God help us all if the day arrives when cell phone usage is allowed on airplanes.
Hang up and eat!
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I agree completely with the above.
This is not as important as a fine dining restaurant (or restaurant of any kind, really), but I have often wanted to ram my shopping cart into the people who stand in the middle of the grocery store aisle--constructing a shopping list via phonewith their housemates, spouses, whomever....while they are oblivious to the fact that they have brought the traffic flow to a standstill...
and always there is TMI about their lives coming from the phone conversation.
What has happened to manners and appropriate behavior
This is not as important as a fine dining restaurant (or restaurant of any kind, really), but I have often wanted to ram my shopping cart into the people who stand in the middle of the grocery store aisle--constructing a shopping list via phonewith their housemates, spouses, whomever....while they are oblivious to the fact that they have brought the traffic flow to a standstill...
and always there is TMI about their lives coming from the phone conversation.
What has happened to manners and appropriate behavior
I agree completely with the above.
This is not as important as a fine dining restaurant (or restaurant of any kind, really), but I have often wanted to ram my shopping cart into the people who stand in the middle of the grocery store aisle--constructing a shopping list via phonewith their housemates, spouses, whomever....while they are oblivious to the fact that they have brought the traffic flow to a standstill...
and always there is TMI about their lives coming from the phone conversation.
What has happened to manners and appropriate behavior
I've been asking this question for quite some time. Both these scenarios just really piss me off. Also, when you meet someone for lunch you haven't seen in a while and you're at lunch so your time is limited and they spend the whole bloomin' time on the phone!! ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!
I've been asking this question for quite some time. Both these scenarios just really piss me off. Also, when you meet someone for lunch you haven't seen in a while and you're at lunch so your time is limited and they spend the whole bloomin' time on the phone!! ARGHHHHHHH!!!!!
if you stand up and leave, once they notice you're gone maybe they'll get the hint.
I also get annoyed with people who talk on the phone while driving and don't pay attention to traffic, traffic lights, etc., and either hold me up or almost hit my car. So I have a sign that I hold up that says:
GET OFF THE
DAMN PHONE
AND DRIVE!
GET OFF THE
DAMN PHONE
AND DRIVE!
...I don't remember that one, but I do remember our dinner at Onano during a football game. :shock:
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When I was invited to lunch again, I said, "only if you leave your phone in the car. " It worked.
Now, I'm sitting here trying to think of how many times I might have been rude myself. I really try not to do any of these things. But, it's sure a good reminder.
I think it is mostly about being considerate of other people: if one is receiving a call from China, or, in my case when my son was deployed to the Middle East, and he could only make one call a week; then, I would tell people: I am leaving my phone on, because I do not want to miss this call.
but a grocery list--or in a restaurant? That is just unacceptable unless it there are extenuating circumstances IMO. Frankly, I don't care to share my calls with the rest of the world...and driving: it is so dangerous around here under the best of circumstances, that I almost never use my phone in the car anymore.
but a grocery list--or in a restaurant? That is just unacceptable unless it there are extenuating circumstances IMO. Frankly, I don't care to share my calls with the rest of the world...and driving: it is so dangerous around here under the best of circumstances, that I almost never use my phone in the car anymore.
They talk really loud too. Do they think they are impressing those around them by sharing their personal business with strangers? I'm never impressed with rudeness or lack of manners.
Admittedly I do have an I-phone. However, it's usually buried so deep in the endless recesses of my BAP, that there is no chance of reaching it, let alone hear it when it rings. I like my phone, but it has not taken over my life or my manners.
Admittedly I do have an I-phone. However, it's usually buried so deep in the endless recesses of my BAP, that there is no chance of reaching it, let alone hear it when it rings. I like my phone, but it has not taken over my life or my manners.