With the recent increase of cell phone usage in the last decade, etiquette has pretty much hit an all time low. You have men on Bluetooth yelling at their wives while inside an elevator, people texting during meetings, and all sorts of other social transgressions. Below is a list of guidelines I’ve commissioned for you to follow while using a cell phone around me. Sure, I’m guilty of breaking almost all of these (except number one), but this isn’t about me — it’s about you.
- The bathroom stall is not your personal phone booth.
- When calling me, limit conversations to less than 30 seconds and only use critical keywords, like “Redbull,” “Videogames,” “Paycheck,” and “Free.”
- Custom ring tones are a great way of telling me “Hey, let’s never talk.”
- When texting, please wait 24-48 hours for response. Expect a one to two word response or an ambiguous emoticon.
- Never touch my iPhone.
Hamichok said:
I generally follow these except a case of number two in rule number one.
:: 10 Apr 2008 at 9:11 am ::
J. Danny said:
Haha, good one.
:: 10 Apr 2008 at 9:15 am ::
Hamichok said:
Nooo… THIS IS a good one…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKiIroiCvZ0
:: 12 Apr 2008 at 2:56 pm ::
Mark Hurd said:
Oh that video is awesome and 100% true.
:: 12 Apr 2008 at 4:34 pm ::
J. Danny said:
I totally just burst out laughing at that.
:: 13 Apr 2008 at 1:05 am ::
Zach Katkin said:
The stall is bad. The urinal is worse.
:: 14 Apr 2008 at 9:07 pm ::
parkstreetrambler said:
Couldn’t agree more! Here’s my own take on idiots who squawk on Bluetooths in the elevator: http://parkstreetrambler.blogspot.com/2008/04/dont-be-that-guy.html
:: 17 Apr 2008 at 1:25 pm ::
J. Danny said:
LOL @ parkstreetrambler
That is a great post. is that your blog?
:: 17 Apr 2008 at 1:32 pm ::
parkstreetrambler said:
J. Danny: Yup. My blog. Just like to vent about this kind of shenanigans. Thanks for checking it out. Cheers!
:: 17 Apr 2008 at 2:50 pm ::