Cell Phone Manners Matter

Ah the cell phone. You'll always see everyone carrying a cell phone, talking or text messaging their friends. It's become a part of life, using cell phones to know where the party is, to call a friend for help or to tell someone how to get to a friend's house. Cell phone ethics, however, don't seem to be in order with many of the people who use them.

" My battery died! What now?"

You will see people texting while they are walking, oblivious to their surroundings. That person could step in a load of bird goop and that person wouldn't really care; that person would bump into other people in his way and that person wouldn't really care; that person wouldn't care unless he finished texting. I have seen this a lot and it is really disrespectful. Pay attention to your surroundings!

People will talk EXCESSIVELY LOUD volumes on their cell phones most of the time.

"YOU DID WHAT?!?!"

I am sitting on the bus on my way to school and the seat across from me, a person is talking at a loud volume about "his crazy dope party" and how he "banged all those hos and got high on them drugs." Seriously, I really don't want to know what... or who... you did last night and I doubt that the people next to you would want to know either. Keep your voices down when on your cell phone, you're in a public place, nobody needs to hear what you did last night. Trust me, it will save you some humiliation.

Whenever people are in conversations, people still USE THEIR CELL PHONES, in the middle of a conversation! That's not cool, you should always give full attention to the person your talking to, otherwise you're disrespecting the person you're supposed to be talking to.

Using your cell phone and driving is a bad idea. Multi tasking while driving will get you end up in a hospital bed.

"Cell phone users beware"

You don't want to get into an embarrasing or serious accident because you were on your cell phone while driving. Pay attention to the road and you shouldn't have any nasty accidents.

Finally, when you're in a movie, don't use your cell phone. I was watching a movie with a friend and then she started a conversation on her cell phone. She was sitting in the corner seat at the back row so she snuggled into the seat and had a conversation for ONE WHOLE HOUR. Ridiculous. She complained to me about how she missed all the good parts. Her problem not mine O_O.

So, to sum things up, cell phone manners matter in public!

1. Pay attention to your surroundings when using your cell phone.
2. Keep cell phone conversations discreet and at a low volume.
3. Give full attention to the person you are having a conversation with, don't use your cell phone.
4. Don't use the cell and drive! It's just as bad as drinking and driving; the results are the same.
5. Don't use your cell phone in public! You paid to watch a movie. If you miss half of it, hey, its your money you wasted and thats your problem.