we ' reout together feel .I disrespected unimportant hen this and w happens .Iconfronteder once h ,and she gotangry ,saying she has a righto use her phone whenevershe wants t .Ifshe continues o t do thisIwill xercise rightoend therelationship , e my t .
anon121373 Post35
Iam still peevedaboutthe straight rudeness up ofa coworker He . came to visit atwork to just me shootthe breeze He soughtme . out chatted little the whole time was playing online , a and an game on hisphone.Seriously ! What was thepoint ofcomingtohavea conversation witha friend if you are goingto be preoccupied laying game? Personally p a ,I felt nsulted the rudegesture i by .Ifit wasn' tforthe fact that use I my personal phone for business I would preferthatthey be , banned atwork. The nonworkingconstant textergamer, slacker hone usage is , p running rampant .
anon121084 Post34
Ihavethis one friend fmine who isbasically o gluedherself her to mobilephones.She isconstantly the phone wheneverit on rings , eventhoughmost of thecallsrefromherfamily made me so a .It mad sometimesbecausewhenevershe ishavinglunchor dinner atthecafe restaurant or withme ,shehas toanswerthecallsnd a Iwill e left lonemost oftimeatthetable-extremely ude b a r ! The thingI do not understand isthatshe has to reportevery singleetail d ofher lifeoher family t !She lives verysheltered a life and when I commented on such thingsshe snappedat me and , said Iwas notbeingunderstanding . atall Nowadays ifshe everasked me to go out I will simplysay no because don' enjoyher company anymore.What' the point I t s of going outif havetosee herconstantly I answering thecallsll a the timeand prettyuch whatever m timeisleft sbarely i enough forus to havea decentmeal and good conservation witheachother It ? just tickse off m ! Inmy opinion ,some peoplejust not know how toactproperly do sometimes ,including when toansweryourcall orotherwise .They expect to understand us their circumstances seriously but I find it fullfcrap isjust matterofbeingreasonablend considerate o .It a a toyourcompany that you arespending yourtimewith .Thats all ' .
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vis onceshe gets tomy house .
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And when she finally arrives er cell h phone rings when she is walking thesidewalknd it one ofhersonsand she continues up a ' s talking veryloudvoice ina and comes in . She' gethercoffee nd just and havea long ll a sit ,longconversation withhim and when she finally getsoffthe phone she has to go and there goesour so -calledisit v outthewindow. Iunderstand that her sonslive oftown (just out two hoursaway) but ,when you basically inviteourself y forcoffee ,the cell phone shouldonlybe answeredforan emergencyand if ' not it s ,let your kidknow that you arevisiting a friendnd will all ack a c b .Ugh!Ifeel better ow .Lol n .
anon100899 Post32
I was gettingnformation maila packagefrom my otherhalf i to . Then her daughter got on the cell completethe instructions to . When she finished handed thephone backtohermother and ,she said the following ,"He wantsto speakto you".Nevermentioning my name butIwas referred toas ' . he' I thoughtthiswas disrespectful they on the otherside . But thought iswas perfectly but theyknew it ok was me on the line . Theythink Iam wrong and I havea problem .Who isrightThank ? you.
anon100866 Post31
I have a gripe aboutpeoplewho have to show their cell phone photoswhen theyareina groupsetting ' as if .It s theyhaveto be the centerof attention was out withthreeotherpeople last .I week and two of thepeoplewere inthemiddleofa conversation , and the third personwas not gettingny attention she quietly a so showed a phone photo to one of the people talking , thereby interrupting theconversation ,albeit quietly .How rude !
anon94173 Post30
A favorite ofmine iswhen you' retalking tosomeone and theypick up their phone.This cell shouldbe a first come ,first servekindof thingThey can wait I was talking . Now in Michigan . . first you get ticketed if also you text while driving .Probably safer .
anon89458 Post29
Dear Post 25/ anon67858 Basicetiquetteeritsthe minimal : m politeness payingattention the personwithwhom you are of to spending time-especiallyit fora specialccasion evening if ' s o or outtogether . The kind of callous rudeness your wife demonstratedwould essentially been the same if have she' had her nose buried a d in book the wholeevening if or you had decided reada magazine to instead ftalking o toher . Essentially comes down to putting , this someone else comfort ' s and pleasure overyourown and if yourwife ' seethat there can t , areprobably bigger things thanjust enjoyable vening an e atstake here .
