12/10/2008
Cell Phone Etiquette — An Oxymoron?
A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
B. F. Skinner (1904-1990), American pychologist
It never ceases to amaze me what behaviors seem to be considered acceptable when it comes to the world of cell phones:
- You are in the middle of a conversation with someone whe his cell phone rings and, in mid-sentence, he stops and take the call;
- You are making a presentation and observe that many in your audience are playing games on their cell phones;
- You are in a packed elevator when someone starts a personal cell phone conversation as if no one else on the elevator could hear;
- You are in an important business meeting while one of the main participants keeps interrupting proceedings in order to send and receive text messages.
I could continue, but you get the idea.
I would appreciate any suggestions readers might have for discouraging such disconcerting behavior.
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