2). Review the etiquette rules suggested in the text. Respond to each one. Have you ever been bothered by cell phone, answering machines, or beepers? What do you feel about call waiting? Is it rude to put people on hold to take another call?
I have been bothered by cell phones, especially when people are texting while you are trying to have a conversation with them. It's understandable if, for example, you receive a phone call at dinner and it is important but to the point where friends are calling or other irrelevant phone calls are received and answered, it is not only bad etiquette but rude.
I think call waiting is basically the same thing. One thing I do if I get put on hold because the person I was talking to answered another line, I only wait on the line for about 30-45 seconds. Not only because I don't want to waste my minutes but I subtly sends a message to the other person that I'm not going to wait around for you, if we are conversating, let's conversate at that moment. I think that answering another phone call briefly depending on how important it is, is ok. But, if you answer the other call and put someone on hold for minutes at a time, then that is completely rude.
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Hello Uncle Chris! It has been said that most people agree that talking on cell phones in a public place is rude, yet most people have done it. Why do you think that is? What compels the general population to deem something as rude, yet partake in that behavior?
ReplyDeleteWhat would people 30-40 years ago say about constant cell phone usage? What perspective do you think people 30 or 40 years from now would have about cell phone usage?