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inresponse post# 27 - that ridiculous snevera good idea to ' s .it '
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Post28 tobe evenmore ignoranthanthepersonwho isbotheringou. t y
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anon82688 Post27
RE:The public restroom Who caresif . the otherpersoncan hear you pee? I would think thatwould embarrass the personin the stall next to you. I would make as much noiseas possiblend a flush frequently . Ialso talk loudly when someone nextto me isbeingobnoxious on their phone and beep my horn longand loudwhen someone cell on a cellphonesntpaying i ' attention while driving .The onlyway to win this game istobe more obnoxious thantheyare .
anon72321 Post26
My son s mom comes to the door to pickhim up and she' ' s chatting away to god knows who on her cell phone. She talks to me and the person on the phone intermittently , occasionally letting known tothe personon thephone any issues e may it be w be having atthat exact timetime . Am Icrazy this or totally rudeand grandstanding ?
anon67858 Post25
My gripe /question isnot abouttalking the phone. Itisabout on playing ames on the phone whilewithanotherperson spouse g , , etc,while . outfora funevening . Last night the wife and I went out fordinner and a concert .While waiting orour foodtoarrive walkedup to checkon our order f I . When I got backthe wifeisplaying olitaire just S .(She gota new iPhoneand foundout she can play Solitaire says . )She ,"wellyou gotup soIstartedlaying p . "When thefoodwas readyshestopped and we ate Then,we went to a concert . ata local venue.During thefirst acoustic actIlookoverand she isplaying olitaire . I S again askedherif shewas boredand she said no. After about10 minutesI askedher if she couldat least turnoff the sound effects the game and she does, but continues on to playI thenask hernicelyostopplayingnd payattention the . t a to band.She finally down the phone and I thankher fordoing lays so . A little whilelater come backwithour drinks nd she isbackat I a it I jokedwith her thatSolitaire virtue the name , is . , by of supposed to be playedwhen you are alone bored and have , nothing elseto do. She saysshe can enjoythe show and play solitaire.She keepson playing too . Ireachovera couple timesand touchthescreen and mess up her cardsjust get her attention both laughor smile but she to . We , doesnotstopplaying ,evenafter Irepeatedly askherto . After awhile just I takemy drinkand walkout to the stagearea and leave toplay her solitaire .As the show iswinding alone down , Igo backtoour table and getmy coatand tell erwe are leaving h . We go outtothecarand don' ttalk thewholeway home . This morningwe "discussthematter She thinks am lookingtit " . I a as a "you weren' tpayingenough attention tome " issueIseeit . as rudeand childish thatshe choseplaying solitaire overenjoying a
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concert ,evenwhen sheknew it was bothering e .So,who isright m here ?
anon66382 Post24
Cell phone conversations ubiquitous todays world I view are in ' . them asa "necessary vil e ". I am oftenin the libraryat my university , , and cellphone conversations quitefrequent and annoying Fiveminutes are , . without cell a phone conversation rarity isa .The library workers do absolutely nothing aboutiteven when Icomplain , aboutthe 23 cell hone conversations p within helast t hour . When peoplearearguing withboyfriends swearing ,or ,and yelling , I am oftentempted to smack the phone out of their hand. Cell phone jammers are a gem ,butsadlytheyare illegal , .I would not hesitate touse one inthelibrary .
anon65335 Post23
The cell phone peopleare the same idiotsho insist w thatthey carry everythingheyown onto a airplanend stuff t a itintothe overhead compartmentswhiletalking their on cell phone!I have seen a lotof funny incidentshiletraveling w . These are very important eople(so theythink p ) .
