Is anyone else amused by the people who go on and on about how "talking on a cell phone in public is rude"?

Question

Maybe it's a generational thing. I'm only 25, but I'm also mature and somewhat successful, so I feel that I should be able to understand both sides... but I still just don't get it. People grouse and moan about how much it inconveniences them when someone else talks on their cell phone at Applebees, at the mall, or walking down the street. I don't get it.

How is talking on the phone at Applebees creating any more noise than talking to the person next to you? It's not hurting anyone. I could understand if it were MY friend that was talking on the phone WHILE he or she was hanging out with ME, but if if there is a stranger, why should I care whom he or she talks to and whether it's on the phone or in person?

You know what's ruder than talking on a cell phone in public? Daring to chastise a stranger about his or her manners! Chill out, people...

Answer 1

I do find it a bit rude in restaurants. The reason is this, people generally talk much louder on their phones than they do in normal conversation at their tables. It is comparable to someone yelling over to someone else seated across the restaurant.
The mall, on the street, the park etc. I don't expect a level of intimacy, privacy that I might expect at a restaurant, even one as tacky as Applebees.

Answer 2

normal talking is fine but most people dont they yell and scream into the phone and they get excited...
I don't find it bad when others use a normal tone
but they don't!
plus why should i have to listen to someone trying to listen to the other person about there sex life!
but normally i try to have fun with it!
when someone is really loud i just repeat what they are saying in an extra loud tone! OMG sandy did you here her she says (repeart the embarrsing part she said very loudy) yeah this lady is still on the phone!


Plus when a human is with you i get to hear the hole story not one ended that leaves to much for me to make up!

now if someone is talking at a normal tone as if they were sitting there it don't bother me!

It's just basic manners! what i find more ruder is when someone is on the phone with a full table of real humans sitting with them! so now they are having a convo with the table peeps and then with the ones on the phone! talk about loud!!

Answer 3

No, airplane mode isn't silent mode. In silent mode the telephone is predicted to artwork yet not make noise (ring, key tones, notification tones) whilst on airplane mode the telephone does not enable any of the radios to artwork (i.e. it behaves as though no SIM card is obtainable) for that reason permitting you to apply the PDA area of a telephone even in the airplane, the place in any different case using the telephone is unlawful by way of concern of radio interference. My advice is to in no way use the airplane profile and while in the airplane ask the flight attendants whether using the telephone in that mode is risk-free. As for something of your long tale (I actual have not study all of it) I actual have few words for you: study the person's instruction manual, a tree substitute into killed to have that revealed so the least you're able to do is study it as quickly as.

Answer 4

I, as counter girl at a bakery, am particularly annoyed when a customer spends their entire time on the phone. They don't hear me say "NEXT!" 12 times, they make ME wait for them to finish their sentence before quickly muttering what they want, and don't use what can even be considered the slightest bit of matters. That, to me, is extremely rude as is any situation like that. However if the person on the phone has no significance in my life, I am not bothered by them (unless they're driving.)

Answer 5

It's rude. I especially hate it when I'm in a public restroom and the person in another stall is on the phone. I really don't like the idea that my personal situation is being heard over the phone...ick! Also, I work in an office environment all day long, and I don't want to hear phones ringing at top volume with stupid ringers the whole time I'm out trying to enjoy myself. I don't care about the talking, I care about the ringing phones, and the way MANY people on cell phones feel the need to talk at a much greater volume than they normally would if they were actually talking to their companion in person. There is nothing wrong with excusing yourself to take a call, and truly, if you're out in public, put your phone on vibrate--everyone in the restaurant doesn't need to hear your stupid ringtone.

Answer 6

What a STRANGE question.
1. Why "amused"? You then bang on about how much it irritates you.
2. What is being generated?
3. Who are the people who "go on and on" and "grouse and moan"?
4. What is an Applebees?
5." Do I know what's ruder...?" Thousands of things, but I think here we get to the point of all this cobblers. Somebody has rebuked you for talking on your mobile in public and you're very upset about it.

Answer 7

I know from experience, my mother feels she has to scream at the top of her lungs when talking into a telephone - I think it doesn't provide the natural audio feedback that you would usually have. If you can't hear yourself, you can't regulate how loud you are talking.

So, at least in that instance, someone talking into a phone is much louder than talking to someone face to face.

Also, I always get thrown off by those miniscule earpieces people wear. If I see someone talking on one in the grocery store, I always think they are saying something to me until I notice the phone.

That said, I agree with you - I think it is absolutely fine for people to use a telephone wherever they are as long as they use a normal speaking voice and don't ignore the people surrounding them.

Answer 8

I have to admit it irritates me and I'm 27. The reason it bothers me is that a lot of people who talk on cellphones in public talk really loud because they are incompetent and don't understand the technology. Also, if someone is having a conversation next to you, you can hear both sides and it makes sense if you hear someone tell a joke and someone else laugh at it. If someone tells a joke on the phone is laughing out loud at this cellphone attached to their head, it's really annoying. It's the same effect to me as someone without a cellphone just laughing to themselves for no apparent reason. But that's just what annoys me about it.

Also, people who walk down the street talking on their bluetooth should be shot on sight.

Answer 9

It is rude often times. So no; I don't think it is smart to be rude.