Cellphone etiquette

I would have been irritated too. It is just rude. Scrapping weekends (fun!!) are supposed to be about getting away from it all. By taking so many calls it was like robbing the other participants of their time away as well. I hope you got a lot done. Some friends of mine did a weekend recently, but instead of scrapbooking they all made their own Christmas cards. I couldn't get myself organized enough to participate.

I think that it is rude, and since people have a choice of turning off cells or mute them at least it is a choice done not on the spur of the moment but because they want to be that rude.

I do agree with you. One of my niece's used to be on the cellphone all the while she was with us. One fine day my patience was through, and I had to tell her off gently. She did listen though. It is completely bad bad manners. Cellphone etiquette should be taught if one does not know.

Yes i think that mobile phones should be switched off or ignored. I guess that this lady needs to learn more about cell phone etiquette. I do agree with you. I hate it when I am in a theatre or in a church and you can hear all sorts of symphonies ringing. © ronaldinu 2008

I personally am not a cell phone addict. Actually, my phone stays turned off unless I am away from home and want to call my husband. He is always complaining that he can't reach me because my phone is off. Even when I was working I could hear people's cell phones going off with the silliest ring tones, and of course they were never at their desks. I have a friend who is constantly on the cell phone. Whenever we would go someplace, the conversation was always interrupted because her phone was ringing, or she would make calls. I think the cell phone has ruined our society because people are more interested in them than anything else. When you go to dinner, the cell phone should be put on hold and turned off, when you are at church, work, having company etc the cell phone should be turned off. Everyone has one, even little children, my six year old nephew has a cell phone, WHY????

That is very irritating. That is one of the reasons why I don't really like going out with one of my friends; she is too busy talking on her cell phone. Even better is when she starts reading texts or texting.... while driving. Okay, dangerous and annoying.... Some people just don't understand the concept of paying attention to the people that they are with at the moment.... or to what they are supposed to be doing.

My neighbor is guilty of this. She will come to my house to visit with me (usually unannounced.) She brings her cell phone with her, and answer it everytime it rings. Now, if I was at her house, and she answered, it would be ok with me, but, she is taking MY time, if I wanted to watch someone sit on the phone, I'd go back to my telemarketing job. I hate those silly contraptions. They do come in useful, and there are times when I use mine, but I am not GLUED to it, and it doesn't run my life. (the computer does that!!)

My sister does this all the time. We will all be out and she is always on the phone. It drives me crazy! I think it is rude. I will keep my phone on and see who is calling. If my kids are home alone, I will answer if it is one of them. If my husband is with them, I don't answer.

I can understand your frustration and also agree with you. I work with the public and when trying to wait on the customer I find it very rude when they are on the phone and we are trying to conduct business. I know I am just the bank teller but do they not want to pay attention to the transaction to make sure I got it right? I certainly would. I actually wait until they stop talking if I need to count back money or ask them a question which they seem irratated by. Most people are not on the phone, just some people and I find it rude. It is one of my pet peeves. We turn off our cell phones when out to dinner but yet see other people eating and talking on their phones. I sort of understand it if they are alone but yet the rest of the restaurant does not want to hear their conversation. What I don't understand is when you are out with others and someone takes all kinds of calls or stays on the phone a good amount of time. If I am out with friends and I get a call I will first check to see who it is. If it is someone I can call back at a later time I will let it go to voice mail. If I have to take the call(usually spouse or child) I make it brief and sometimes step away from the table

When I am out with someone and my phone rings I will look at it and see who is calling if I think I need to answer it I will but most of the time I hit a button and send it to voicemail if they don't leave a voicemail then it must not be very important. I think that person who kept answering her phone and making tons of calls was being rude to the other people in the group. If she had so much business to do then maybe she should have left or turned off her phone.

