tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656400210839111899.post4130427404642640311..comments2024-02-15T02:00:01.741-05:00Comments on This Ordinary Time: Ladies Finishing School- Using Your Cell PhoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656400210839111899.post-10599953774641637662007-08-07T12:35:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:35:00.000-04:00Thanks for the very good series.Here is a follow-u...Thanks for the very good series.<br>Here is a follow-up question on cell etiquette:<br>If you are in a public place and someone is near you, and they take or initiate a call on their cell phone, and loudly volunteer personal information during this call, how can you politely handle the situation? This has happened to me, and I feel uncomfortable staying where I am, but I can't always leave my spot (say, supermarket checkout line...)Barb, sfohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656400210839111899.post-72156379390894930802007-08-07T13:08:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:08:00.000-04:00That's an excellent question, Barb! If you...That's an excellent question, Barb! If you're in a situation where you can't leave to give the person some privacy (but really that burden should be on them), I would turn away and find something to busy myself. If the person is speaking loudly, obviously you can't help but hear, but looking at a magazine (if there's a decent one around) or organizing your purse would at least give you something to do. Maybe chat with your kids or someone else in line.<br><br>If you're in a quiet place (theater, etc.) and someone begins a loud conversation, it is absolutely acceptable to politely ask them to take the call elsewhere.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06397886444398204729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656400210839111899.post-56862899563886519902007-08-07T13:13:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:13:00.000-04:00Or in the second situation, it's even better t...Or in the second situation, it's even better to ask an usher to intervene.Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06397886444398204729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656400210839111899.post-50883864573552090592007-08-07T20:10:00.000-04:002007-08-07T20:10:00.000-04:00Excellent article! May I add one thought? Texting ...Excellent article! May I add one thought? Texting can be expensive for the recipient...my cell phone company charges me 50c a message!Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16139188188043795169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656400210839111899.post-24548726132009130692007-08-08T08:22:00.000-04:002007-08-08T08:22:00.000-04:00Good point, Tammy! It would be polite and conside...Good point, Tammy! It would be polite and considerate to make sure that the person you are texting has the service as part of their cell phone package. Many cell phone providers offer text messaging service for a monthly fee, based on a certain number of messages. I think I have 500 messages for $5/month. My mom doesn't and it costs her a lot to like you said, so I just call! :-)Courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06397886444398204729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656400210839111899.post-84049657558365221402007-08-08T08:50:00.000-04:002007-08-08T08:50:00.000-04:00I had to chuckle about your comment that if you ar...I had to chuckle about your comment that if you are using a headset that is not very visible, it can be startling to a passer-by if you break out into conversation.<br><br>I don't have a headset, yet. I have been startled many times by someone else using one, though I'm getting more used to it now. I have found myself in grocery stores or some other place, and I will hear a stranger say hello or make some other comment. I will think, "Is he or she talking to me?" Usually, I would figure out that the person was paying me no attention, but still, he or she kept talking on and on -- as if to his or herself. And, then, I would finally figure out that they are talking into one of those little earpieces, only it's on the side away from me and I can't see it. I don't know why, but I do find it a bit unnerving to walk through a public place by twenty different people who are all talking to unseen persons, all without a visible phone in their hands. I suppose I'll just have to get up to speed.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.com