Cell-Phone Etiquette
Cell-phone etiquette
I was annoyed a number of times by the site on another person shouting in to his cell phone, form being an invention that has revolutionized communication it has become a much abused tool in the hands of common man.
Cell-phone etiquette is really just common courtesy. Most people today have a Mobile phone. In fact, many people can't imagine how they ever got along without a portable phone. However, many people also complain about cell phone users. I have seen people complain about other people loudly discussing personal matters in public places. They complain when cell phones ring in movie theaters and places of worship. They complain about people driving too slow, and not paying attention to where they are going because they are talking on a cell phone. And they complain about people walking around talking to people who aren't there.
Whenever a new communications technology becomes popular, it changes the way society is organized. Society has to invent rules for the polite way to use the new devices. Our social etiquette, our rules of politeness for cell phones, is still evolving.
Cell-phone etiquette applies to most public places. Always try to keep your phone ringer as low as possible or put your mobile phone on vibrate, so it does not distract the people around you. A good time to leave your phone at home, or at least in the car, would be at a funeral, wedding or some event along those lines. Once I went to a funeral of an elderly man, his son was busy talking to someone over the phone and we were all waiting for him to light the funeral pyre
I tried to coin some Basic Cell phone etiquette rules, please feel free to add something on your part. * Know when to switch off
You must know when to turn it off or vibrate it. Example meetings, movies, worship, seminars, etc. Vibrate mode when in places where you can take a call, but don't want to disturb others. * Ask Permission
You can not see a person being called, may be he
I was annoyed a number of times by the site on another person shouting in to his cell phone, form being an invention that has revolutionized communication it has become a much abused tool in the hands of common man.
Cell-phone etiquette is really just common courtesy. Most people today have a Mobile phone. In fact, many people can't imagine how they ever got along without a portable phone. However, many people also complain about cell phone users. I have seen people complain about other people loudly discussing personal matters in public places. They complain when cell phones ring in movie theaters and places of worship. They complain about people driving too slow, and not paying attention to where they are going because they are talking on a cell phone. And they complain about people walking around talking to people who aren't there.
Whenever a new communications technology becomes popular, it changes the way society is organized. Society has to invent rules for the polite way to use the new devices. Our social etiquette, our rules of politeness for cell phones, is still evolving.
Cell-phone etiquette applies to most public places. Always try to keep your phone ringer as low as possible or put your mobile phone on vibrate, so it does not distract the people around you. A good time to leave your phone at home, or at least in the car, would be at a funeral, wedding or some event along those lines. Once I went to a funeral of an elderly man, his son was busy talking to someone over the phone and we were all waiting for him to light the funeral pyre
I tried to coin some Basic Cell phone etiquette rules, please feel free to add something on your part. * Know when to switch off
You must know when to turn it off or vibrate it. Example meetings, movies, worship, seminars, etc. Vibrate mode when in places where you can take a call, but don't want to disturb others. * Ask Permission
You can not see a person being called, may be he