crazycell I agreecompletelyith w phoenix 6 aboutthis 5 unrelenting need Post22 forsome of us to constantly on our cell talk phones in public . Personally ,Ithink ' so rudeand perhaps you said"If it s as , you are one ofthose ,yourneed to be validated a human being as ,or the desire otell veryone t e one how important ou are isbordering n y o psychosis thepersonyou need totalk o shouldbe atthe end and t ofa couch ,witha pad ofpaper" Bravo . ! I have a friend who became quiteenragedand confrontational withme when Irevealed tohim how vexing was forme tolisten it tohisconstant and longone way cell hone conversations has p he while inmy company. Inthe car ,he has to have theradio offwhile talks nd I drive he a and it goeswithout saying thatIcannottalk withhim while is he on the phone.Ihave to listen tohim droneon and on to whathe calls "veryimportant business allselated hispersonal c r to career " -callshat t areso important ohim thathe just t cannotmissthem or let them go into hisvoicemail call hem backlater and t . When we reina restaurant has thephone "attheready so he he " can takecalls . Today was the coup de grce He tookme for a ! birthday lunchand thoughhe was quite politeuring d themeal,as soon as we finished , the waitress aidshe heard thatit s was my birthday she and another ,so colleague joined sing to me a special birthday song.Then,hiscell hone rangand he walkedoffto talk p and did not even join watch duringthe wellwishesby this or friendly restaurant . staff Then when we gotinthe carhe was backon the phone again I ! told him,I neverknew that men talked the phone so much ( on I was mistaken --thinking the need toconstantly that chaton a cell phone was a femalething and thatitwas reallyetting n my ) g o nerves .
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I continued telling my feelings him abouthisconstant ell c phone use while withme and inpublic laces p and that reallyhought I t it was rude and disrespectfulthe live of human beingsin front of you.He immediately ookoffense t and defiantly , "Well from said , now on when I m in the car withyou I just ' won answer my t phone" and eventually added thatwhat I saidwas weirdand he couldnot see why it would botherme sinceit would not bother him if Ididthesame.
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I tried otell im how it t h feels listen one-way conversation to toa of no interest me personally to ,and if had to listen me in he to close quartersoingthesame it d wouldbe annoyingNo go! . After letting know thatI was basically me crazyand trippin ' he askedifwe coulddrive somewhere else so I toldhim I would , rather drop me offathome and thatway he couldconverse he with whomever he wanted and I would feelbetter not being trapped withhim inthe carwithhim any longerProblemsolved . , rightNo !Itwas obvious ? that was veryoffended whatIsaid he by and tookit a personal as affront hisphone etiquette to ,which in hisopinion was totally understandable correct and . Needless say askedhim ifhe couldmake arrangements to ,I to stay withanother frienduring d hisvisit ,the problemistruly .Now solvedSome peoplejust comprehend that . can t theyhave taken thistruly modern marvel thatcan literally your life save and twistedt i into uselessoythat a t provides ust j another way to show how ignorantome peoplecan be. s
anon56749 Post20
Though this issomewhat redundant as it ( isa veryclear example of rule no. 4) I feel thatitneeds to be explicitly statedas itis ( something thatI see all the time- and if you would add it your to list nonof private laces nrule p i no.1,I think that yourlistould w be even more comprehensive the inappropriateness cell ): of phone useinelevators .Thanksand happyholidays !
anon55357 Post19
I agreewiththe things thatare on this website and itis really helpful because igothit a personwho was on their phone by cell and told him topay formy cardamages.Kofi
patience 1 Post17
My adult children sibling family and and ingeneral ,think should I answermy cell hone wheneverit p rings . I do not carry my cell phone whereverI go, such as when I m ' doingyardwork,cleaninghe house, etc t .They feel Ido not care aboutthem.Ido nothavea housephone. Mainlymy adult children all c becausethey want me to babysit . Theygetmad when I do notpick the phone.But Ido call up them backas soon asIcan.Before Igota cell hone peoplewere more p understanding ofme notbeingavailable toanswerthetelephone . Any suggestions ?