I may answer the thing to make sure there isn't a problem but hang up when i find out it isn't. I hate my cell phone but it is handy when away from the kids. As for someone staying on it when out with them i have no problem asking them if there is a problem that they need to leave and take care of.

i hate that!! i think its really rude unless your with some one you really know well and know its not like you dont get to talk to them already but if i dont i get mad.. i know if i get calls i try to make them quick so its not rude.. i had this best friend growing up that when we were adults she would make plans with me and we would go out and she would talk on her cell and make plans with other friends she saw all the time for "after she was done with me" and then all of a sudden "nice seeing you bye!" and i like never saw her.. i ended that friendship quickly.. if she couldnt pay attention to me 1 every few months for an hour then screw that!!

Nope, i'm not constantly on the phone when i'm with others. I carried the cellphone, yes, but it rarely rings anyway ;) And if i set it to 'ringing' (when i'm at home or at work place), i just hear the tone to know whether it's an important call or not (i give different tone to 'family'. I value their call as 'important' no matter how unimportant it turns out to be, "have you eat?") When i'm out, cellphone's on 'vibrate'. And when it's vibrate and i put it on the bag, sometimes i didnt notice it. But if i'm in someone's company and realized that my cellphone's ringing/vibrating, i'll pick up the call but make a very quick conversation. I understand your feeling. When we've made plans with someone and already dedicated our time to be with that someone, vice versa, it's rude to take every call and spend minutes talking on the phone. Especially when it's something trivial. From what you're wrote, i believe it's the sister and husband and in-laws of your friend that called? Well, if the relation is that close, then they should have know what she's doing, with whom she's doing it, etc, etc. And wont call to bug her. It clearly feels like she doesnot really want to spent time scrapping with you. and eekk!! just realised, 'calling others' too?! my, my.... We once have to confiscate my sister cellphone because she keeps on texting her friend when we're about to have dinner lol. But there's nothing she can do but sulk since it's the 'higher authority' that took her cellphone teehee...

Actually it is always very annoying but some people has taken it as their habit.. Bad habit indeed! i hate and i fill disturbed when i get call at the wrong time!

i also find this quite irritating.i usually keep my cell in a silent mode and only answer to messages if it is so very urgent.

When I am with some one I am with that person. If I get a call I will either answer and say I'm busy or talk for a moment depending on who I am calling and also depending on who I am with. If I am with my girlfriend Ang I normally answer the phone because when I am with her its over night. (I stay at her house the weekends I don't have my daugther) So for me not to answer for 2 days wouldn't be good. The only calls I make are to my daguhter 2 or 3 times a day which of course Ang understands. If I am with my husband or ex-husband or what ever he is that day I answer in less we are on a date. If we are on a date then I turn my phone off. So it really just depends on who I am with and what the circumstanses are.

Hi jillhill. Even though I do have a cellphone, I tend to get irritated with people who talk on them all the time. I rarely use my cellphone for chatting or anything other than making a plan or getting/giving info about my work. The other night while at dinner with my sister in law and her husband, my cellphone rang, which is unusual during that time of day (evening). So I answered it and it was my brother wanting to make plans for breakfast the next a.m. Since we were traveling and trying to see as many people as possible, I did answer it and firm up those plans with him. But it took less than 3 or 4 minutes. I guess I'm saying that I, too, get annoyed when people get on their phones and chat and laugh loudly, etc. while people around them are trying to dine or waiting their turns in a queue at the bank or store. But if cellphone use is for brief exchanges of "important" (I know, that term is relative) information, then I think it's okay.

i think that's rude.. you know, if you are with your friends then you must know how to adjust and try to mingle and spend time with them.. if you really have to make a phone call then let your friends know about it so they won't think of something else.. =)

Sometimes people seem to treat cell phones like they are attached to their ears. Instead of politely spending time with people or leaving the room to take a call, many people just speak loudly like they're the only people in a 20 mile radius. I don't think you're really spending quality time with someone if you're constantly talking on your phone. I don't think you can fully engage in conversations.

i agree with you that when you make plans to spend time with someone, you should do just that---spend time with the person. emergencies are understandable, other than that, it can wait. it is very offensive when you're on the phone half the time when you're with someone.