Here's my take on cell phone etiquette. Yes our world has changed since the introduction of the mobile phone. They are handing, helpful, and for many an absolute must have on them all time. But what happened to politeness and some form of etiquette when using them. Here are my top 10 cell phone no no's.
#1. DO NOT text, surf the web, or check facebook while you're driving! Are you trying to KILL someone else or just yourself?
#2. If you can't have a conversation and drive at least the speed limit and safely hang your damn phone up!
#3. When you come into the ER or Doctors office for medical care...get the hell off your phone. You clearly are not ill enough to be in the emergency room if you are too busy talking/texting on your phone to answer the triage nurses questions. Health care providers do not have all the time int he world, if you can't get off your phone during your appointment then reschedule for a more convenient time and let the practitioner get back to taking care of patients who clearly need and respect them!
#4. Get off your damn phone when you are in line or interacting with a check out person, barista, bank teller etc! It is completely rude and inconsiderate to be blabbing on your phone, probably having a conversation no one else wants to hear, and not even acknowledging someone who is helping you.
#5. Do not sit on your phone talking or texting when you are on a date. I do not care if it is your first date, date night with your spouse of no matter how many years, or a date with your girlfriends who haven't seen in awhile...It is rude and makes the other people feel like they really aren't worth your time. Put your phone away and return calls/messages when dinner/date is over!
#6. No I, and most of people in the bathroom do not want to hear your intimate phone call and the person you are talking to probably doesn't want to be hearing you or anyone else pooping or peeing - Hang Up!
#7. Absolutely under no circumstances should you be using your cell phone in any manner while in a movie theatre...leave the damn thing in your car or purse and make sure the damn ringer is off!
#8. This one I just discovered tonight. When you are at the gym, you and most other people there are there to work out right? GET OFF YOUR DAMN PHONE when you are on the treadmill next to me! The gym is no place of chitchatting on your cell! It is distracting and I don't want to hear your intimate conversations or your discussion about what to make for dinner or what your doctor told you....its more annoying than those damn men who grunt while lifting weights or let the weights slam down making loud noises that startle me when I'm trying to concentrate on my cardio!
#9. Do not call people and put them on speaker phone without their knowledge...better yet, don't 3 way call people without warning them.
#10. When you are in the same room as other people who are watching a movie, or reading etc...do not call people and talk to them super loudly and on speaker phone...that is rude and inconsiderate.
Oh my God, you just sucked this out of my brain! You know my take on phones since dh is obsessed with his and can barely maintain breathing without his phone by his side.
ReplyDelete#6 is my biggest pet peeve!!! It just happened to me the other day when I took Ty to the bathroom at lunch. There was a woman sitting on a bench right in front of the toilets talking away on her phone. So I very loudly narrated our potty trip (Ty, do you need to poo-poo or just pee pee? I'll be right next door- don't forget to flush!!) and we both flushed the toilets at least 3 times. When we came out she was gone ;)
ReplyDelete#9 Drove me nuts at a scrapping retreat. This lady bought a new phone and kept answering it and putting it on speaker phone. Her reasoning was because she kept accidentally hanging up on everyone because she couldn't figure it out. (A) Then return the damn phone (B) LEARN to figure it out and take the time to because (C) I couldn't stand her talking loudly and on speaker phone to her family about personal details involving the weekend. I was so annoyed!
ReplyDeletei'm just astounded by the vast number of idiots who seem to forget they are in public when they are on their cell phones. I've heard people talking about Dr's appointments involving...intimate areas/concerns, talking about infidelity - theirs or their partners. I've heard people swearing and breaking up or having arguments. Seriously....keep somethings private right. Oh and the other day in the ER I was helping to take care of a 15yr old who 1- already had a tramp stamp, 2 - was there with my mom, sister and BOYFRIEND, 3- during her procedure her mom sat there texting the whole time while her boyfriend "comforted" her...guess whose gonna be a grandma real soon...GET OFF YOUR DAMN PHONE AND PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR CHILD.
ReplyDeleteI hate when your on the bus and people have their phones on speakerphone. Not everyone wants to hear their conversation.
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