anon49922 Post13
Iwork ina retail setting havehad toaskseveral and peopletalking loudly their on cell phones whilestepping to my counter up to stepaway. One timeI couldnt even hear the comments of the ' customer was tryingo helpwhen the offender I t approachedthe
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counter had to ask her to stepaway and she just .I went to the othersideof my counterand I still problemshearing had the original customer When someone walksup toan areaof business . while talking their on phone,themessage theyare sending me is that their call isa priority overgetting assistance from me . I tell them Iwill elpthem as soonas theyfinish h their all c .
anon47387 Post11
1.talking cell on phone whiledrivingsa bigno no.2. i Talking o t somebody else whileon cell phone isrude 3. . Talking n the cell o phone whileyou are atthe moviesor on a dateisdisrespectful . 4. Common sensesayif you areinclass funeral ,a ,hospital ,church etc .Turn your damn cell phone off 5. ! Ifyou have to takea call keepit short while you areinthemiddleofbusiness .
anon46474 Post10
Iwishthat cell honeswould be turnedoffwhile p exercising inthe gym .Making or taking call a whileon the treadmill common , is and when Imentionedtheproblemtothe manager ,he disagreed withme .I m lookingora new fitness ' f facility pronto .
phoenix 6 5 Post9
How white trashhave we become? I agree cellphones are *wonderful alwaysfeel *.I safe I can call cab wheneverI need , a to ,or tellomeone I will e late s b .Iuse my phone as an answering machineon the go.I never *ever takea personal , * phone call in publicIfyou are one of those your need to be validated a . , as human being ,or the desire tell to everyone one how important you areisbordering n psychosisnd thepersonyou need to talk o a to shouldbe atthe end of a couch witha pad of paper don' , .I t careaboutyourpersonal , what you want fordinner he said life , she said.blah . . ,blah blah suggest , .I you hang up the phone, go home , cleanup your trailer ( metaphorically speaking and find ) something worthwhile spend your timeon. Have you noticed to even the poorestof the poor has a cell phone? What' up with s that Isee peoplestaringttheir ell ? a c phone like God had parted the cloudsand bequeathedthem a giftSometimes they don' ! t even know what to do withit It a tool Drivingnd talking ! ' s ! a and texting don' even get me started t .Now thatcell phones have brought the IQ level all us down to "0" lets of of taketimeto re group Everyonehas a cell . phone Barney .You' not special re . So put it away, let the nicevoicemailtakethe call and when you have some time go to a quietplace takedown messages and , return callsppropriately ? a ,okay
anon42341 Post8
Itseems you neglected include he public to t restroom public in placesYou may think . this so obvious is thatit not necessary ' s . Sorry I just . had to askand thendemand the woman inthe stall getoffher cell phone as my peeingwas a private hing didnt t I ' wish to sharewiththe person on the otherend of her phone. OMG !
anon31995 Post7
Texting sometimes justas annoying especially business is ; in meetingsIsthat . really more important hanwhatIm saying t ' ?
anon30726 Post6
What aboutwhen a call sdropped i ?
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Alwaysthe person who dropped the call shouldmake the call back .The Scovill Protocol (whatthis iscalled )isveryclearecause b you don' know how longthe dropper t isgoingtobe out of range ( couldbe short it tunnelora longride ) inan elevator . Pleasestick the Scovill to Protocol whoever dropped the call makes thecall ack b .The droppee( isthat word?)waits a . And tell veryone that can clear up.And don' e so we it tworryabout thecasewhere you bothdropthecall ' ,it srare .
anon18584 Post4
I think peoplewho do allow incoming an phone call interrupt to theexisting are insensitive one .Yourcomment aboutallowinghe t secondcall o go tovoice t mailisveryon pointWhat happened to ! common courtesy I suppose the ONLY exceptionis a dire ? emergency .
anon16105 Post3
I ve had thathappen to me a coupletimes I think ' . the persons ' talking me and theyreon their hone.*sighs I think to ' p * the best way to be ableto use the phone without beingobnoxious by is texting saves !It money and isquickconvenientnd private , a .
anon4359 Post1
How ' bouttheyackers nthe grocery tore i s that ' can tdecidewhich can ofbeansto buy. .and we all . have to listen the nice .Or voice behindme in line saying "hello." I turnaround to respondin .. . kindand it someone on theirell ' s c .ugh!!!
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