Cellphone Conduct 101
25 Oct 2009
It’s pretty irksome when you’re in a diner and someone from the next table suddenly hollers out in laughter; or worse; talks animatedly at the top of their lungs as if the one they are talking to is atop a mountain! You turn around only to find the person deep in conversation with another on his cellular phone.
You begin to see that everyone from the surrounding tables are likewise giving the person irritated looks and murmuring among themselves just how crass this person is. Sadly, it is not a rare occurrence.
Several people have this habit of yakking on their cell phones as if they were the only ones in the room and not in a public place. Lest you become one of them, it’s best to have your cellphone conduct checked.
PHONE ETHICS
When in a communal place, we don’t go around talking as if we were airing current news that everyone should hear. This goes as well to cellular phone conversations. It’s a personal conversation that should remain private – just between you and the person on the other line.
If you are in a restaurant, in a crowded room or somewhere that people are just a few feet from you; you should move away from the crowd or excuse yourself from the table to take the call in private.
At the movies, public commutes, libraries and other places where silence is observed; it’s wise to direct all calls to your voice mail and have your phone in vibrate mode. Naturally, if you’re on a date, answering phone calls on your cellphone is a big no-no! You don’t want your date to think you’d rather talk to someone else when you’re with them.
CELLPHONE PRECATIONS
One of the essentials to also remember when talking about cellphone conduct is that behaving in such a way that you aren’t so focused on your cellular and your calls could ultimately save your life – especially if you are driving. There have been numerous accidents caused by a driver losing focus because they were animatedly talking to someone on their cellphones.
Whether you have your Bluetooth headset on or you are on speaker phone, the fact remains that your attention is divided between driving and chatting on your cellphone. You will not only be endangering yourself, you will likewise be endangering other people on the street.


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